Woo hoo! Thanks for the win. I'd love to get these three:

Starman's Quest x Beautiful Edgings
Early and Often x Creature of the Night
Pansey - Violet Bowles' Black (20 seeds)


Much thanks!

Thanks for doing these contests! Could I please have thr raven zucchini, salvia, & the pixie cabbage?

Assuming my alarm goes off, be ready for a trivia question soon!!

Challenge #6 (submitted by hammerofjustice):

This herb, often administered to alleviate depression, can be recognized by the red oil in its petals that can stain skin and clothes.

St John's Wort

Challenge #7:

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's twinkle light season! Ahh, the beautiful lights amidst the snow....But those aren't the only lights that pop up starting in the fall; twenty days ago, it was a different 'festival of lights,' celebrated by a variety of Indian faiths. a) What was that holiday and b) where does the name come from (what does it mean)?

Must answer both parts to win!

Nice job, PinkIris!! Go ahead and either PM me or submit a post letting me know which 3 packets you would like!


Also, to everyone,notice that a second challenge was posted (challenge #7) tonight to make up for the mishap last night! Good luck!

DogsNDaylilies said:Nice job, PinkIris!! Go ahead and either PM me or submit a post letting me know which 3 packets you would like!


Also, to everyone,notice that a second challenge was posted (challenge #7) tonight to make up for the mishap last night! Good luck!

I know it is Diwali which is a holiday for the Hindu faith, but I don't know beyond that (there was a festival of lights shindig at work a few weeks ago)

I looked up the meaning, but that's cheating, so I won't post what it came from

Diwhali & stands for festival of color. Or so says my most learned husband.

Kathy547 said:Diwhali & stands for festival of color. Or so says my most learned husband.

I just Googled my answer & no, I'm wrong😭. I still win though because I get to tell Sir Learned One he was also wrong. 😄😄😄😄

Oh Kathy, can I ever relate to that!

For challenge #7, if someone wants to research it on Google and submit their answer, you are welcome to. It doesn't appear that we have anyone that knew the answer without a bit of research. ;)


Be prepared for challenge #8 to come up in just a bit here....

Challenge #8:

In the Nix vs. Hedden case in 1893, the Supreme court determined that this produce item should be classified as a vegetable.

DogsNDaylilies said:For challenge #7, if someone wants to research it on Google and submit their answer, you are welcome to. It doesn't appear that we have anyone that knew the answer without a bit of research. ;)


Be prepared for challenge #8 to come up in just a bit here....

Diwali is the festival of lights which celebrates lights victory over darkness symbolizing good's victory over evil.

DogsNDaylilies said:Challenge #8:

In the Nix vs. Hedden case in 1893, the Supreme court determined that this produce item should be classified as a vegetable.

Tomato?

Sweet corn?

I know that one, it's a tomato.

Ooops, I'm too late someone already guessed. lol

HammerofJustice got the Supreme Court vegetable case right--it's the TOMATO! It was ruled a vegetable instead of a fruit because it is commonly seen as a a vegetable, largely due to the fact that it is eaten in main courses and not desserts. This same logic was also applied to other things, such as beans. Thus, the vegetable tax of the time could be applied to these plants.

HammerofJustice - I believe this is your second win--congrats!....but, unfortunately, that means that you cannot be the winner for the Diwali question if you come up with the correct answer because I believe I set the cap of winners at 2; but, as it happens, you and others have only come up with half of the correct answer. You got the Diwali part right, but...


....still looking for a winner that can tell me what "Diwali" means (where the name comes from), not what it celebrates. Be specific.

from Hindi dīvālī, from Sanskrit dīpāvali 'row of lights,' from dīpā 'lamp' + vali 'row'

I did take a history of language course in college years ago, so theoretically I might have know this without Googling.