Apple Trivia

By Door County Pulse , Door County Living – September 1st, 2011

In addition to taking home a bushel of Door County apples this fall, take home some apple facts.

1. The average person eats how many apples a year?

a. 37

b. 42

c. 65

d. 83

2. The largest apple ever picked weighed:

a. 1 pound, 14 ounces

b. 2 pounds, 9 ounces

c. 3 pounds, 2 ounces

d. 4 pounds, 1 ounce

3. A medium apple contains how many calories?

a. 63

b. 80

c. 92

d. 106

4. Apples float because they contain what percent air?

a. 25%

b. 32%

c. 43%

d. 47%

5. What country raises the most apples?

a. Spain

b. United States

c. Mexico

d. China

6. How many states produce apples commercially?

a. 23

b. 36

c. 42

d. 50

7. How many varieties of apples are grown in the world?

a. 4,200

b. 5,600

c. 6,300

d. 7,500

8. How many varieties of apples are grown in the United States?

a. 1,250

b. 2,500

c. 4,300

d. 6,000

9. What is the most popular apple produced in the United States?

a. Red Delicious

b. Golden Delicious

c. Honeycrisp

d. Jonathan

10. What is the only apple native to the United States?

a. Red Delicious

b. Crabapple

c. Golden Delicious

d. Winesap

11. How many apples does it take to make a 9-inch pie?

a. 1 pound

b. 1.5 pounds

c. 2 pounds

d. 3 pounds

12. It takes the energy from how many leaves to make one apple?

a. 40

b. 50

c. 60

d. 70

13. What is the most valuable fruit crop in the United States?

a. Oranges

b. Apples

c. Cherries

d. Grapes

14. How many quarts of applesauce can be made from a bushel of apples?

a. 7 to 11

b. 9 to 13

c. 17 to 2

d. 20 to 24

15. What percent of the U.S. apple crop is exported?

a. 10%

b. 13%

c. 21%

d. 25%

Answers:

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