40 Fruit Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which fragrant yellow fruit is often cooked into jelly because its raw flesh is hard and tart?

2. Which fruit is often narrow near the stem and wider at the bottom?

3. Which small, round red fruit commonly has a long slender stem and one hard pit?

4. Cut open a common green kiwifruit. What tiny things form a dark ring in its flesh?

5. What are the juicy, seed-filled pieces inside a pomegranate commonly called?

6. Which fruit wears a crown of stiff leaves at its top?

7. What is one row of bananas in a growing bunch called?

8. What does freestone mean when describing a peach?

9. What kind of plant grows grapefruit?

10. What shape does a carambola slice usually look like?

11. Which fruit has a red or yellow skin covered in soft, hairlike spines?

12. Peel a ripe red lychee. What color is the juicy flesh usually?

13. Which fruit has a thin tan shell around translucent flesh and one shiny dark seed?

14. What is the white spongy layer just beneath an orange’s colored peel called?

15. Which large citrus fruit often has a very thick, spongy rind?

16. What are the wedge-shaped sections inside an orange called?

17. Which fruit has one large, flat stone inside its yellow or orange flesh?

18. What fills the central cavity of a typical ripe papaya?

19. How many large seeds does a typical avocado contain?

20. What surrounds the seeds inside a ripe passion fruit?

21. Where are a fig’s tiny flowers hidden while it develops?

22. Why is a picked raspberry hollow in the middle?

23. Which cells give some pears their slightly gritty feel?

24. What is the seed-holding middle of an apple or pear called?

25. Which tropical fruit can have white or pink flesh with many small, hard seeds?

26. Which plant carries bunches of grapes?

27. Blueberries usually grow on which type of plant?

28. Where do watermelon vines usually spread?

29. In the United States, which melon often has a net-patterned rind and orange flesh?

30. Which melon commonly has smooth pale skin and light green flesh?

31. What can carry a fallen coconut to a new shoreline?

32. Where can jackfruits grow directly on their tree?

33. Which small yellow-orange fruit often has several large, glossy brown seeds?

34. What is mostly removed from fruit when it is dried?

35. What spread is made by cooking crushed fruit with sugar until it thickens?

36. Which frozen treat is commonly made with fruit or fruit juice and sugar, without dairy?

37. What chewy snack is made by drying a thin layer of fruit puree?

38. Which fruit is cooked and mashed to make applesauce?

39. Some unripe persimmons make your mouth feel dry. What happens to that feeling when the fruit becomes fully ripe and soft?

40. The pale dusty-looking bloom on a fresh blueberry is mainly what?