2008 Trivia Answers

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Botanically Speaking. Fruit or Vegetable?

Bell Pepper? Fruit
Asparagus? Vegetable
Squash? Fruit
Garlic? Vegetable
Pumpkin? Fruit
Tomato? Fruit
Potato? Vegetable
Cucumbers? Fruit
Avocados? Fruit

In a strictly botanical sense, a fruit is the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Vegetables are hence everything that is left. This could include the roots (potatoes and carrots), bulbs (garlic and onions), Stems (asparagus), leaves (lettuce and cabbage), and flowers (broccoli and cauliflower).

1) A cucumber is how many degrees cooler than the outside air?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 38

Answer is c

2) How many bee visits are needed, on average, for proper pollination for large melons?
a) 1-5
b) 10-15
c) 25-30
d) 60+

Answer is b

The following describes two words. One of the words is a fruit. The other word is that fruit with: a letter added, deleted or changed. There is no rearrangement of the letters.

Example) Devilish fruit - Demon Lemon

1) Crippled fruit
Lame Lime
2) Happy fruit
Merry Berry
3) Criminal fruit
Felon Melon
4) Sullen fruit
Glum Plum
5) Popular dance among fruit
Mango Tango
6) Fruit weapon
Pear Spear

We all need fruit for a complete diet! Fill in the blanks with the name of a fruit using the definition that is beside it.

Example) IM_ _ _ _ _ (Remove from office)
Answer Peach - IM(PEACH)

1) AP_ _ _ _ (Seem)
Answer: - Pear - AP(PEAR)

2) SUB_ _ _ _ (Heavenly)
Answer - Lime - SUB(LIME)

3) _ _ _ _ R_VE (Tropical tree)
Answer - Mango- (MANG)R(O)VE

4) CHA_ _ _E_ _ (Small lizard)
Answer - Melon- CHA(MEL)E(ON)

Find the names of fruits and vegetables hidden in these sentences.

Example) Can you help Kiki with her homework? Answer - Kiwi

1) Cassie went to the big rap event.
Answer - Grape

2) After your nap, please pick up your room.
Answer - Apple

3) Kim gave Tom a toaster for his birthday
Answer - Tomato

4) Would you prefer a white or chocolate cake? Or angel food, perhaps?
Answer - Orange

5) Did you spot a ton of birds?
Answer - Potato

Fruits and vegetables comprise what percent of total organic food sales?
a) 12%
b) 53%
c) 76%
d) 39%
Answer is d - 2006 study by the Organic Trade Association, found that approximately 39% of total organic sales were made up of fresh fruit and vegetable sales.

Organic produce sales are expected to top how much in 2007?
a) $12 billion
b) $8.5 billion
c) $6.4 billion
d) $5 billion
Answer is c

What is the most popular shopping day of the week?
Answer - Sunday - According to a report by Progressive Grocer, 21% of consumers go shopping on Sunday

How many supermarkets are there in the United States?
a) 10,000 - 20,000
b) 20,000 - 30,000
c) 30,000 - 40,000
d) 40,000+
Answer is c - There are roughly 34,000 supermarkets in the United States according to a report by Progressive Grocer.

The average American eats how many pounds of apples in a year?
a) 14.3
b) 42.5
c) 18.6
d) 112.2
Answer is c

The citizens of what country consume the most fresh vegetables each year?
a) Australia
b) Spain
c) United States
d) China
Answer is d - The average Chinese citizen will consume 1,127 lbs. of fresh vegetables in a year.

What fresh fruit or vegetable does the average American consume most of each year?
Answer - Potatoes - The average American will eat 46.3 pounds of potatoes each year.

What is the most exported fruit from the United States based on weight?
a) Watermelon
b) Oranges
c) Grapes
d) Lemons
Answer is b - In 2005, oranges were the most exported fruit, followed closely by apples.

Which items are the most widely consumed in the greatest number of households throughout the United States? Put the items in order of popularity from greatest to least.
1. Oranges
2. Apples
3. Bananas
4. Grapes

Answer
From PMA Website
1. Bananas (85% of households)
2. Grapes (69% of households)
3. Apples (68% of households)
4. Oranges (45% of households)

1) True or False - Tomato is "technically" a berry
Answer - True - A tomato is technically a berry because it consists of seeds within a fleshy edible pericap developed from an ovary.

2) True or False - A peach pit is poisonous
Answer - True - with prussic acid

1) A cross between a tangerine and an orange is called a
a) Murcott Orange
b) Kumquat
c) Calamondin
d) Chinese Gooseberry
Answer is a

2) About how many varieties of apples are grown worldwide?
a) 500
b) 1,500
c) 4,400
d) 7,500
Answer is d