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Planet of the Grapes

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Planet of the Grapes game quiz
"The delicious grape is eaten world-wide, and is also the subject of a number of bad jokes which you can groan over in the extra information for each question."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Like many fruits, grapes have a shape that can be described as round. That is not very precise, though. Which of these geometric terms is a more precise description of the shape of a typical grape?
    Ellipsoid
    Prolate spheroid
    Spheroid
    Any of these terms could be used to describe a grape


2. Which of these colours is considered to be the original colour of the earliest members of the grape family?
    Purple
    Yellow
    Green
    Pink


3. On which of these continents are grape vines NOT a naturally occurring plant?
    Asia
    Europe
    Antarctica
    North America


4. According to an old advertisement, Oils ain't oils. Well, raisins ain't necessarily raisins. To what is a French-speaking person referring when they use the word "raisin"?
    Fresh grapes
    Dried Sultana grapes
    Dried Black Corinth grapes
    Dried plums


5. Grapes grown to be made into wine are generally sweeter than grapes grown to be eaten fresh.
    True
    False


6. What part of a grape can be pressed to produce an oil that is used both for cooking and for cosmetics?
    Skins
    Seeds
    Stems
    Pulp


7. Grapes can be used to make a sweet spread that may be called jam or jelly, depending on where you live. Unlike some fruits, grapes usually need to have a chemical added to help the spread set to the appropriate consistency. What chemical is added to make the jam/jelly set?
    Pectin
    Yeast
    Citric acid
    Gelatine


8. What sweetening agent, more commonly produced from sugar cane or sugar beets, can be made from grapes?
    Maple sugar
    Molasses
    Honey
    Treacle


9. Red wine is only made from red grapes; white wine is only made from white grapes.
    True
    False


10. In 1849 Ephraim Bull, a resident of Concord, Massachusetts, developed a new strain of grape which he called the Concord grape. In 1869, Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch started to produce Concord grape juice from a factory in Vineland, New Jersey. For what use did he intend this grape juice?
    To be used for communion in his church
    To be fermented into a New World wine
    To be used as a remedy for scurvy
    To be turned into jelly


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Compiled Jun 18 13