Ag Science
What is the most popular variety grown?
A. Ben Lear
B. Mullica Queen
C. Crimson Queen
D. Stevens
D. Stevens
(about 50% of the co-ops total fruit)
How many farmer owners are there at Ocean Spray?
A. 600
B. 700
C. 800
D. 900
B. 700
How do you say Cranberry in native American Algonquin language?
A. Cranberry
B. Atoqua
C. Atoka
D. Atocka
B. Atoqua
What is the oldest Cranberry variety grown in the co op?
A. Howes
B. Franklin
C. Early Black
D. Centennial
A. Howes
(1843!)
True or false: GMO Cranberries are grown at OSC
False
(GMO Cranberries don't exist in production in the industry as of right now! The first GMO cranberries have been developed by a team at UW-Madison.)
How many varieties of cranberries are grown at Ocean Spray?
A. 26
B. 36
C. 46
D. 56
C. 46
Locally known to growers, which slang word describes a cranberry defect?
A. Goofy Goobers
B. Berry Blasters
C. Tie Dye Dingers
D. Monkey Butts
D. Monkey Butts
(berry has a slight divot down the middle)
Which Artist was Nathan Apodaca listening to while long boarding in the Tik Tok that brought Ocean Spray into the spotlight?
A. Journey
B. Fleetwood Mac
C. Queen
D. Snoop Dogg
B. Fleetwood Mac
What is the Cranberries approximate native place of origin?
A. Pacific Northwest
B. Mid-West
C. New England
D. Canada
C. New England
(Studies are showing it could be as specific as Massachusetts)
How many years does it take to develop and test a new variety before growers are confident in growing it?
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 30 years
C. 15 years
How many months does it take to grow a Cranberry?
A. 8 months
B. 12 months
C. 16 months
D. 18 months
C. 16 months
How many generations of farmers do the Gilmore and Lee family farms have?
A. 5 generations
B. 6 generations
C. 7 generations
D. 8 generations
C. 7 generations
(The Weston family farm has 6 generations as well!)
What Ocean Spray product was Nathan Apodaca holding in the famous Tik Tok?
A. 18.5oz Cranberry Juice Cocktail
B. 32oz Cranberry Juice Cocktail
C. 64oz Cranberry Juice Cocktail
D. 64oz Cran-Rasberry
D. 64oz Cran-Rasberry
(sales went up by 75% after Tik Tok)
What year was Ocean Spray founded?
A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935
C. 1930
How many Cranberries are contained in a 64oz bottle of Cranberry juice Cocktail?
A. 157
B. 345
C. 556
D. 823
B. 345
(math done by Steve Nojeim)
How many seeds does one Cranberry average?
A. 9
B. 17
C. 48
D. 75
B. 17
Which family was one of the original founding members of Ocean Spray?
A. Urann
B. Bartling
C. Howe
D. Bible
A. Urann
(Along with Makepeace and Lee!)
How many impressions did Ocean Spray get from this famous Tik Tok?
A. 1,700,000
B. 17,000,000
C. 1,700,000,000
D.17,000,000,000
D. 17,000,000,000
(That's billion with a B!)
What was Ocean Spray's first product?
A. Jellied Cranberry Sauce
B. Cranberry Juice
C. Dried Cranberries
D. Cranberry Mash
A. Jellied Cranberry Sauce
Which one of these Cranberry varieties is not real?
A. Scarlet Night
B. Crimson Queen
C. Olsen's Honkers
D. Crimson King
A. Scarlet Night
(Yes all of these are actual cranberry varieties even Olsen's Honkers!... except Scarlet Knight is the true name of the Rutgers hybrid... spelling counts! Tricky tricky...)
What is the scientific name for cranberries grown at Ocean Spray?
A. Cranberrious maximus
B. Vaccinium algonquinian
C. Vaccinium macrocarpon
D. Vaccinium oxycoccus
C. Vaccinium macrocarpon
(if you said D. oxycoccus... stop using google... I'm watching you)
About how many acres of Cranberries are grown in the co op?
A. 10,000
B. 18,000
C. 28,000
D. 38,000
B. About 38,000
Which compound in Cranberries are believed to be responsible for the health benefit of preventing UTIs?
A. Proanthocyanidins
B. Antioxidants
C. Alpha Tocopherol
D. Vitamin C
A. Proanthocyanidins
When did the cooperative expand to include Florida Grapefuit?
A. 1966
B. 1976
C. 1986
D. Never
B. 1976
Why do growers turn on irrigation to prevent frost damage?
A. Ice Insulates berry
B. Change of state from water to ice generates heat
C. Water warmer than air melts ice on berry
D. Water Polarizes the surface of the berry
B. Change of state from water to ice generates heat (Exothermic reaction)