Nuptial Knowledge
1) What flowers traditionally signify purity and chastity? •
White roses • Orange blossoms • Baby’s breath
2) In medieval times in Britain, a suitor left a hawthorn branch
at a lady’s door to propose to her. If she left it, she accepted.
If she replaced it with ______, he was rejected. • Cauliflower •
Turnip • Onion
3) In Fiji, a groom offers his future father-in-law a whale’s
tooth to symbolize what? • Wealth and honor • Wealth and bravery •
Wealth and status
4) It’s considered bad luck if a bride sees a ______ on her way
to her wedding ceremony. • Lizard • Crow • Toad
Answers: 1. Orange blossoms; 2. Cauliflower; 3. Wealth and
status; 4. Lizard.