A is for Apple Trivia Quiz

Answer: 17th century

Apples were brought to America in the 17th century. They were brought by European colonists. In 1625, William Blaxton planted the first apple orchard in the continent of North America. It was planted in Boston.

Answer: the larynx

The larynx in a man's throat is called the Adam's apple because it is believed that was caused as a result of the forbidden fruit remaining in the throat of Adam after his act of disobedience. The apple is also used to represent human sexuality.

Answer: Heracles

In Greek mythology, Heracles was given twelve labours in order to atone for killing his wife and six sons in a fit of anger. At first, he had been given ten but two were rejected by Eurystheus. Getting the golden apples was one of the two replacement tasks. Heracles was successful in all his labours and joined the Argonauts in the search for the golden fleece.

Answer: New York

Many ideas have been put forward as to why New York City is called 'The Big Apple'. Some believe that this name was attributed to it because of the former wealthy families who sold apples on the streets of the city to make ends meet during the Great Depression.

Others believe that it came about because of a brothel madam who was cheekily called 'Big Apples' by some of her girls. However, it seems that the name really came from a catchphrase that was used by John J. Fitz Gerald in his horseracing column. Feel free to click this link for more information: http://mentalfloss.com/article/31841/why-new-york-city-called-big-apple

Answer: trees

Apples are produced from deciduous trees. These trees are from the rose family. The trees that grow from seeds are large but smaller trees can be grown by the process of engrafting.

Answer: fertility

In Norse mythology, King Rerir is said to have prayed to Odin for a child. At his request the major goddess Frigg sent him an apple. After his wife ate the apple she was pregnant for 6 years and bore a son, Volsung. It was also believed that apples gave eternal youthfulness to the Norse gods.

Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow

According to Paltrow on an Oprah show, the name sounded very sweet and painted a lovely picture for her. Not only that, but she spoke of an apple as being sweet, wholesome and biblical, hence, the perfect name for her daughter. Quite interesting!

Answer: Ortanique

The ortanique is also known as tangor. It is a cross between the tangerine and the sweet orange. All the other names are varieties of apples.

Answer: China

China was first on the list of top 10 apple producing countries as 37 million apples were produced. United States ranked second with a production of 4.1 million. India ranked fourth and Russia was ninth. Other countries on the top 10 list included Turkey, Poland, Italy, Iran, Chile and France.

Answer: False

Pureed apples are called apple sauce. Apples are used in a lot of desserts and they can also be used to make jellies and butter.