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Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 15 Feb 2024 21:02
by Carl
How well do you know you fruit and vegetables ?
  • 1. Marjorie's Seedlings and Early Laxtons are varieties of which fruit ?
  • 2. What are "Neeps & Tatties" which are usually served with the Scottish dish Haggis ?
  • 3. What is the Russian soup made from Beetroot called ?
  • 4. Known as "Lady's fingers" which vegetable is a principal ingredient in Gumbo ?
  • 5. What is a cross between an orange and a tangerine ?
  • 6. "Prunus Persica" is the scientific name for which fruit ?
  • 7. From which vegetable is the Indian dish of Saag made ?
  • 8. By what name is an aubergine known in the USA ?
  • 9. Which fruit can be a Honeydew or a Cantaloupe ?
  • 10. Which two vegetables make up the Indian dish Aloo Gobi ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 16 Feb 2024 00:51
by elcarretero
2 Turnips and potatoes
3 Borsch

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 16 Feb 2024 08:58
by gail
1. Plums
9. Melon

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 17 Feb 2024 09:17
by elcarretero
4 Okra

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 17 Feb 2024 13:56
by gail
7. Spinach?
8. Eggplant

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 17 Feb 2024 19:12
by elcarretero
10 Potatoes and cauliflower

Re: Fruit & Vegetable Quiz No. 2

Posted: 22 Feb 2024 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Marjorie's Seedlings and Early Laxtons are varieties of which fruit ? Plums
  • 2. What are "Neeps & Tatties" which are usually served with the Scottish dish Haggis ? Potatoes & Swede
  • 3. What is the Russian soup made from Beetroot called ? Borscht
  • 4. Known as "Lady's fingers" which vegetable is a principal ingredient in Gumbo ? Okra
  • 5. What is a cross between an orange and a tangerine ? Clementine
  • 6. "Prunus Persica" is the scientific name for which fruit ? Peach
  • 7. From which vegetable is the Indian dish of Saag made ? Spinach
  • 8. By what name is an aubergine known in the USA ? Eggplant
  • 9. Which fruit can be a Honeydew or a Cantaloupe ? Melon
  • 10. Which two vegetables make up the Indian dish Aloo Gobi ? Potatoes & Cauliflower