Grapefruit Quiz: questions and answers

1. Where is grapefruit originating?

Barbados

Costa Rica

Jamaica

2. What quantity of Vitamin C does raw grapefruit contain?

33.3 mg

23.3 mg

43.3 mg

3. Which country is the largest producer of grapefruits?

The United States

Turkey

China

4. When was the grapefruit brought to Florida?

1834

1825

1823

5. Which type of grapefruit is not a Florida variety?

Pummelo HC

Oro Blanco

Rio Star

6. Grapefruit is a hybrid between:

Sweet orange and lemon

Sweet orange and pomelo

Sweet orange and blood orange

7. What was the former name of grapefruit?

Forbidden fruit

Unknown fruit

Abandoned orange

8. When was the first documentation of grapefruits made?

1750

1883

1925

9. When was the true origin of grapefruit determined?

1890s

1940s

1980s

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