Food Knowledge: Vegetables and Fruit

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1. To what related plant family do the garlic, leek, chives, and onions belong? Rose Potato Lily Deciduous

2. What ingredient is necessary to make a Florentine dish? Spinach Flowers Beans Brussels Sprouts

3. What fruit comes in varieties of Gravenstein and Stayman? Peaches Grapes Apples Pears

4. What wine is sweet in a Manhattan and dry in a martini? Port Vermouth Sherry Dubonnet

5. In British tradition, this herb is placed on the graves of English heroes. Oregano Thyme Rosemary Basil

6. What fruit was the symbol of long life in China? Peach Olive Apple Pear

7. What salad of a greens mix with raw egg came from Mexico, not Rome? Antipasto Greek Caesar Bib Lettuce

8. What Beach Boys song was used in advertising Sunkist Orange Soda? Little Old Lady from Pasadena In My Room Good Vibrations Run, Run, Run!

9. A 16th Century herbalist suggested that parsley seed be taken before a drinking bout to prevent what? Intoxication Indigestion Hangover Foolishness

10. What kind of fruit is a Greengage? Pear Plum Grape Apple