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Ragweed Lottery
1. Which part of the world did ragweed originate from?
a) Africa
b) North America
c) Asia
2. In which century did ragweed first appear on our croplands?
a) In the 18th
b) In the 19th
c) In the 2Oth
3. What kind of plant is ragweed?
a) Annual
b) Biannual
c) Perennial
4. From the list below, which varieties can one confuse ragweed with?
a) Sunflower
b) Tomato
c) Marigolds
5) On which of the three below can one find thick stands of ragweed?
a) In grass
b) On freshly disturbed construction sites c) On weed controlled
sugar beets fields
6) What amount of seed production is ragweed capable of?
a) A few dozen b) Several hundred
c) Several thousand
7) For how long can ragweed seed remain capable of germinating in crop soils?
a) for 5 years
b) 6-29 years c) 30-40 years
8) What part of the ragweed plant causes massive allergic reactions?
a) Its flowers
b) Its pollen c) Its leaves
9) From the point of view of developing allergic symptoms, which stage of ragweed
development is the most dangerous?
a) Sprouting stage
b) Budding stage
c) Flowering stage
10) How does ragweed pollen spread?
a) Air currents b) Transport vehicles c) People and animals
11) What is the percentage of ragweed allergy sufferers in Hungary of the total
population?
a) 5-10% b) 11-20%
c) Over 20%
12) What is the deadline mandated for taking care of ragweed on one’s property?
a) After July 1st b) After June 1st
c) After May 1st
13) If found negligent in obliterating ragweed on one’s property or on property one
uses, how can one expect to be punished?
a) There are no legal consequences
b) Immediate, without warning
c) Only after
being warned
13+1) In sunflower fields, of the choices below, which is the most efficient means of
eliminating ragweed?
a) Plowing under
b) Manually weeding, cutting c) Chemical weed control