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Why will the seeds of a good apple not give you the same apple, and what did Johnny Appleseed really plant? These apple trivia questions are about the fruit, for an orchard day or a harvest festival.
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Apple trivia questions from the orchard
Where apples come from starts in the mountains of Central Asia and follows the fruit west. Varieties and how a new one is made asks how Granny Smith, Fuji and Empire got their names and what a rootstock does.
Science and stories
The science of the fruit explains why apples float and what the king bloom is. Sayings, stories and the kitchen has William Tell, the apple of my eye and apple butter.
- At a harvest festival, read The science of the fruit by the apple-bobbing tub: one question explains why apples float.
Questions and answers
What are some easy apple trivia questions?
Why do apples float in water? Which insects are most often used to pollinate orchards? Which green apple is named after Maria Ann Smith? The answers are that they are less dense than water, honey bees and Granny Smith.
How many kinds of apples are there?
More than 7,500 known varieties. Some are bred for eating raw, some for cooking and some for cider or juice.
Where do apples come from?
Central Asia. The wild ancestor still grows in the mountains there, and people probably first domesticated the apple in the Tian Shan 4,000 to 10,000 years ago before it traveled the Silk Road to Europe.
Why do apples not grow true from seed?
Every seedling apple differs from every other and from its parents. To copy a variety, growers graft a cutting onto a rootstock, which also controls the size of the tree.
How were the answers checked?
On October 9, 2026, in the English Wikipedia article linked beside each question: Apple and the articles on single varieties, sayings and foods. Harvest totals and rankings are left out because they change every year.