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Please, No Peas

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Please No Peas game quiz
"Since you asked so nicely, there will be no green peas in this quiz, but plenty of other legumes."

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1. Which of these is a common feature of all legumes?
    They are small bushes
    They can change atmospheric nitrogen into useful compounds
    They produce valuable medicinal compounds
    They are used for animal feed


2. The common bean ('Phaseolus vulgaris') was used by Mesoamericans in a planting technique called "Three Sisters Planting". What three plants formed the basis of this technique?
    Potatoes, beans and turnips
    Tomatoes, beans and pumpkin
    Peas, beans and carrots
    Corn, beans and squash


3. Which East Asian legume is used to make tofu, among a wide variety of products?
    Chickpea
    Lentil
    Lima bean
    Soybean


4. "Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut just now" is the opening line of a song popular with children of all ages. In what mountainous country is it thought that peanuts were first cultivated?
    China
    Mesopotamia
    Egypt
    Peru


5. Which legume with lens-shaped seeds is cooked with rice to make the Indian dish khichri?
    Lentils
    Lima beans
    Chickpeas
    Black-eyed peas


6. The Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero had a family name derived from the Roman word for a Middle Eastern legume. Which of these is it?
    Black gram
    Azuki bean
    Chickpea
    Teperary bean


7. 'Vicia faba', the fava bean, is widely referred to in English by which of the following names?
    Green bean
    Kidney bean
    Butter bean
    Broad bean


8. One of my childhood favorite vegetable dishes was succotash - I loved the color combination produced by combining lima beans with what other vegetable?
    Carrots
    Pumpkin
    Tomatoes
    Corn


9. Which of these legumes, originating in East Asia, is commonly used to make red bean paste?
    Pigeon pea
    Mung bean
    Azuki bean
    Moth bean


10. The pod of which of these legumes is used to make treats for dogs, because it does not contain the alkaloid theobromine found in chocolate?
    Mesquite
    Kentucky Coffeetree
    Clover
    Carob


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Compiled May 18 13