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You Are Driving Me Nuts! Trivia Quiz

Nuts are very underused as a food source and very underrepresented in Quizzyland. With this in mind, here are ten nutty questions. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,678

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2313

Last 3 plays: coryson76 (3/10), Guest 172 (5/10), Guest 173 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many products did American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver develop from the peanut? Hint

145

100

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Question 2 of 10

2. What nut is the fruit of an evergreen tree, that is found on the banks of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers? Hint

Macadamia

Brazil

Pistachio

Walnut

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Question 3 of 10

3. The hazelnut is also know as 'cockle nut'. True or false?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to local legend, the Sultan of which southern Iberian Province, thought he was seeing snow for the first time, when he set eyes on a field of almond blossoms? Hint

Algarve

Ribatejo

Alentejo

Estremadura

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is copra? Hint

The cup that surrounds an acorn

The green casing of a walnut

The dried kernel of the coconut fruit

The hard shell of a macadamia nut

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which nut grows in a bean shape that forms under an apple-like fruit? Hint

Peanut

Cashew

Hazelnut

Macadamia nut

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which North American nut consists of seventy percent fat and is used mainly in desserts? Hint

Pine nut

Peanut

Pecan

Chestnut

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Question 8 of 10

8. What colour is the fruit of which the pistachio nut is the seed? Hint

Yellow

Brown

Red

Green

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which nut, native to South America and coming from an annual leguminus plant, is now grown in most areas of the world? Hint

Peanut

Walnut

Hazelnut

Chestnut

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which nut comes from a tree native to the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and at high elevations in the tropics? Hint

Pecan

Acorn

Walnut

Coconut

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many products did American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver develop from the peanut?

Answer: 145

George Washington Carver was born near Diamond, Missouri, around 1864, to slave parents. He researched over 300 uses for this versatile nut.

2. What nut is the fruit of an evergreen tree, that is found on the banks of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers?

Answer: Brazil

The trees grow up to 135 feet and the nuts which grow in clumps are a valuable source of natural oils.

3. The hazelnut is also know as 'cockle nut'. True or false?

Answer: false

The other names for the hazelnut are filbert and cobnut.

4. According to local legend, the Sultan of which southern Iberian Province, thought he was seeing snow for the first time, when he set eyes on a field of almond blossoms?

Answer: Algarve

These are now all provinces of Portugal, which were all at one time under Moorish control. The Algarve, being the southernmost, had extensive groves of almond trees.

5. What is copra?

Answer: The dried kernel of the coconut fruit

The copra is a valuable source of oil, which is used in the making of margarine and also soap.

6. Which nut grows in a bean shape that forms under an apple-like fruit?

Answer: Cashew

Cashews come from an evergreen shrub or small tree found in the tropics.

7. Which North American nut consists of seventy percent fat and is used mainly in desserts?

Answer: Pecan

The pecan resembles a smooth shelled walnut and is valued for its flavour.

8. What colour is the fruit of which the pistachio nut is the seed?

Answer: Red

The wrinkled red fruit comes from a deciduous tree, which is native to the Mediterranean region and Eastern Asia. The pistachio nut is green.

9. Which nut, native to South America and coming from an annual leguminus plant, is now grown in most areas of the world?

Answer: Peanut

The major producers of peanuts are China and India. The peanut is a distant relative of the pea.

10. Which nut comes from a tree native to the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and at high elevations in the tropics?

Answer: Acorn

Acorns, the fruit of the oak tree, of which there are approximately 600 species, are surrounded by a cup. My apologies to all the nuts not featured in this quiz, maybe another time ...

Source: Author Ikabud

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