Trivia Quiz

Strange Gardening Facts

Average Score: 3.4 / 10 = 34%

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Question 1: What is not true about tomatoes?
A: People used to think they were poisonous
B: They are the official juice of Ohio
C: China is the biggest producer of tomatoes
D: There are 57 varieties of tomatoes

Question 2: Which of the following is a member of the daisy family?
A: lettuce
B: cabbage
C: brussel sprouts
D: leek

Question 3: What percent of the corn grown in the United States is used to feed livestock?
A: 10 percent
B: 30 percent
C: 50 percent
D: 70 percent

Question 4: Which of the following crops makes the top ten list of the most popular vegetables grown in American gardens?
A: corn
B: tomatoes
C: cucumbers
D: carrots

Question 5: What was 8 feet 8 inches tall?
A: The largest edible fungi
B: The tallest sunflower
C: The tallest tomato plant
D: The largest leaf

Question 6: How old is the longest living bristlecone pinetree?
A: about 700 years
B: about 1000 years
C: about 5000 years
D: about 7000 years

Question 7: The fastest growing tree grows at what rate per month?
A: 5 inches
B: 1 foot
C: 2 feet
D: 2.5 feet

Question 8: How much did the largest tomato ever grown weigh?
A: 4 lbs 6 ounces
B: 5 lbs 8 ounces
C: 7 lbs 12 ounces
D: 9 lbs

Question 9: Which is not a member of the lily family?
A: onion
B: okra
C: asparagus
D: chives

Question 10: What is not true about pumpkins?
A: They were used to treat snakebites
B: They were believed to remove freckles
C: Most of the world's supply of pumpkin comes from Europe
D: They are 90 percent water

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Answers

Question 1: What is not true about tomatoes?
D: There are 57 varieties of tomatoes

Question 2: Which of the following is a member of the daisy family?
A: lettuce

Question 3: What percent of the corn grown in the United States is used to feed livestock?
C: 50 percent

Question 4: Which of the following crops makes the top ten list of the most popular vegetables grown in American gardens?
B: tomatoes

Question 5: What was 8 feet 8 inches tall?
A: The largest edible fungi

Question 6: How old is the longest living bristlecone pinetree?
C: about 5000 years

Question 7: The fastest growing tree grows at what rate per month?
D: 2.5 feet

Question 8: How much did the largest tomato ever grown weigh?
C: 7 lbs 12 ounces

Question 9: Which is not a member of the lily family?
B: okra

Question 10: What is not true about pumpkins?
C: Most of the world's supply of pumpkin comes from Europe