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title: "Incense Ingredient Quiz"
description: "How well do you know your incense ingredients?"
date: 2026-04-26
imageURL: "/img/quizzes/incense/incense-ingredient-quiz.webp"
imageAlt: "A very serene photo of a burning cone of incense."
consequences:
 - title: "What happened buddy?"
   points: 0
   spiel: "Damn, this didn’t go so well, did it? I’m sure with some time and effort you’ll do better!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-0.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of Homer Simpson being hit by a thurible. The caption reads: Perfumed by some unseen censer, Doh! Stupid censer."
 - title: "You’ve got a lot to learn!"
   points: 20
   spiel: "You got a handful right, but it’s time to hit the books!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-20.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of Spongebob Squarepants reading a checklist of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy merchandise items as the camera pans across a room containing them. The items are: thermometer, ukulele, throw pillow, screensaver, incense, snail cozy, headgear."
 - title: "Not too bad."
   points: 40
   spiel: "You’ve got a way to go, but there's no doubt you know a thing or two about incense!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-40.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of a chunk of frankincense smoking on top of a charcoal disk."
 - title: "You’ve got a mind for incense!"
   points: 60
   spiel: "You got over half of the questions right. This is some obscure knowledge—I hope you’re proud of yourself!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-60.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of Principal Skinner dressed as one of the biblical three kings offering frankincense."
 - title: "You’re good at this!"
   points: 80
   spiel: "You really know your incense ingredients! Well done!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-80.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of a women with strings of jewels around her head blowing out the flame of a stick of incense."
 - title: "Perfect score!"
   points: 100
   spiel: "Either you checked the source code, or you really know your stuff! Congratulations!"
   image: "/img/quizzes/incense/results/incense-quiz-100.gif"
   imageAlt: "An animated GIF of smoke rising from a stick of incense."
questions:
 - title: "Which of these ingredients is associated with hippies?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Styrax tonkinensis"
     points: 0
   - name: "Pogostemon cablin"
     points: 5
   - name: "Cinnamomum camphora"
     points: 0
   - name: "Ferula moschata"
     points: 0
 - title: "This ingredient is known for its peachy fragrance."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Osmanthus"
     points: 5
   - name: "Mastic"
     points: 0
   - name: "Acacia gum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Opoponax"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which of these is a type of frankincense?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Bursera fagaroides"
     points: 0
   - name: "Eriodictyon californicum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Commiphora wightii"
     points: 0
   - name: "Boswellia neglecta"
     points: 5
 - title: "Which is a type of myrrh?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Bursera fagaroides"
     points: 0
   - name: "Eriodictyon californicum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Commiphora wightii"
     points: 5
   - name: "Boswellia neglecta"
     points: 0
 - title: "Your incense sticks are having trouble burning. Which of these ingredients might you add to fix the problem?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Acacia gum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Charcoal"
     points: 5
   - name: "Clove"
     points: 5
   - name: "Myrrh"
     points: 0
 - title: "Your incense sticks are having trouble burning. Which of these ingredients is a likely culprit?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Myrrh"
     points: 5
   - name: "Cinnamon"
     points: 0
   - name: "Charcoal"
     points: 0
   - name: "Guar gum"
     points: 5
 - title: "Which of these food items is not commonly used in incense?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Plums"
     points: 0
   - name: "Wheat gluten"
     points: 5
   - name: "Corn starch"
     points: 0
   - name: "Pears"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which incense ingredient is not mentioned in the Song of Solomon?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Sandalwood"
     points: 5
   - name: "Cedar"
     points: 0
   - name: "Frankincense"
     points: 0
   - name: "Calamus"
     points: 0
 - title: "This ingredient comes from the island of Chios, Greece."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Spikenard"
     points: 0
   - name: "Mastic"
     points: 5
   - name: "Benzoin"
     points: 0
   - name: "Osmanthus"
     points: 0
 - title: "This ingredient can sometimes be harvested by combing the beards of goats."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Galbanum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Almond tree gum"
     points: 0
   - name: "Colophony resin"
     points: 0
   - name: "Labdanum"
     points: 5
 - title: "This ingredient is banned for use in food in the USA because of its high levels of coumarin."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Tonka beans"
     points: 5
   - name: "Ambrette seeds"
     points: 0
   - name: "Guggul"
     points: 0
   - name: "Valerian"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which resin is typically the squishiest?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Guggul"
     points: 0
   - name: "Elemi"
     points: 5
   - name: "Dragon’s blood"
     points: 0
   - name: "Palo santo"
     points: 0
 - title: "This wood needs to lay dead for a few years before it develops its characteristic fragrance."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Agarwood"
     points: 0
   - name: "Juniper"
     points: 0
   - name: "Sandalwood"
     points: 0
   - name: "Palo santo"
     points: 5
 - title: "This wood develops its fragrance when attacked by insects or fungus."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Sandalwood"
     points: 0
   - name: "Cedar"
     points: 0
   - name: "Agarwood"
     points: 5
   - name: "Rosewood"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which of these gums is the weakest binder?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Guar"
     points: 0
   - name: "Acacia"
     points: 5
   - name: "Xanthan"
     points: 0
   - name: "Tragacanth"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which of these is not the name of a binder?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Laha"
     points: 0
   - name: "Jigat"
     points: 0
   - name: "Nanmu"
     points: 0
   - name: "Slippery pine"
     points: 5
 - title: "Which of these animal parts or secretions is not likely to be found in an incense formula?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Dung"
     points: 0
   - name: "Fur"
     points: 5
   - name: "Opercula"
     points: 0
   - name: "Bezoars"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which is not endangered?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Bursera graveolens"
     points: 5
   - name: "Nardostachys jatamansi"
     points: 0
   - name: "Aquilaria crassna"
     points: 0
   - name: "Bulnesia sarmientoi"
     points: 0
 - title: "This ingredient is associated with a cluster of love poems by Walt Whitman."
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Calamus"
     points: 5
   - name: "Camphor"
     points: 0
   - name: "Colophony"
     points: 0
   - name: "Costus"
     points: 0
 - title: "Which ingredient is not a root?"
   image:
   imageAlt:
   imageCaption:
   answers:
   - name: "Rhubarb"
     points: 0
   - name: "Calamus"
     points: 0
   - name: "Sumbul"
     points: 0
   - name: "Styrax"
     points: 5
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