What Do You Know About Apples? Quiz

Answer: whether the apple is ripe

The color of the apple is based on how ripe it is when it is picked. Apples start out as green; the reason apples are green is because it contains chlorophyll, a green pigment. Then apples turn different colors based on the other pigments in the apple. However, apples with brown on them are not ripe. The brown indicates either a bruise or a rotten apple.

Answer: Eris

Eris, the Greek goddess of strife and discord, was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris tossed a golden apple, which was intended for the fairest goddess of all. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all vied for the apple and decided to use Paris to settle the debate.

He chose Aphrodite and according to legend, it was him choosing Aphrodite over Helen that caused the Trojan War to begin. Eris's Roman equivalent is Discordia, hence the phrase "apple of discord".

Answer: Yes

Apple seeds contain a type of poison called cyanide which can be dangerous and even lethal. Eating a few apple seeds is not dangerous. However, eating a lot of them can kill someone. The reason eating a few isn't all that bad is because, the cyanide that is being released is usually in small enough doses that it either passes through the digestive system or the body can combat it.

Answer: applesauce

Applesauce is made with apples and apple cider (although water is an acceptable substitution for apple cider). It is believed that applesauce originated in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Because applesauce is high in pectin (a type of thickening agent) it can be used to combat diarrhea.

Answer: green

Granny Smith apples are green and is one of the most recognizable types of apples. The origin of these apples is Australia in 1868. These green apples are named after Maria Ann Smith. It is common to use them in pies. It is also perhaps Australia's most famous export.

Although its origin is Australia, Granny Smith apples are grown in other parts of the world, such as New Zealand, the United States, and Canada.

Answer: Vitamin A

There is a good amount of vitamin C in apple. In fact, 10% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C can be found in apples. There is also vitamin K in great amounts in apples. A person can get 1% of their recommended daily value of vitamin K by eating a medium-sized apple. Vitamin B is also commonly found in apples. By eating one apple, a person can get 3% of the daily value of vitamin B. Of the different subsets of vitamin B, it is vitamin B6 that is the most abundant. Apples contain other vitamins besides those three (such as vitamins A and E).

However, there is only a very small amount of these vitamins in apples.

Answer: No

Apples can be refrigerated, which will cause them to last longer, but it isn't required. Nothing that will cause the apple to become unsuitable for eating will happen if they are left out. In fact, most fruits do not need to be refrigerated.

Answer: Pilgrims

Apples are brought to America from Europe by the Pilgrims in 1620. Pilgrims discovered that growing apples would be promising, and that they could grow apples in a wide variety of areas in America. The best area for apples in the United States is in the northwest, primarily in Washington.

Answer: New York

New York is the second largest producer of apples in the United States which probably led to the apple being the state fruit. McIntosh, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Crispin are just four of the varieties of apples to be produced in New York. Vermont and Washington are two other states that had an apple as a state fruit.

Answer: Halloween

During Halloween, caramel apples are a common thing to give trick-or-treaters. Additionally, a Halloween activity involves bobbing for apples. The idea of bobbing for apples has its origins in the British Isles. People bob for apples, peel it open, throw the peel over their shoulder, and the peel falls to the ground in the shape of the initial of the name of the person's true love.