Easy Cherries and Berries Trivia Quiz | Thematic Food

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1. Which tasty fruit is oftentimes mistakenly described as having its seeds on the outside?

Answer: strawberry

Each "seed" you see on the outside of strawberries is actually called an achene, and the average strawberry has around 200 of them. Achenes are actually the fruit, with each one of them containing the seed on the inside. For every strawberry you eat, you are technically eating about 200 pieces of fruit!

2. Indigenous to North America, this fruit was called "star fruit" by Native Americans. It is commonly used in pancakes, pies, and cupcakes. Which delicious snack am I describing?

Answer: blueberry

Blueberries have a five-pointed star shape on the bottom of them and this is why they were referred to as "star fruit." The blueberry is known as a superfood because of its high nutritional value; it is high in flavonoids, vitamins C and K and fiber, as well as being low in both fat and calories.

3. The world famous soda manufacturer Pepsi introduced a cherry-flavored beverage in 1988. What moniker did Pepsi put on this product?

Answer: Wild Cherry

Wild Cherry Pepsi was created after the discontinuation of Slice Cherry Cola, a soda that Pepsi produced from 1986-88, which was produced to compete against Coca-Cola Cherry, a soda introduced by Coca-Cola in 1982. Wild Cherry Pepsi's main ingredients include carbonated water, sugar, natural flavors, and caramel color.

4. Which nutritious fruit that grows on bushes might remind you of a smartphone?

Answer: blackberry

Blackberries are a great source of antioxidants as well as fiber and vitamins C, E, and K. They also contain magnesium and potassium while being low in fat and calories. They may also help with insulin sensitivity, which can decrease one's chance of developing diabetes. Unrelated to fruit, the BlackBerry was a popular smartphone brand in the early 2010s, with more than 85 million subscribers in 2013.

5. Also known as the rum cherry because of its use as a mixer for alcoholic beverages, which cherry is also a popular flavor in various products such as soda, gum, cigars, and flavored water?

Answer: black cherry

Black cherries are native to Mexico and Guatemala, and are a versatile flavoring agent. Aside from rum, it is also used to flavor whisky and brandy. Although it is used to produce many enjoyable products for people around the world, it is an invasive species in parts of Europe because of its negative effects on the ecological system by impeding growth from other forestry because of its rapid growth.

6. Prince had a song about a certain type of beret. What colorful fruit, which also looks like it has tiny hairs growing out of it, am I talking about?

Answer: raspberry

"Raspberry Beret" is a song written and recorded by musician Prince, on his 1985 album "Around the World in a Day," which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. As for the "hairs" on raspberries -- well they are not actually hairs, but styles which are remnants from the female part of the plant known as the pistil. Styles aid in protecting the fruit, and it is unnecessary to remove them before eating.

7. This sweet cherry has many uses, but it is commonly seen atop desserts such as ice cream sundaes and banana splits. Which cherry is it?

Answer: Maraschino

The Maraschino cherry is a processed cherry that is artificially sweetened and enriched with food coloring to give it its distinctive look. They are also commonly used as a garnish in several other treats, such as milkshakes, parfaits, frozen yogurt, and even alcoholic beverages like the Tequila Sunrise and Queen Mary.

The origin of the name of the Maraschino is derived from the Marasca cherry.

8. A band from Ireland, a sauce common at Thanksgiving in North America, and a drink that is sometimes used for urinary tract infections have which berry in common?

Answer: cranberry

The Cranberries were a band that featured Dolores O'Riordan as lead singer, and had many hits in the 1990s including "Zombie," "Dreams," "Linger," and "Free to Decide." Cranberry sauce is a dish made from boiling sugar, water and cranberries; it is popular in the United States and Canada at Thanksgiving. Cranberry juice is drunk by many people when they have a urinary tract infection, although it is unclear how effective it actually is. One theory is that a chemical compound known as Proanthocyanidin found in cranberries helps keep bacteria from attaching to the bladder, thus eliminating the irritant.

9. Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream has many creative names for its vast array of flavors. In 1987, the company introduced "Cherry Garcia," which was named after whom?

Answer: Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia fronted the rock band Grateful Dead from 1965 until his death in 1995. Some of the band's most popular songs included, "Friend of the Devil", "Truckin," and "Touch of Grey." Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978, and many popular flavors include Half Baked, Chunky Monkey, Americone Dream, and Tonight Dough.

10. Although they have "berry" in their names, botanically speaking, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries are not actually berries.

Answer: True

From a technical standpoint, a berry is a fruit that is produced from a single flower that has only one ovary. Botanically speaking, bananas, tomatoes and oranges are berries. Raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries all come from flowers containing more than one ovary. However, they are considered culinary berries because they are defined as "small, pulpy, and often edible fruit."

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