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1. According to European tradition, this fruit is cut in half horizontally at the Christmas table. If the seeds form a perfect star, the year will be a good one.
2. In the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers, Joseph is thrown into prison with two of Pharaoh's servants- a butler and a baker. They tell Joseph of strange dreams that they have had and he interprets their meaning. What fruit figures in the butler's dream?
3. The Chiquita brand of these tropical fruits were once hawked on American television by a Carmen Miranda-esque character who cautioned that they should NEVER be put in the refrigerator and that they tasted the best "when they are flecked with brown and have a golden hue".
4. In the movie "The Sound of Music", what types of berries did the von Trapp children alternately claim they were out gathering when, in fact, they had tried to visit Maria at the convent?
5. To propagate this type of fruit, cut off the leafy top and set it in soil; it will root and a new plant will sprout through the leaves.
6. This type of fruit is often used to make a pie, but not in its natural state. It is made into a pudding first, then covered with a fluffy white topping before being baked.
7. This type of fruit tree features in a well-known Christmas song, along with a bird.
8. This popular summer fruit now comes in seedless varieties, can be round instead of oval, and can have yellow, instead of the more usual pink or red flesh.
9. A traditional English pudding and cake are named for this fruit, although they don't contain any. They do contain raisins, however, which used to be known by the same name as this fruit. A nursery rhyme character finds one in his pie. Which is it?
10. Which of the following candy ingredients comes from a fruit?
11. According to Clement C. Moore's poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas", St. Nick's nose was like this fruit.
12. This fruit appears on the Georgia state quarter, appropriately enough.
13. Clementine, Mineola, and Temple are varieties of this fruit.
14. This citrus fruit comes in white, pink, and red varieties. A special knife and spoon are made to cut and eat it with.
15. A peach-like fruit, but without any "fuzz", is called this.
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