Fruits in Urdu Trivia Quiz

Answer: Phal

Note: Don't read it as fal! It's with the p sound.
"Phal" is the Hindi word for fruit and usually the plural is "Phal",too. "Samar" is an Arabic word and the plural is "Asmaar". Urdu is a mixture of various languages and you may find a verity of words in it.
Vegetable is called "Sabzi" in Urdu. "Mundi" is the word for market. A market is a place where you sell and buy things. You can buy fruits and vegetables from " Sabzi Mundi".

Answer: Banana

Apple is called "Sayb". Guava is called "Amrood" and pomegranate is "Anaar" in Urdu.
By the way do you know that banana is actually not a fruit? Well! It's a herb and world's largest herb indeed.

Answer: Ananaas

I really like this word "Ananaas", it sounds so funny. "Khajur" is the word for date and "Chakotra" is grapefruit.
Have you ever thought that why grapefruits are called grapefruits? Neither they look like grapes nor they taste like grapes. Actually they grow in clusters like grapes. And as many as 25 grapefruits can grow in a cluster.

Answer: Aam

Mango is the most popular fruit in sub-continent. It is called the king of the fruits. "Sangtra" is the Urdu word for tangerine and tamarind is called "Imli".

Answer: True

Yeah it's true! Orange is called "Malta" in Urdu. Funny, isn't it! It's the name of a country, too.
Do you know that in England, during Queen Victoria's days, oranges were given as charistmas gifts?

Answer: Grapes

Strawberry is called strawberry in Urdu, too. "Tamaater" is the word for tomatoes.
Surprised to see tomatoes in fruits! Well! They are fruits not vegetables. In countries like France and Italy, they were once considered apples and used to be yellow not red or orange.

Answer: True

Sugarcane is called "Gunna" in Urdu. Usually, sugar is made from sugarcane in sub-continent. Sugar is called "Cheeni" in Urdu. Sugarcane juice is very popular in Pakistan and is considered a national drink of Pakistan along with tea. So if you ever visit Pakistan please do taste sugarcane juice it'll be refreshing. Sugarcane juice is called "Gunnay Ka Rus" in Urdu.

Answer: False

"Tarbuz" is the word for Watermelon and "Kharbuza" is the word for melon. Confusing huh?
By the way a watermelon contains 92% of water in it. So it is a good source of water.

Answer: Aalu-Bukhara

Pear is called "Naashpaati". "Aaru" is the word for peach and apricot is called "Khubaani" in Urdu.
Do you know that ancient Chinese considered peach as a symbol of life?

Answer: True

There is a famous tongue twister: "Kuch'cha papita, puck'ka papita". It means, "Unripe papaya, ripe papaya".
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