Hidden Fruit and Veg - Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tom

Tom Hanks played the title role of Forrest Gump in the movie based upon Winston Groom's 1986 book. Tom Hanks went on to receive an Oscar for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.' The movie also won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. In Walt Disney's 1995 classic "Toy Story," Tom Hanks provides the voice for Sheriff Woody.

Answer: Moo

Moo is the English translation for the sound a bovine cow makes. The calf is the offspring of the cow. Calf is also a term used for the young of other animal species such as the bison, yak, water buffalo, elk, hippo, elephant, giraffe, rhino, whale and dolphin.

Answer: Motto

The Boy Scouts motto is "Be Prepared." The Boy Scouts organization was founded in 1908 by Lord Robert Baden-Powell. The idea was born out of experiences he had as a soldier with the British army in South Africa. The Boy Scouts is one of the largest youth organizations in the world and promotes values such as citizenship, moral character, self-reliance, physical fitness, courage, integrity, and service.

Answer: Oat

The number one oat producing country in the world is easily Russia. Canada is a distant second and the United States fills out the top three spots. Oats are believed to have healthy cholesterol lowering properties and can ameliorate the risk of heart disease when consumed as part of a regular diet. Oats are also a major source of nutrition for horses comprising up to 25% of many an equine's regular diet.

Answer: Atom

The atom is the indivisible basic component of matter. A dense nucleus is surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. Amazingly, there are two sextillion atoms of oxygen in a single drop of water. Remember that the next time you take a sip of H2O.

Answer: Toot

Many brass instruments can make the toot sound. The tuba, the largest instrument in the orchestra, is perhaps more likely to be heard making a boom sound rather than a toot sound. However, many of its brass brethren are great tooters. In modern slang usage the word toot has also given meaning to the quiet flatulent sound many of us are guilty of.

Answer: Moat

Moats have traditionally been constructed as an additional perimeter defense for homes, castles, or fortresses. While moats are associated mostly with medieval structures, evidence of moat construction has been discovered in the ruins of Babylon and on ancient reliefs found in Egypt and Assyria.

Answer: Moa

The Moa was a dominant herbivore found in New Zealand. This large flightless bird could reach heights of over 12 feet with the neck outstretched, and scientists suggest the bigger birds could weigh over 500 pounds. Sadly, they were hunted to extinction by Maori settlers.

Answer: Toto

Who could forget that cute little cairn terrier who accompanies Dorothy to the wonderful world of Oz? Although author Frank Baum only described the dog as "a little black dog with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose," in the movies he was played by a cairn terrier by the name of Terry. Terry was paid $125 a week for her acting services in 1939.

Answer: Matt

Matt Damon attended Harvard University for four years but never graduated. His acting career was launched with the Academy Award winning screenplay "Good Will Hunting" (1997) for which he received an Oscar nomination for best actor. A versatile actor, Matt has played Jason Bourne in three action movies: "The Bourne Identity" in 2002, "The Bourne Supremacy" in 2004, and "The Bourne Ultimatum" in 2007.