fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast:

The correct answer was love, apparently.

[Top text: Teacher asks what roses symbolize. Bottom text: The House of Lancaster and the House of York.]

That’s funny because technically, love wouldn’t be the right answer. That would depend on the colour of the roses, as well. 

Giving someone yellow roses, for instance, most often meant you wished illness upon them. They only began symbolizing friendship relatively recently.