Common Fig Quiz: questions and answers

Common Fig Quiz: questions and answers
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Common Fig is one of the oldest cultivated plants on the planet. It was a very important plant in the agriculture of Pylos in the XII century BC.

 Common Fig includes some interesting questions and multiple choice answers about this fruit plant.

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1. What is the scientific name of the common fig?

Ficus carica

2. What is the average height of a fig tree?

7-10 metres

3. What is the length of a fig fruit?

3-5 centimetres

4. For which community figs were a common food source?

The Romans

5. When were figs were first cultivated in Northern Europe?

15th century

6. When did Reginald Pole introduce fig to Lambeth Palace in London?

16th century

7. What is the most popular variety of Smyrna-type fig?

Calimyrna

8. Which kind of fig has been grown in Turkey for many centuries?

Lob Injir

9. Which country is the largest producer of fig?

Turkey

10. What were figs used for in some old Mediterranean folk practices?

Curing skin problems

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