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Thanksgiving is coming. How much do you know about Cranberries?

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Description: Thanksgiving is coming. How much do you know about Cranberries?

Question Number: 1

Question: The scientific name of the North American Cranberry is:

	Vaccinium Macrocarpon
	Vaccinium Oxycoccus
	Vaccinium Hipporicus
	Vaccinius Oxycocoi

Question Number: 2

Question: Compared to the North American Cranberry, the European cranberry is smaller and

	sweeter
	more wrinkled
	has a different acid profile
	white

Question Number: 3

Question: This location grows the most Cranberries (36% of cranberry farming)

	Massachusettes
	New Jersey
	Quebec
	Wisconsin

Question Number: 4

Question: What is the yearly US production of cranberries?

	35,000 tons
	58,000 tons
	70,000 tons
	84,000 tons

Question Number: 5

Question: Hippuric Acid

	makes cranberries taste tart
	keep bacteria from attaching to the urinary tract walls
	give cranberries a long shelf life
	makes cranberries turn red when ripe

Question Number: 6

Question: Originally, cranberries were called

	Crane berries
	Lingonberries
	Bounce berries
	Cranburys

Question Number: 7

Question: Cranberries were once called "Bounce Berries"

	because children played a game like jacks with them
	because they bounce when ripe
	because they were "bounced" in a sieve to separate good berries from spoiled berries
	No - they were never called that.

Question Number: 8

Question: Cranberries became a Thanksgiving tradition -

	because they were eaten at the first Thanksgiving
	because they were a native american fruit
	because their bright red color symbolized the upcoming Christmas season
	nobody knows why - it is a great cranberry mystery

Question Number: 9

Question: Which of the following is not one of only 3 native North American fruits that was unknown before being "discovered" in America?

	Blueberry
	Currant
	Cranberry
	Concord Grape

Question Number: 10

Question: How many cranberries does it take to yield one gallon of cranberry juice?

	1050
	2700
	4400
	6200

Question Number: 11

Question: The Native Americans called Cranberries "Ibimi". This means

	Bitter Berry
	Red Fruit
	Tiny Stone
	Winter Berry

Question Number: 12

Question: White Cranberry Juice is made...

	by filtering the juice
	by harvesting the fruit early
	by heating the juice
	by removing the skin of the fruit before juicing

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