Celery Quiz: questions and answers

1. Which family does celery belong to?

Akaniaceae

Apiaceae

Fabroniaceae

2. What is the length of the celery leaflets?

3–6 cm

1–3 cm

6–9 cm

3. What is the color of celery flowers?

Pink

Red

Creamy-white

4. Wild celery grows up to:

1 m

2 m

3 m

5. When was the word "celery" first attested in English?

1674

1654

1664

6. When was celery described by Carl Linnaeus in Volume One of his Species Plantarum?

1751

1753

1755

7. By which century had the season for celery been extended to last from the beginning of September to late in April?

19th century

20th century

18th century

8. What is the biological name for celery?

Apium graveolens var. secalinum

Apium graveolens var. graveolens

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

9. What is the biological name for celeriac?