Fruit and Vegetables Trivia

1. Which type of grape, purple in colour, is the predominant type used for grape juice in the US?

From Quiz Color Me Purple, Part 4: Eat Your Purples!

Answer: Concord grape

Concord grapes are named after the town of Concord in Massachusetts. As well as grape juice, they are also used to make grape jam (if you're eating a PBJ, chances are the jam will have Concord grapes in it), wine - especially kosher wine - and grape-flavoured sweets. Concord grapes also contain methyl anthranilate, which is used as a flavouring agent because of its fruity grape smell. Concord grapes are high in antioxidants, minerals and, vitamins (especially vitamins C and K), and compounds which help protect the eyes, such as lutein and zeaxanthin. They make a nice healthy snack as they're fairly easy to carry around (I often take a small bunch to work with me). Their high water content also helps keep you hydrated.2 [contributed by Kankurette]

From Quiz Mushroom Kingdom

Answer: Gills

Scientifically the gills of a mushroom are referred to as lamella. The gills are located under the cap of the mushroom and they aid in spore dispersal. There are actually as many as eight different classifications of mushroom gills based on how they are attached to the mushroom stem.

From Quiz Colourful Fruit and Vegetables.

Answer: 9

Nine servings of fruit and vegetables amount to about 2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables. Because many of us may find that difficult to do, nutritionists have several suggestions to help us meet that goal. Hint #1: For between meal snacks, have a fruit bowl in plain sight stocked with apples, oranges, pears, bananas, and other fruit that does not need refrigeration. Hint #2: Make fruit a regular part of breakfast, adding it, for instance, to cereal and pancakes.

From Quiz Sorry, No Corn Do!

Answer: Maize

Maize comes from the Taíno word mahis. Taíno was the predominant language spoken in the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived.

From Quiz Ten Uses for Bananas

Answer: They can whiten teeth

It is thought that rubbing banana peel over our teeth every time we brush can help lighten our pearly whites. One presumes this is meant to take place before brushing, otherwise, speaking from experience, you will be left with furry feeling teeth.

From Quiz I Yam What I Yam

Answer: Dioscorea

The yam is a common name for plants found in the genus Dioscorea of the Dioscoreaceae family. These plants are perennial herbaceous vines grown primarily in Africa and Asia.

From Quiz Acai, Brazilian Superfruit

Answer: Amazon Rainforest

Acai grows in the rainforest. There are several large plantations near Belem, which is near the mouth of the Amazon. Sao Paulo is Brazil's largest city, not the greatest environment for farming. Rio Grande do Sol is the home of Gisele Bündchen and many other supermodels.

From Quiz The Persimmon

Answer: Diospyros

The Diospyros genus contains about 500 species of plants of which one is the persimmon. An apple is an example of a plant in the Malus genius, an orange in the Citrus and a pineapple in the Ananas.

From Quiz I'm Forever Blowing Raspberries

Answer: black raspberry

The center for Rubus occidentalis, also known as black raspberry, production is in the Willamette Valley in western Oregon. Black raspberries are high in anthocyanins which are used in dyes and antioxidants.

From Quiz What's it all Asprout?

Answer: China

They were named Brussels sprouts in the 1600s when they became popular in Brussels, Belgium.

From Quiz Red, Red Vine

Answer: Redcurrant

The Ribes genus includes blackcurrants and whitecurrants, as well as the redcurrant, and gooseberries are also part of the same family. The rubrum part of the name comes from the Latin, and means red, so that might have helped you pick the right answer. Redcurrants can be made into jams, or jellies, and are sometimes used to accompany roast lamb. Redcurrant jam is also one of the traditional ingredients of the Austrian pasty Linzer torte.

From Quiz Popcorn Lovers Quiz

Answer: Wampanoag

Native Americans used popcorn in a variety of ways. For snacking they flavored it with dried herbs and spices and also used it in beer and soup. Popcorn was also used in creating headdresses and corsages.

From Quiz Attack of the 50-ft. Avocado

Answer: Alligator pear

The word avocado can refer to either the tree that produces the fruit or the fruit itself. The fruit can also be referred to as an alligator pear or avogado pear. Some say that it was the misunderstanding of 'avogado pear' that led to the term 'alligator pear'. At any rate, the fruit's shell does somewhat resemble alligator skin. The original word for the avocado was 'ahuacatl' in Náhuatl. The English term 'avocado' comes from the Spanish word for 'advocate', though the word used for the fruit in Spanish is 'aguacate'.

From Quiz Mmmmm...Mango!

Answer: Tamil

The Tamil word for the fruit is 'mankay' which became 'mangga' in the Malay language. The Portuguese traders who frequented the western coast of India referred to the fruit as 'manga'.

From Quiz Grapes: Tasty Fruit or Evil Killer?

Answer: Berry

Grapes are berries, like raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. Examples for citrus fruit are: Grapefruit, lemon and oranges. Drupes include stone fruit like cherries, plums and peaches. Examples for nuts are: Coconut, hazelnut and walnut.

