History
The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly how many years ago?
What is 5,000 years ago?
Watermelon is both a fruit and which other type of food?
What is a vegetable?
Watermelon provides high levels of which vitamin linked to good eyesight?
What is vitamin A?
Name one popular commercial variety of watermelon.
What is Carolina Cross, Yellow Crimson, or Moon & Stars?
Watermelon is the official vegetable of what US State?
What is Oklahoma?
In which ancient civilization was the first recorded watermelon harvest?
What is Egypt?
About what percentage of a watermelon’s weight is water?
What is 92%?
The antioxidant that gives watermelon its red color is called what?
What is lycopene?
Farmers in which country have grown cube-shaped watermelons by using glass boxes?
What is Japan?
There once was a copper watermelon on the spire of a town hall in which city?
What is Kamyshin, Russia?
Which famous Russian czar exclaimed “Great fruit!” about watermelons in 1722?
Who is Peter the Great?
The world’s heaviest watermelon ever grown weighed approximately how many pounds?
What is 350.5 pounds?
Watermelon is a good source of potassium and which B vitamin good for brain power?
What is vitamin B6?
Seedless watermelon is popular because it is typically what?
What is sweeter and easier to eat?
Which U.S. state grew the watermelon holding the Guinness World Record for weight in 2013?
What is Tennessee?
Early explorers used watermelons for what practical purpose?
What are canteens (to hold water)?
Which country is the world’s largest producer of watermelons today?
What is China?
Eating watermelon can help with hydration because it contains what percentage of water?
What is 92%?
Orange and yellow watermelons differ in what way from the traditional red-fleshed ones?
What is color and flavor (they have distinct sweet flavors)?
Watermelon seeds belong to this botanical type of fruit.
What is a pepo (a type of berry)?
A watermelon was once thrown at which Greek orator during a speech?
Who is Demosthenes?
How many varieties of watermelon exist worldwide?
What is over 1,200?
Besides eating the flesh, which part of the watermelon is sometimes eaten in China?
What is the rind?
What family of plants does watermelon belong to?
What is Cucurbitaceae (the same family as cucumber, pumpkin, and squash)?
Name a way the watermelon rind is prepared and eaten in China.
What is stir-fried, stewed, or pickled?