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1 What is the name of the French Brandy made from apples?
A Calvados
2 What is the popular name for a salad generally made of fresh apples, celery, and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise?
A Waldorf salad. The original recipe consisted only of diced red-skinned apples, celery, and mayonnaise.
3 What is the name for a rough cider made from unselected apples?
A Scrumpy. It’s a type of cider that originated in the West of England.
4 What is the proper name for the commonly termed Adam’s apple?
A The laryngeal prominence – the larynx (Latin: Prominentia laryngeal)
5 New York City is nicknamed the Big Apple, but which US state grows 58% of all US apple production?
A Washington (China is the world´s largest producer of apples, followed by the U.S., Poland, Italy, and France.)
6 Although found only in minute amounts, which toxic substance is contained in apple pips?
A Cyanide (amygdalin, which releases cyanide when in contact with our digestive juices)
7 Which Beatles single did the Apple Corp label release first in 1968?
A Hey Jude (B-side, Revolution)
8 Not the sort of apple you can find growing in an orchard, what then are pink fir apples?
A Potatoes (a main crop potato variety with pink skin and cream, waxy flesh)
9 What is the name of the acid in apples?
A Malic acid (derived from the Latin word for apple)
10 What did the Apple Company name their Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) launched in 1993?
A Newton (discontinued in 1998)