Apple Crumble Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jazz

The initial letters of 'just a zany zone' lead to the answer 'Jazz'.

The Jazz is an eating apple which was developed in New Zealand from crossing a Braeburn with a Royal Gala. Commercial production, which began in the early twenty-first century, takes place in the northern hemisphere as well as the southern.

Answer: Pink Lady

The word 'upsets' indicates an anagram; the letters in 'dinky pal' can be re-arranged to give the answer 'Pink Lady'.

The Pink Lady is also known as the Cripps Pink after John Cripps. The apple was developed in Western Australia when he crossed a Lady Williams apple with a Golden Delicious to produce a sweet and long-lasting eating apple.

Answer: McIntosh

An anagram is implied by 'moves'; the letters in 'Son Mitch' can be re-arranged to form the answer 'McIntosh'.

The McIntosh comes from North America, and has been described as the national apple of Canada. Although not particularly sweet, it is used as both an eating apple as well as for cooking. Jeff Raskin, who helped develop the Apple computer, named it after his favourite apple, with a slight change to the spelling - Macintosh.

Answer: Fuji

The answer, 'Fuji', is hiding inside the words 'CorFU JItney'.

The Fuji was developed in the middle of the twentieth century in Fujisaki, Aomori in Japan; its name comes from the first part of the town. The apple is firm and sweet, and keeps well. It is the best selling apple in Japan, and it has become very popular in other parts of the world too.

Answer: Baldwin

The word 'over' indicates an anagram; re-arranging the letters in 'wild ban' gives the answer 'Baldwin'.

The Baldwin was discovered in Massachusetts and developed by Colonel Loammi Baldwin in the eighteenth century. It was once one of the most popular apples in the north-eastern United States, and was used for both cooking and eating raw. However the orchards declined after a very hard winter in the 1930s and now the apple is mainly grown for cider-making.

Answer: Granny Smith

An anagram is indicated by 'changes'; re-arranging the letters in 'a hymn string' leads to the answer 'Granny Smith'.

The Granny Smith is named after Maria Ann Smith who, in the middle of the nineteenth century, discovered the apple growing in her orchard in New South Wales in Australia. It is a green eating apple which has very good keeping qualities, making it ideal for export around the world.

Answer: Bramley

Taking alternate letters from 'BaRe ArMs LiE bY' produces the answer 'Bramley'.

The Bramley is well known in the United Kingdom as a cooking apple, which produces a soft pulp that is ideal for puddings and pies. The apple first grew on a tree in a garden in Nottinghamshire in the early nineteenth century; that tree lived for over two hundred years.

Answer: Golden Delicious

An anagram is implied by 'over'; the letters in 'IOU cold seedling' can be re-arranged to form the answer 'Golden Delicious'.

The Golden Delicious was first grown in West Virginia in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. It is a pale green eating apple that needs careful handling since it is prone to bruising and blemishes.

Answer: Spartan

The word 'about' indicates an anagram; re-arranging the letters in 'rap Stan' makes the answer 'Spartan'.

The Spartan was developed in British Columbia in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century as a result of a scientific breeding plan. It is mainly red in colour, and is good for eating raw or juicing.

Answer: Braeburn

The last letters of the words 'grab your tea, take rhubarb, you prefer an' give the answer 'Braeburn'.

The Braeburn was discovered in Motueka in New Zealand in the middle of the twentieth century; it takes its name from the orchard near there, where it was first grown as a commercial crop. The skin of the Braeburn can contain colours from red through orange and yellow to green in vertical streaks. The apple can be eaten raw or cooked, when it maintains its shape making it good for decorative tarts.