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Fruits & Vegetables Around the World Quiz

Explore twenty carefully sourced facts about familiar and unusual produce, spanning plant anatomy, cultivation, nutrients, language, preparation, and food traditions across the globe.

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Botanically, which type of plant structure is a tomato?	—
Which part of the rhubarb plant is normally eaten?	—
A white potato is a modified form of which plant organ?	—
A sweet potato is an enlarged form of which plant organ?	—
Which part of the Brussels sprout plant forms the small edible heads?	—
Which pigment is converted by the human body into vitamin A?	—
Which kind of fruit is a pineapple botanically?	—
Botanically, which fruit category includes bananas?	—
Which plant family includes peanuts?	—
What edible part lies outside the cashew apple?	—
Which part of asparagus is harvested as the familiar green spear?	—
What is the swollen edible part of kohlrabi?	—
Which cactus provides the edible pads called nopales?	—
Which leafy vegetable is fermented to make the most common Korean kimchi?	—
Edamame are the immature green seeds of which crop?	—
What botanical term describes fruit growing directly from a tree trunk?	—
Which substance makes cut apples turn brown after exposure to air?	—
Which compound gives chile peppers their burning sensation?	—
Which preparation reduces cyanogenic compounds in cassava?	—
Which acid contributes much of the tartness in citrus fruit?	—

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Explore twenty carefully sourced facts about familiar and unusual produce, spanning plant anatomy, cultivation, nutrients, language, preparation, and food traditions across the globe.