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| Land-grant agricultural universities were established by the Morril Act of Congress and signed into law by President.........? |
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| The hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of teh Sncient World, were built in what country? |
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| Who was found as an infant floating in a basket made of papyrus in the Nile River? |
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| In ancient Pompeii, Roman citizens grew and cultivated ornamental plants in ............? |
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| Wangari Matthai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, was responsible for ............? |
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| Men who joined the Roman legion were promised ...........? |
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| Under the rile of Nero, much of ancient Rome was burned. The destroyed areas were replaced with ...........? |
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| Alexander the Great established a massive library containing many horticultural documents collected from his military conquests. This library was located in ...........? |
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| To work the sugar cane, cotton , rice and tabacco fields of the Americas and West Indies, approximately howmany slaves were brought from Africa between 1666 to 1808? |
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| Theophrasus was a Greek who was known as the Father of ...........? |
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| Following the War od Roses, the floral emblem of England became .........? |
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| The most visible color of flowers seen in a landscape by the human eye is ..........? |
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| Vehicular accidents may cause traumatic brain injusry. Approximately fifty percent of these accidents are caused by ...........? |
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| The first deaf-blind person to describe the natural world by touch, smell, and vibration was ...........? |
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| Which plant produces unique fragrances, such as lemon, peppermint, rose, srawberry, or chocolate from oi ducts found on the underside of their leaves? |
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| African-American land-grant universities in teh southern states were approved by Congress and the President in which year? |
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A novel describing farming during the dust bowl |
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An autobiographic novel of farms in Kenya |
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| If a sealed glass container has lizards, turtles, or other reptiles, as well as plants, it is technically called ...............? |
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| What gas would not be produced by the plants growing in a sealed glass container ..............? |
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| Wardian cases were used to grow plants and were most popular in .............? |
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| Established the Lyceum, a learning center to study philosophy, plants and biology |
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| The majority of prisoners in state and Federal prisons in the United States are .............? |
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| The first prison gradens and farms in the United States were located in ............? |
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| The largest single fre--standing greenhouse in Kansas is at a military disciplinary barracks at ..............? |
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| Horticulural programs in Kansas prisons are used to ...........? |
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