Eating your Greens Trivia Quiz

Answer: spinach

Spinach is native to ancient Persia. There are three basic types: savoy, smooth-leaf and semi-savoy. It is nutrient rich in vitamins K, A, B2, B6, E and C, as well as other nutrients.

E.C. Segar, Popeye's comic strip creator, was a vegetarian. Growers in the 1930s credited the comic strip with a 33% increase in consumption.

Answer: Swiss chard

Though they can be eaten raw, the leaves and stalks have a bitter taste. There are two main variants, one with a white stalk and veins, and one with the same in a reddish color. These biennial plants can grow up to 28 inches high.

Answer: collard greens

These beautiful plants grow in a rosette shape with large, dark green leaves. Once the flowers appear, the plant provides all nutrients to the flowers and the quality of the leaves, including the flavor, can begin to decrease.

Answer: kale

A cup of kale, at about 33 calories, contains 83 milligrams of absorbable calcium, while a cup of milk contains approximately 96 milligrams. Kale can be served raw, blended into smoothies, baked into a chip, or served many other ways. Most web sites recommend that kale organic should be purchased when available because the Environmental Working Group warns of non-organic kale having a higher exposure to pesticides.

Answer: leeks

According to legend, King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd had his soldiers wear a leek on their helmets to distinguish them from the Saxons. Today the Welsh Guard have a leek as their cap badge. Leeks are milder tasting than onions, and can substitute for them in many dishes.

Answer: bok choy

Often found in a stir fry, this vegetable is very versatile and can be eaten raw or cooked in many different ways. Bok choy has also been called a 'spoon cabbage' because of the shape of the leaves.

Answer: cabbage

Cabbage is prominent in the cuisine of many countries. Consumption in Russia is 20kg (44lb) per person. It can be eaten raw, steamed, pickled, etc. Overcooked cabbage releases a hydrogen sulfide gas which can be quite stinky.

Answer: lettuce

Lettuce has been cultivated for thousands of years, believed to be originally grown for an oil from the seeds. Today it is probably most seen in salads and sandwiches, though it can be stir fried, roasted, braised, and served in many other ways.

Answer: water cress

This versatile green can be used in salads, soups, sandwiches, etc. High in Vitamin C, it was also used as a remedy for scurvy.

Answer: beet greens

There are three basic categories of beets: sugar beets, table beets and fodder beets. Table beets also come in several colors and the veins of the leaves tend to have the same coloration.