Foreboding Fruit Trivia Quiz

Painted by René Magritte in 1964, "The Son of Man" is actually quite restrained for the surrealist artist, depicting a man (Magritte himself) standing in the middle of the image in a suit, holding his hands at his sides. The memorable element of the photo is a single apple (a green one) positioned directly in front of the subject's face. Magritte's argument was that the idea of thinking about what's hidden behind the apple was always more important than the actual presentation of the image.

Magritte is, otherwise, well known for "The Treachery of Images", better known as the painting of a pipe bearing the words 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'. "The Son of Man" was his last major artwork before his passing in 1967.

"Day-O", also known as "The Banana Boat Song", was released in 1955 on Harry Belafonte's "Calypso" album and is perhaps one of his most famous recordings alongside "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" (both of which were featured in the Tim Burton film "Beetlejuice"). "Calypso" proved to be a best-selling album that helped popularize a brief American interest in the calypso genre as a whole, but none were quite as successful as Belafonte in providing accessible hits to the masses.

The King of Calypso, as he would later be known, Belafonte would go on to become an EGOT winner, passing away in 2023 at the age of 96.

Across all "24" TV shows, miniseries, and films, there are actually numerous Presidents that fill the role of providing Jack Bauer instruction or collaboration, often because they're put into positions wherein national security is being breached or their own lives are at significant risk. The question here is looking for Cherries, and the answer is pointing to actress Cherry Jones, who played President Allison Taylor starting in the 2008 TV film "24: Redemption" and held the role through the seventh and eighth seasons of the program.

Cherry Jones has otherwise been seen in dozens of movies, television shows, and theatre productions. You might also recognize her from her Emmy-winning performance on TV's "The Handmaid's Tale" or from the "Nosedive" episode of "Black Mirror".

Cutting from east to west across most of South Africa, the Orange River starts from the high altitudes of the Drakensberg Mountains in Lesotho and proceeds through South Africa to create the border with it and Namibia to the north before flowing out into the Atlantic Ocean.

The waterway was named after the Dutch royals, having been 'discovered' and colonized by explorer Robert Jacob Gordon. Gordon was specifically assigned to the exploration of the Dutch Cape Colony where he resided (in Cape Town) until his death in 1795.

The person that the image is representing would be world-famous MLB right-fielder Darryl Strawberry, who played in the major leagues for seventeen seasons in the late 20th century, racking up the stats to make himself an eight-time All-Star player and three-time World Series champion (once with the Mets and twice with the Yankees).

While quite the accomplished player during his baseball tenure, much of it was marred by periodic suspensions for proven substance abuse and addiction. It led to his forcible retirement in 2000.

A small bird native solely to the islands of New Zealand, kiwis are iconic creatures that have been elevated to being a key symbol of the Oceanic nation, being popularly recognizable for their unique physiology and quirks. Kiwi birds are unable to fly, but bear two small, vestigial wings.

More notably, they're rotund creatures with lengthy beaks and may be considered, by some, to look a little bit like the kiwi fruit in colour and general shape.

Fronted by lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries formed in Ireland in the late 1980s and built themselves up to be one of the nation's most famous and distinctive rock groups by the mid-1990s with international radio-friendly rock hits like "Zombie", "Dreams", and "Linger", the latter of which would persist as adult contemporary tracks well past their prime. Though the band went on a hiatus for most of the 2000s, they would continue to release albums until O'Riordan's unexpected passing in early 2018.

Fenglisu, a Taiwanese baked good, consists of dense pastry wrapped around tart pineapple jam (though mass-produced versions of the confection mix pineapple with winter melon as well). While pineapple originated in South America, its most famous growing regions are the Caribbean and Hawaii.

The truth is that pineapple is a key crop of Taiwan, and this has elevated fenglisu to being associated with the island; it's commonly seen as a traditional gift of good fortune.

Princess Toadstool was the damsel-in-distress for a number of "Super Mario" platformer video games...and she still is, but you'd likely know her as Princess Peach (or just Peach) nowadays. Nintendo would change her name to Peach starting with "Super Mario 64" in the mid-1990s. Since then, Peach has taken on a much more significant role in gaming, not only having more substance and lore as a playable character, but starring in her own games entirely.

Professor Plum was one of the six original playable characters (and murder suspects) of the classic board game 'Clue' (or 'Cluedo'). Interestingly, per the rules, Professor Plum is generally reserved to roll last of all the player characters (with Miss Scarlet rolling first).

He's also not the only food-adjacent characters as Colonel Mustard bears a yellow shade that shares its name with the condiment/spice. In the 1985 film adaptation, Plum was played by Christopher Lloyd.

What's interesting is that it doesn't appear altogether possible to track the term 'lemon' back to any definitive source, at least not when it refers to the idea of a substandard product in general. Even if not referring to a vehicle, anyone can be handed a lemon when it refers to a disappointing gift, reward, or purchase.

Volkswagen was the first vehicle brand to use the slang word in marketing. It's stuck with cars, especially, ever since.

Based in the U.S., this 2010s-established company made its name in bike rentals but has since become synonymous, as well, with electric scooters in many of the world's major cities. The concept is simple: the customer uses an app on their phone to locate available bikes/scooters and rent them for a specific distance or amount of time, closing off the rental when they arrive at their destination.

It works similar to a ride-share app, only for smaller, more affordable public transit options.