From Quiz The Quintessential Quince

Answer: Apples and Pears

The quince is a native plant of south-west Asia. It grows on a small deciduous tree which can reach as high as eight metres. Its fruit, when ripe, is bright yellow and has the same shape as a pear. The flesh of the fruit is slightly bitter and has a strong perfume.

From Quiz A Veggie a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

Answer: kohlrabi

Kohlrabi originated in northern Europe. The stem produces a green-tinged white or purple globe just above the soil. The young bulbs can be eaten raw, and fresh young leaves can be eaten once blanched and sauteed. The mature leaves are usually used for animal feed, and the mature globe can be mashed, pureed, steamed and buttered, or mixed into other vegetable dishes.

From Quiz The Humble Chickpea

Answer: Ram

The word 'arietinum' is derived from Aries the Ram because some people saw a resemblance between the shape of the pea and a ram's head. Other people thought it was shaped like a brain. Every eater has to decide which one they favour.

From Quiz Salad Daze

Answer: Coleslaw

'Koolsalade' translates to cabbage salad, cabbage being the base ingredient for coleslaw. This base can be complemented with grated carrot, cheese, onion, pineapple and red cabbage. To finalise the coleslaw it can be dressed with a vinaigrette or mayonnaise, though it's highly unlikely that the ancient Romans used the latter dressing as mayonnaise did not appear until sometime in the eighteenth century.

From Quiz International Year Of The Potato 2008

Answer: Peru

The Inca Indians of Peru first cultivated the potato around 200 B.C. In the native American language 'Quechua' they have more than one thousand different words to describe the potato.

From Quiz The Perfect Pear

Answer: Quince

Pear, apple and quince belong to the Rosaceae (rose) family, Maloideae subfamily (formerly known as Pomoideae). Due to their kinship they have common culinary preparations, especially in baked form. The tart tatin serves as an excellent example, originally created with apples but similar pear and quince variations followed with time (warning: purists will not allow you to call it "tart tatin" unless apples are used). The avocado is pear-shaped, which is where its relationship with the pear ends.

From Quiz Fruit & Veg Salad

Answer: About 3 years

Asparagus is one of the most nutritious vegetables available. It contains a large amount of folic acid which can not be stored in the body so it has to be consumed daily.

From Quiz You're Really Eating That? Okra!

Answer: Cotton and Hibiscus

Blooms are beautiful, and look like hibiscus.

From Quiz You Say 'To-mah-to' and I Say 'To-may-to'

Answer: west coast of South America

Some theorists also believe that the first wild types of tomatoes were grown in Mexico. There is even the possibility that tomato seeds were spread to Central America via the droppings of pack animals along the trade routes. Ewwwwwww.

From Quiz Behold, the Pomegranate

Answer: seeded apple

The Romans also knew the pomegranate as 'malum punicum' and 'malum granatum', which translate to 'punic apple' and 'grained apple', describing the many seeds inside the fruit. Romans used 'punic' because the best pomegranates came to them from Carthage. The pomegranate has been around for millennia, and some scholars believe the fruit which Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge was actually a pomegranate. The scientific name for the pomegranate is 'Punica granatum'.

From Quiz Olives!

Answer: For six thousand years

Olives trees were cultivated by human beings before the advent of written language. Olives were grown in Crete in 3000 B.C.E., and found in Egyptian tombs dating from 2,000 B.C.E. Of course, one of the earliest mentions of olives is from the Biblical story of Noah. Noah sent the dove to determine if the Flood had ended, and the dove returned with the branch of an olive tree. In addition to being an indication of how long olives have been known, the story of Noah is also the source of the olive branch as a symbol of peace. (Some information for the question came from a web site called "The Olive Source".)

From Quiz Bananas!

Answer: Southeast Asia

Horticulturists have traced the origin of the banana back to the Indo-Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia. Bananas were carried west by travelers and traders. Early travelers carried banana roots with them as they migrated into the Middle East and Africa. In 1482, bananas were discovered by Portuguese explorers in West Africa, who shared their discovery with the Spanish. According to Spanish history, Friar Tomas de Berlanga was responsible for bringing the first bananas to the Western Hemisphere when he sailed to the West Indies in 1516. From there they were carried into South and Central America, and then into North America.

From Quiz The Rutabaga

Answer: Turnip

The rutabaga is Brassica napobrassica and the turnip is Brassica rapa rapa. In England and Ireland, the rutabaga is often called a "swede," in Scotland a "neep" and in the US a yellow turnip and Swedish turnip.

From Quiz Beans, Glorious Beans

Answer: Cow

This fairytale was a first in that Jack realised the benefits of eating beans rather than meat (not that his mother thanked him for it) and getting a golden goose as a bonus.

From Quiz Do You Know Your Onions?

Answer: The root

In onions, especially raw onions, the sulphur in them can damage red blood cells and cause anaemia.

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