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Honey Trivia Quiz

Honey is a sweet and wonderful food! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Giniw. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Giniw

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
572

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How long can honey remain edible if properly stored?

Hint

Decades, perhaps even centuries

Approximately 3 years

1 month

About 6 months

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is not an accepted basis for classifying honey? Hint

Floral source

Processing and packaging methods

Color

Acid content

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bees make honey from nectar through a process called what? Hint

Photosynthesis

Excretion

Pollination

Regurgitation

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bees store honey in the wax cells of the honeycomb. What shape are these cells typically? Hint

Round

Octagonal

Hexagonal

Triangular

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Question 5 of 10

5. To bees, what is honey? Hint

Food

A deterrent to predators

Waste

A way to attract food sources

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Question 6 of 10

6. Honey has been collected and eaten by humans for more than 8000 years.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In a Jewish tradition associated with Rosh Hashanah, what is usually dipped in honey?
Hint

Clovers

Pears

A young boy's feet

Apples

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Question 8 of 10

8. What cartoon friend of a boy named Christopher Robin loves his honey pot?

Hint

Winnie the Pooh

Eeyore

Paddington

Baloo

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do beekeepers use to calm the bees before taking the honeycomb out of the hive to collect honey?

Hint

Smoke

Darkness

Soothing music

A sedative in the hive

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'm known as the ancestor of all alcoholic drinks. I'm made by fermenting a mixture of honey and water. What am I called? Hint

Ale

Absinthe

Port wine

Mead

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How long can honey remain edible if properly stored?

Answer: Decades, perhaps even centuries

Leave it to the bees however to come up with what is probably the best preservation system for honey: leaving it sealed in its honeycomb.

2. Which of the following is not an accepted basis for classifying honey?

Answer: Acid content

Honey is also sometimes classified by the region where it is produced.

3. Bees make honey from nectar through a process called what?

Answer: Regurgitation

Bees, working as a group, ingest and regurgitate the nectar a number of times until it is the desired quality.

4. Bees store honey in the wax cells of the honeycomb. What shape are these cells typically?

Answer: Hexagonal

Honeycombs are comprised of hexagonal wax cells built by the bees to store honey, larvae and pollen.

5. To bees, what is honey?

Answer: Food

Bees need honey to sustain them over the winter.

6. Honey has been collected and eaten by humans for more than 8000 years.

Answer: True

Honey is described in Babylonian and Sumerian cuneiform writings and the sacred writings of India and Egypt. It is presumed to be even older than that!

7. In a Jewish tradition associated with Rosh Hashanah, what is usually dipped in honey?

Answer: Apples

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Apples and honey symbolize a sweet new year.

8. What cartoon friend of a boy named Christopher Robin loves his honey pot?

Answer: Winnie the Pooh

"Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, willy, nilly, silly old bear!"

9. What do beekeepers use to calm the bees before taking the honeycomb out of the hive to collect honey?

Answer: Smoke

The smoke triggers the bees' instinct to protect the hive, and they begin eating honey and are less likely to attack.

10. I'm known as the ancestor of all alcoholic drinks. I'm made by fermenting a mixture of honey and water. What am I called?

Answer: Mead

Mead is mentioned in Aristotle's "Meteorologica," written in 350 BCE.

Source: Author Giniw

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