Q 01/05

Which root vegetable shares the carrot's plant family, along with celery, dill and fennel?

A) Parsnip

B) Sweet potato

C) Beetroot

D) Turnip

Answer · why

A) Parsnip

Parsnip. Both belong to the family Apiaceae, and they were once so alike that classical and medieval writers often used a single name, pastinaca, for ...

Q 02/05

The domesticated carrot most likely originated on a plateau named after which country?

A) Mexico

B) Egypt

C) India

D) Iran

Answer · why

D) Iran

Iran. Growers on the Iranian Plateau, which also takes in Afghanistan, are thought to have spent centuries selecting a thin, bitter root for sweetness...

Q 03/05

Which heroine cracks a slate over Gilbert Blythe's head after he calls her 'Carrots'?

A) Pippi Longstocking

B) Anne Shirley

C) Jo March

D) Laura Ingalls

Answer · why

B) Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley. The heroine of Anne of Green Gables is so touchy about her red hair that she refuses to forgive Gilbert for years, although he apologise...

Q 04/05

Where in Europe are growers credited with breeding the modern orange carrot?

A) Northern France

B) The Netherlands

C) Andalusia

D) East Anglia

Answer · why

B) The Netherlands

The Netherlands. Dutch growers bred stable orange strains such as the 'Long Orange', probably from yellow stock, and orange roots displaced the purple...

Q 05/05

Carrots are only an occasional treat for pet rabbits, whose diet vets say should be mostly what?

A) Dry pellets

B) Lettuce

C) Hay and grass

D) Fresh fruit

Answer · why

C) Hay and grass

Hay and grass. They should make up about 85% of what a rabbit eats, and the RSPCA warns that carrot roots often lead to weight gain and digestive trou...