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Quiz: Gardening and Growing

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Many people actively garden. A lot more want to garden, but can’t for various reasons. Some people lack space to garden and grow most of their plants in containers. Other people grow many things in a small area, optimizing the space they have. For yet other people, space isn’t an issue. Many places even offer community garden space to allow people to grow a garden when they don’t have room to do so at home.

Gardening is a worthwhile endeavor. It can save money, the gardener is in control of what chemicals, if any, are used, and gardening is a good form of exercise. A typical gardener expends about 300 calories per hour in planting and tending to the garden. Many people firmly maintain that produce out of the garden tastes much better than produce that is purchased at the store. There is also a lot of satisfaction that comes from growing a garden.

Gardeners even tend to be healthier than people who don’t garden. There could be several reasons for this, including those already mentioned. Another reason is that gardeners usually eat what they grow and this can mean an increase in the amount of fruits and vegetables they consume. For that matter, they also often get more sunshine than people who don’t garden.

The following is a general quiz about gardening, fruits, and vegetables. This is meant to be a fun and informative quiz, so a person who doesn’t have a garden can enjoy the quiz, too.

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    Whether people grow them or just enjoy eating them, the avocado is a popular fruit. The name comes from the Aztec word, ‘Ahuacatl’. What does Ahuacatl mean?

    • plump fruit
    • testicle
    • tree melon
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    The name “banana” comes from the Arabic word banan. What does banan mean?

    • finger
    • nectar
    • yellow
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    True or False: Tomatoes only set fruit if the nighttime temperature is between 62 – 70 F (16.6 – 21.1 C).

    • True
    • False
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    Radishes are one of the fastest growing vegetables, growing from seed to harvest in just 28 days. Which of the following vegetables are closely related to radishes?

    • beets
    • carrots
    • broccoli
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    True or False: There are few garden vegetables that will grow in hot, dry, desert areas like Phoenix, Arizona.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False: Okra was grown by the ancient Egyptians over 3,000 years ago.

    • True
    • False
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    Companion gardening is planting different plants near to each other for mutual benefit of the plants. True or False: Native Americans in South America were practicing companion gardening over 8,000 years ago.

    • True
    • False
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    What is the best way to water most garden plants?

    • Frequent or daily watering.
    • Watering once or twice per week, giving the plants 1-2 inches of water each time.
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    True or False: Strawberries aren’t actually berries because the seeds are located on the outside of the fruit. The average number of seeds on each fruit is 200.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False: There are around 40,000 different cultivars or varieties of rice, but wild rice isn’t rice.

    • True
    • False

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Written by Rex Trulove

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  6. I guessed the word “finger” for #2 because the Arabic name Banan means a girl with nice fingers, or something to that effect. Wonderful quiz.

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