Food Knowledge: Vegetables and Fruit

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

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

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

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. Rosemary Basil Thyme Oregano

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

7. What salad of romaine lettuce with a dressing containing raw or coddled egg came from Mexico, not Rome? Greek Caesar Bib Lettuce Antipasto

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? Foolishness Hangover Intoxication Indigestion

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