All About Lemons Trivia Quiz

Answer: is impossible to eat

Adapted from the Brazilian folk song "Meu limão, meu limoeiro," "Lemon Tree" is a folk song written by Will Holt in the late 1950s. It was recorded many times: Trini Lopez; Peter, Paul and Mary; Roger Whittaker; Chad & Jeremy; The Kingston Trio; Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass; The Seekers; Bob Marley and The Wailers.

In 1968 the Johnson Wax Company used "Lemon Tree" as a jingle to advertise their furniture polish Lemon Pledge.

Answer: Elizabeth (Liz) Miervaldis Lemon

Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon, known as Liz Lemon, is the protagonist of TV's "30 Rock." Tina Fey not only plays the part but created it, as well. Lemon is a writer for a comedy sketch television programme; Fey was a writer for "Saturday Night Live." Fey has won a trunkful of awards for the role.

Answer: citric acid and ascorbic acid

pH is a value which expresses how acidic or alkaline a solution may be. The scale is 0-14. pH 7 is neutral. A value below 7 is acidic. Lemon juice contains two acids. The juice is 5-8% citric acid; the juice also contains Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

Answer: basketball

As a player on the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, Meadowlark Lemon was known as the "Clown Prince" for the entertainment he added to his court skills. He played over 16,000 games for the Trotters. He was the father of ten children. Lemon was ordained in 1986, received a Doctorate in Ministry from Vision International University in Ramona, California, in 1988, and served Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona, from 1994 until his death at 83 in 2015.

Answer: autos, trucks, motorcycles

A state may adopt a "lemon law" concerning the purchase and sale of any consumer good. The first and most common lemon law pertains to buying a new motor vehicle. There is considerable variance between states but, in general, the laws provide that if a car repeatedly fails to perform in a serious way and a reasonable number of attempts to repair it fail, then the maker must "buy back" the defective vehicle.

Answer: a flavourant in cooking

East Indian lemongrass is a true grass which grows in India and Southeast Asia. A related form of it is used to produce citronella oil for insect repellent. The edible stuff is pounded to extract the juice which tastes like citrus. A dried preparation may be used in tea.

Answer: church and state

The State of Pennsylvania reimbursed private (Catholic) schools for the salaries of teachers who used state-approved textbooks and other state-approved materials. In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court promulgated "the Lemon Test" to strike down the payments. To survive scrutiny, a state's statute must have a secular educational purpose, must neither advance nor inhibit religion, and must not result "excessive government entanglement" with religion.

It was this last prong on which Pennsylvania's law failed and was held to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Answer: pitcher

Lemon played for the Cleveland Indians as a utility player from 1941-1942 when he joined the Navy. He returned to the Indians as a pitcher in 1946 and pitched for them until 1958. His ERA was 3.23. He recorded 1277 strikeouts. He was a seven-time All-Star, won two World Series, pitched a no-hitter in 1948, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1976.

Answer: Lemon Grove, California

The monument at the corner of Broadway and Lemon Grove Avenue is known to locals as the World's Biggest Lemon (without proof of that claim). It was built in 1928 by local architect Alberto O. Treganza for a float in San Diego's Fourth of July parade. Tregenza's 16-year-old daughter Amorita was Miss Lemon Grove that year.

In 1930, the lemon was plastered up to become a permanent installation. The city fathers chose it to "make the ultimate statement about the town's purpose, prosperity, and optimism."

Answer: vodka-based lemon cocktail

The basic lemon drop (according to the International Bartenders Association) is a straight-up cocktail of vodka (or lemon-flavoured vodka), triple sec, simple syrup and lemon juice. It is often served in a martini glass; the rim of the glass may be coated with sugar. The drink was invented in the 1970s by Norman Jay Hobday, the owner of Henry's Africa Bar on Russian Hill in San Francisco.