Food Knowledge: Vegetables and Fruit

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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? Beans Brussels Sprouts Flowers Spinach

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

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

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

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

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