Apples, Bananas, Cherries Trivia Quiz

Answer: Two

The only apples of the bunch are the Granny Smiths-- they're green apples known for being used in apple pies worldwide. Yes, they were first grown by a woman named Granny Smith.

As for the rest of the fruits, I have three bananas (obviously they're not apples) and I have one Maraschino. That's a cherry.

Let's check out some more fruits.

Answer: Four

Really, the only cherries in the basket are the Bings. Bing cherries are found in the United States and are known for being very red and very sweet. First cultivated in Oregon, the fruit was named after a Chinese man who worked in an orchard.

As for the rest of them, Lady Fingers are sweet and small bananas from Southeast Asia. McIntoshes are well-known as red apples from North America; they were first cultivated in Ontario and are known for being the go-to apple of a certain computer company.

Answer: You can place a banana in each hand

The only items you'll be taking out of the cupboard are the two Red Daccas. Both are bananas grown primarily in Central America and parts of Asia though they are eaten in several regions of the world. They're known for having a red skin and are also known as 'Cuban Red Bananas' (though they're not only grown in Cuba).

The apples were a red herring-- not a red banana (or two). The Montmorecy was nothing more than a single cherry. You could find them growing in North America and their original country, France.

Answer: In the clear bag; there are six

Golden Delicious are sweet apples originally cultivated in the United States. Having a half-dozen of them would mean you're well on your way to making a good apple sauce. Aside from being a state fruit (in West Virginia), the Golden Delicious is also distinctive because it's yellow, as its name leads one to believe.

Plantains are smaller, sweeter fruits from the banana family grown in Africa and Asia. Some people opt to slice them, fry them, and make chips or use their leaves for many different purposes.

Why didn't you buy some cherries?

Answer: Nine

The only bananas you need to get are the Blue Javas, a very smooth banana originally from Asia and Oceania. This particular banana is also found in Hawaii and the continental U.S. and, because of its taste, texture, and tolerance for cold weather, it's referred to as the Ice Cream Banana in some places. It takes six months to grow an Ice Cream Banana.

As for the rest of the fruits, you need three Galas (fairly popular, red apples) as well as six Angela Cherries (a sweet, black cherry). As for the six Concords, those are purple grapes. You shouldn't be adding them to the totals. In fact, with all the apples, bananas, and cherries, it's probably overkill.

Answer: Ten

There are two apple types this time around. The Paula Red is a variation of the McIntosh apple found in the United States, grown later in the year, but similar otherwise due to their sharing many of the same genes. The other apple in the basket would be the Ginger Gold, an apple discovered in Virginia in the wake of a hurricane which, according to farmers, planted a variation of earlier seeds, mutating into a yellow apple. It's one of the earliest apples to ripen all year.

Nectarines are similar to peaches and fall into said family-- they're not an apple. Imagine a peach without the fuzz. Nankings, on the other hand, are cherries found on Nanking trees in Asia. While not typically cultivated for sale in most other regions of the world, they are edible.

Answer: Apple

For the first time in recent days you've come across a single fruit. The Cripps Pink is a red/green apple grown in Europe (the Mediterranean) and Australia and is known to many as a Pink Lady apple. Created from the genes of a Golden Delicious crossed with a Lady Williams, the Cripps Pink is very difficult to cultivate because the slightest difference in temperature, especially since the apple grows in the later months, can alter the colour, tartness, and crispiness of the fruit.

Answer: Eight

The only products in the bag that aren't bananas or cherries are the Flower of Kent apples. These apples are hard to come by as their trees have slowly been driven to extinction. They will, however, always remain famous as the cultivar of apple that fell on Sir Isaac Newton and spurned the notion of gravity.

Both the Rhino Horn and the Grand Nain are bananas. The former is the largest banana in the world (and it's grown in Africa). Grand Nain are the famous Chiquita bananas; they're grown all around the globe, usually in equatorial climates. Griotte de Kleparow is a type of sour cherry originally harvested in Eastern Europe.

Answer: Bananas

You happen to have brought four apples and five bananas on your lunch. Here's why:

A Bramley is a cooked red and green apple originally from the UK (but now found worldwide). The Roxbury Russett is a light green apple and allegedly one of the oldest in North America. Finally, the James Grieve is a juicy red apple found in Europe (though it's quite soft). There are four apples in total.

As for the bananas, the Saba is a fruit from the Philippines normally used in cooked dishes while the Gros Michel, grown in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, is one of the most-heavily exported bananas in the world. You have five bananas.

You didn't pack any cherries. What a shame.

Answer: Yes

Green is one of the most common colours of apple you can find (others include red, yellow, and pink). The Granny Smith, for instance, is a green apple.

Bananas can also be bought green but you wouldn't want to eat one. A banana with a green peel indicates that it's not yet ripe. Nonetheless, many markets will sell them while they're green so that the customer can be ensured of their inevitable ripeness.

Finally, cherries (while typically red) can also be bought green though these are not typically fresh. Maraschino cherries can often be bought and altered with flavouring for drinks. This will turn them green.

In other words, you could have your favourite three fruits in festive greens or reds!