Memorize these and you could recognize 40.1% of all Fruits & Vegetables clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the pineapple | 25 | The "hospitality" fruit, it can keep Jell-O from jelling |
| 2 | an apple | 17 | Most famous target for William Tell's crossbow skills |
| 3 | the grapefruit | 16 | The shaddock is the largest citrus fruit & this is second |
| 4 | a cherry | 15 | Montmorency is the sour or "pie" type of this fruit cultivated most often in the U.S. |
| 5 | cherries | 14 | The first fruit to be "gobbled" in the original Pac-Man game |
| 6 | cabbage | 14 | Broccoli, cauliflower, & Brussels sprouts are all related to this "heady" vegetable |
| 7 | the pear | 13 | Anjou, bosc & bartlet are varieties of this popular fruit |
| 8 | the orange | 12 | The Hamlin variety of this fruit has more vitamin C by weight than the Valencia or navel |
| 9 | grapes | 11 | Almost all California raisins are produced from this seedless grape named for an English immigrant |
| 10 | an eggplant | 11 | Baba ghanoush is a Middle Eastern spread made with this purple-skinned vegetable |
| 11 | a peach | 11 | Some folks think of the nectarine as this, Georgia's state fruit, without the fuzz |
| 12 | the pomegranate | 11 | In mythology this reddish fruit with hundreds of seeds is a symbol of Persephone |
| 13 | bananas | 10 | In pounds per capita, the most consumed fresh fruit in U.S.--mostly the yellow Cavendish variety |
| 14 | iceberg lettuce | 10 | Hey, cool! It's the more common name for crisphead lettuce |
| 15 | a tomato | 10 | The egg-shaped plum variety of this makes a great spaghetti sauce |
| 16 | the grape | 10 | Like raisins, currants & sultanas are dried forms of this fruit |
| 17 | apples | 9 | Varieties of this fruit used in cooking are Rhode Island Greening, Stayman & Jonathan |
| 18 | a papaya | 9 | This pear-shaped tropical fruit has edible black seeds that resemble peppercorns & can be ground & used like pepper |
| 19 | asparagus | 8 | The brief cooking time of this vegetable led to the expression "Quicker than you can cook..." |
| 20 | squash | 8 | The strands inside this type of squash can be served like pasta |
| 21 | oranges | 8 | Despite the name, you don't have to be a rabbi to get into one of these easy peeling oranges |
| 22 | sweet potatoes | 8 | Most of what Americans eat as yams are actually a variety of this root vegetable |
| 23 | a plum | 8 | When the name of this fruit is preceded by "sugar", it refers to a kind of candy |
| 24 | a banana | 8 | According to a recent survey, this tropical fruit is the most popular fruit at the breakfast table |
| 25 | pears | 7 | About 70% of these grown in the world are the Bartlett variety |
| 26 | corn | 7 | Its varieties include Indian, sweet & pop |
| 27 | cauliflower | 7 | The part of this member of the cabbage family that's eaten is the firm, white "curd" |
| 28 | a cucumber | 7 | The skin of this common salad vegetable is often waxed to prevent water loss |
| 29 | the kiwi | 7 | Also called a Chinese gooseberry, this is the basis of the New Zealand dessert pavlova |
| 30 | peas | 6 | If you were served "poisson et petit pois" in Paris, you'd get fish & this vegetable |
| 31 | broccoli | 6 | Cousin to the cabbage that's an essential ingredient in chicken Divan |
| 32 | tomatoes | 6 | Movies are "certified fresh" at this .com with at least a 75% rating after 40 reviews |
| 33 | strawberries | 6 | Ingmar Bergman's classic 1957 film that's noted for its use of flashbacks |
| 34 | the watermelon | 6 | Varieties of this melon include icebox & seedless |
| 35 | the tangerine | 6 | The most common mandarin orange in the United States, it was named for a city in Morocco |
| 36 | a nectarine | 6 | Often called a cross between a plum & a peach, it's actually an unfuzzy variety of peach |
| 37 | the key lime | 6 | This golfball-sized fruit, Citrus aurantifolia swingle, is now grown mostly in Mexico, not Southern Florida |
| 38 | a radish | 6 | Varieties of this crisp salad vegetable include the cherry belle & scarlet globe |
| 39 | a lemon | 6 | Funk & Wagnalls says its parents were probably the lime & the citron |
| 40 | Figs | 5 | Only fruit specifically mentioned by name in the biblical account of Adam & Eve |
| 41 | endive | 5 | Escarole is a name commonly used by cooks & greengrocers for this salad vegetable |
| 42 | cranberries | 5 | "Swedish" Lingonberries are closely related to this American fruit grown in bogs |
| 43 | Brussels sprouts | 5 | 1st grown in Belgium about the 13th century, these vegetables look like tiny cabbages |
| 44 | breadfruit | 5 | In the 1790s, this fruit traveled from Tahiti to the West Indies with Captain Bligh |
| 45 | Bartlett | 5 | About 70% of the U.S. pear crop is of this variety |
| 46 | a date | 5 | From Greek for "finger", the Arabs claim it has as many culinary & pharmaceutical uses as days in a year |
| 47 | the avocado | 5 | This fruit, also called the alligator pear, can ripen more quickly in a paper bag |
| 48 | a pepper | 5 | Red varieties of this vegetable are often canned as pimiento |
| 49 | a leek | 5 | To improve his speaking voice, Nero regularly drank a soup made with this long, mild onion relative |
| 50 | sweet potato | 5 | North Carolina is the country's biggest producer of this tuber, belonging to the morning glory family |