Root Vegetables Quiz
Instructions: Dig into your knowledge of root vegetables — from turnips to turmeric!
- 1.
Which root vegetable is the primary ingredient in traditional borscht?
AParsnipBTurnipCCarrotDBeetroot - 2.
What root vegetable, commonly used in Asian cooking, has a tan skin and crisp white flesh with a peppery flavor?
ALotus rootBJicamaCTaroDDaikon radish - 3.
Which root vegetable is orange in color and a major source of beta-carotene?
ASweet potatoBYamCCarrotDRutabaga - 4.
Turnips belong to which plant family?
ALegume familyBNightshade familyCAllium familyDBrassica (cabbage) family - 5.
Which root vegetable is also known as a swede in British English?
AParsnipBRutabagaCKohlrabiDCeleriac - 6.
What is the starchy root vegetable, a staple in West Africa and the Caribbean, also called manioc?
AYamBCassavaCMalangaDTaro - 7.
Which root vegetable looks like a white carrot and becomes sweeter after a frost?
ASalsifyBWhite radishCDaikonDParsnip - 8.
Ginger is technically classified as what type of underground plant structure?
ATaprootBBulbCRhizomeDTuber - 9.
Which root vegetable, popular in Japanese cuisine, has hollow segments when sliced crosswise?
AWasabi rootBBurdock rootCBamboo shootDLotus root - 10.
What is celeriac?
AA variety of leekBA type of onionCThe root of a celery plantDA wild parsley root - 11.
Which brightly colored root vegetable gives turmeric its distinctive yellow-orange hue?
ACurcuminBLycopeneCAnthocyaninDCarotene - 12.
Jicama is a crunchy root vegetable native to which region?
ACentral AfricaBMexico and Central AmericaCMediterraneanDSoutheast Asia - 13.
Which root vegetable is the main ingredient in the traditional dish 'colcannon' along with cabbage?
ATurnipBParsnipCCarrotDPotato - 14.
Horseradish is prized for what characteristic?
AIts soft textureBIts bright colorCIts sweetnessDIts pungent, spicy flavor - 15.
Which root vegetable, commonly used in Hawaiian cuisine, is the base ingredient for poi?
ATaroBSweet potatoCYamDCassava