Agriculture Trivia Questions
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What fruit is primarily grown in Massachusetts and Wisconsin, as noted by Ocean Spray?
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cranberry
What crop, sometimes referred to as grown by Pennsylvania Dutch Masters, generates $14 million yearly in Pennsylvania?
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tobacco
What crop did New York rank second in production to Washington in 1991, which is also its leading fruit?
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apple
Which crop is notably grown in Alabama's Black Belt agricultural area?
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cotton
What tuber, grown in the northeast U.S., has a round white or Katahdin variety that is excellent for boiling?
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potato
What tropical fruit does Hawaii produce 300,000 tons of each year, constituting the vast majority of the USA's crop?
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pineapple
What fiber is pressed into 480-pound bales after ginning?
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cotton
Which country is known for producing almost one-third of the world's coffee crop?
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brazil
What product is processed from raw cane into molasses in mills?
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sugar
What is Cuba's most important crop, especially for those with a sweet tooth?
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sugarcane
From which type of trees do New England farmers frequently use plastic tubing and vacuum pumps to drain sap?
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maple
What is the process of separating the wheat from the chaff by using air called?
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winnowing
What percentage of Americans currently live on farms?
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Stalks of which crop, the primary agricultural product of the West Indies, can grow up to 15 feet in height?
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sugarcane
What grain, commonly grown in flooded fields, is the focus of a museum in Crowley, Louisiana?
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rice
What crop is the focus of a museum in Kenly, North Carolina, that covers its history and economic impact?
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tobacco
Which animal's American breeds, such as the rambouillet, are often raised more for their fleece than for their meat?
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sheep
In which U.S. state was the red delicious apple, originally known as the hawk eye, discovered?
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iowa
Which U.S. state, known as the 'Razorback' state, is the top producer of broiler chickens, turning out over � of a billion annually?
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arkansas
Which plant breeder developed a spineless cactus at his farm in Santa Rosa, California?
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luther burbank
Which animal includes the Saanen and Toggenburg breeds among the top milk producers in the U.S.?
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goat
What substance is not used in hydroponic farming when growing crops and plants?
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soil
What is the principal crop of the Banda Islands that is essential for making eggnog?
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nutmeg
What is the top crop of Montana, especially the winter type grown in the north central region?
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wheat
What is the most economically important bean in the world?
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soybean
Which state leads the USA in broiler production, according to Tyson Foods?
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arkansas
Which grain is cultivated over the largest area of the earth's surface compared to any other food crop?
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wheat
What is hydroponics the growing of plants without?
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soil
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