Peas and Tank You Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kale

Kale is a vegetable eaten in many places around the world. It can be eaten raw or cooked in casseroles or soups. It comes in many leaf types and colors. It is very popular.

Answer: Carrot

These are all carrots. As you can see, they come in many colors. They can be eaten raw or cooked in myriad of ways. It is eaten all over the world and is a root vegetable. It can grow in two to three months.

Answer: Antioxidants

The artichoke has one of the highest levels of antioxidants of all vegetables. It has the other three but not in large amounts. It is the heart in the center of these flower buds that are eaten. This vegetable is usually eaten cooked.

Answer: Turnip

The turnip is a taproot eaten all over the world. It is mild in flavor and its leaves are eaten as a type of greens. China grows the most turnips in the world.

Answer: Spinach

Spinach is a popular vegetable eaten steamed, boiled, and raw in place of lettuce. They are high in Vitamins A and K and in folate. China grows most of the world's spinach.

Answer: True

The Romanesco is a nutty, crunchy flower bud that is a popular vegetable in Italy. It can be eaten raw but is usually boiled or cooked in a casserole.

Answer: Tangelo

Believed to have originated in India, the eggplant is also known as the aubergine, and brinjal. At one time it was believed to be poisonous and to cause insanity. It is almost always cooked and not eaten raw. When the eggplant gets over ripe it turns yellow.

Answer: Beetroot

The beetroot or beet is a taproot that has been used as a medicinal vegetable for years. It has also been used as a dye. They are usually eaten boiled, roasted or raw.

Answer: False

This is a butternut squash. Even though it can be roasted, toasted, and pureed for soups such as squash soup, or mashed to be used in casseroles, it is technically a fruit and not a vegetable.

Answer: Parsnip

The parsnip has been used as a sweetener but it not sweet when it gets ripe. It is a root vegetable that is popular all over and is often grown in fields with carrots. They can be cooked in myriad of ways but can also be eaten raw.