1. C. 80. Also, apples are fat, sodium and cholesterol free.
2. A. Ear
3. A. 50 Acres
4. B. False. The eye located on the bottom of the apple is all that is left of the flower blossom.
5. A. True.
6. B. 5; when an apple is sliced in half, the seeds form a pentagram.
7. C. 42 lbs.
8. B. 36 apples; almost a bushel.
9. A. Oranges; apples are second.
10. A. True. Named after the goddess Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees.
11. D. Red Delicious
12. D. Oval
13. C. Skin
14. B. 100 years
15. A. True. The seeds contain a bit of hydrogen cyanide.
16. C. 7,500; there are approximately 2,500 different varieties grown in the U.S. alone.
17. D. Celts. After the Romans conquered Briton, the apple became part of the harvest festival that would become Halloween.
18. A. Marriage. The Celts believed the pentagram was a fertility symbol and when the apple is sliced in half, the seeds form a pentagram so, naturally, the Celts believed the apple could be used to determine marriage. The first person to bite an apple while floating in water or hanging by a string was the mostly likely to get married.
19. B. Rose
20. B. 3 lbs.
