Fruits and Vegetables
This fuzzy fruit has twice the vitamin C of an orange and are a high-potassium, low-salt alternative to bananas. They're packed with vitamins and nutrients.
What are kiwi fruit?
Every _____ has its thorn.
What is a rose?
This vegetable is also a flower.
What is broccoli?
In 17th century Holland, they were more valuable than gold.
What are Tulips?
(A bulb cost the equivalent of $2000.00!)
This helps clean the air, traps carbon dioxide, reduces erosion, improves soil, decreases noise pollution, and can reduce temperature.
What is grass?
A true berry is a fleshy fruit formed from a single flower with a seed, or seeds, embedded on the inside of the flesh. Name one vegetable or large fruit that is actually a berry.
What is: avocado, cucumber, banana, grapes, currants, tomatoes, aubergines, pomegranates?
Pushing up ________.
What are daisies?
A member of the daisy family, it earned the Greek name for ‘star’. Commonly seen with purple flowers, they are also white, light pink, and blue.
What is the aster?
Native to Mexico, these flowers can grow up to 15’ tall. The Aztecs used them to make red dye, and the sap to control fevers.
What are Poinsettias?
The world’s tallest grass, it can grow up to 90 cm/day.
What is bamboo?
Grown mainly in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, this fragrant fruit’s scent is usually compared to rotten eggs, sweaty socks, or even garbage.
What is durian fruit?
To stop a problem early on or before it can develop.
What is “Nip it in the bud”?
Syringa: they grow on bushes in clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers.
What are lilacs?
Mexico’s national flower, they are popular across the globe and have a wide range of colours.
What is the Dahlia?
The oldest living organisms on Earth, they never die of old age.
What are trees?
The edible portion of plants such as leaves, stems, roots, bulbs, flowers, and tubers are called this.
What are vegetables?
Someone who matures or achieves skills later than others.
What is a 'late bloomer'?
Narcissus are bright yellow or white flowers with a trumpet-shaped center that bloom in early spring. They are commonly known as ________.
What are daffodils?
The acidity of the soil determines the colour of this flower. Too alkaline and the blossoms are pink, add coffee grounds to the soil to make it acidic and the blooms turn blue.
What are Hydrangeas?
These flowers are more than just pretty. They are edible and are often used to garnish dishes.
(Bonus 100 points if you name 3!)
What are violets, roses and nasturtiums?
In October 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison collaborated to help grow this, the first vegetable grown in space.
What are potatoes?
To add unnecessary decoration or adornments to something already beautiful.
What is 'gild the lily'?
Dianthus are fragrant ruffled flowers that symbolize love and affection. They are available in many colours and are popular near Mothers Day.
What are carnations?
Rafts made from these flowers have been used to clean up water contamination from the Chornobyl disaster. The roots remove 95% radioactivity by drawing the contaminants out of the water.
What are Sunflowers?
Related to apples, cherries, and raspberries, roses are also related to this nut.
What are almonds?
(They are also related to plums, nectarines, and peaches!)