Banana Basics
What color is a banana when it’s fully ripe?
What is yellow?
This yellow fruit is the favorite of the Minions in the "Despicable Me" movies.
What are bananas?
Bananas float in water because they have this.
What is low density (or less dense than water)?
This South American country is the world’s largest exporter of bananas.
What is Ecuador?
Bananas were first cultivated in this region, often referred to as the "banana homeland."
What is Southeast Asia?
Bananas grow on these tall, tree-like plants.
What is a banana plant (or banana tree)?
In this classic cartoon, a character often slips on a banana peel.
What is Looney Tunes?
Bananas produce this gas, which speeds up ripening.
What is ethylene?
The banana variety most commonly eaten worldwide is called this.
What is the Cavendish?
This term describes the mass fungal disease that wiped out the Gros Michel banana variety in the 1950s.
What is Panama Disease?
Bananas are classified as this type of fruit because they develop without fertilization.
What is a parthenocarpic fruit?
Gwen Stefani made this fruit famous with a song spelling it out.
What is "Hollaback Girl"?
Banana peels can be used to polish this material.
What is leather?
In this country, fried plantains are a popular snack called "plátanos fritos."
What is Mexico (or any Latin American country)?
Bananas are believed to have first been introduced to the Americas by explorers from this country.
What is Spain?
This part of the banana plant is often mistakenly called a trunk.
What is a pseudostem?
In "Mario Kart," these are used as obstacles to trip up competitors.
What are banana peels?
Bananas share about 50% of their DNA with this organism.
What is a human?
This tropical island nation is known for its banana-based dishes like "matoke."
What is Uganda?
This artificial banana flavour was designed to mimic the taste of the Gros Michel variety.
What is banana oil (or artificial banana flavor)?
Bananas are rich in this mineral, which helps regulate heart function.
What is potassium?
This famous banana-branding sticker features a blue oval with a woman holding a bunch of bananas.
What is Chiquita?
Bananas naturally contain this radioactive isotope.
What is potassium-40?
The first banana shipment to the United States arrived in this year.
What is 1870?
This ancient philosopher referenced bananas as an exotic fruit in his writings.
Who is Alexander the Great?