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

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