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Oranges belong to the citrus group. This topic is part of Fruit within Food & Drink. This page currently draws on 30 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
orange trivia questions
Oranges are what type of fruit?
Answer: Citrus
Bonus fact: Oranges belong to the citrus group.
Which vitamin are oranges especially known for?
Answer: Vitamin C
Bonus fact: Oranges are a well-known dietary source of vitamin C.
The sweet orange is commonly known scientifically as what?
Answer: Citrus sinensis
Bonus fact: Citrus sinensis is the common sweet orange.
What pigment gives most orange carrots their color?
Answer: Beta-carotene
Bonus fact: Beta-carotene is an orange pigment that the body can convert into vitamin A.
Orange juice is made from what fruit?
Answer: Orange
Bonus fact: Orange juice is produced by squeezing or pressing oranges.
Why do many deciduous leaves turn yellow and orange in autumn?
Answer: Chlorophyll breaks down and other pigments become visible
Bonus fact: Carotenoid pigments are revealed as green chlorophyll disappears.
A calico cat usually has patches of white, orange, and what color?
Answer: Black
Bonus fact: Calico coats combine white with orange and black or diluted versions.
Which noble gas produces the characteristic red-orange glow of a traditional neon sign?
Answer: Neon
Bonus fact: Neon was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers.
A Clockwork Orange is based on a novel by which author?
Answer: Anthony Burgess
Bonus fact: BFI describes Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film as a take on Anthony Burgess's novel, set in a dystopian future London.
Who played Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren on Orange Is the New Black?
Answer: Uzo Aduba
Bonus fact: The Television Academy lists Jenji Kohan among the series' executive producers.
Why do beaver incisors appear dark orange?
Answer: Iron in the enamel
Bonus fact: The iron-rich enamel helps strengthen the teeth against cracking and breaking.
What gives many Ilocos empanada wrappers their bright orange color?
Answer: Annatto
Bonus fact: Annatto, locally known as atsuete, provides color without making the wrapper especially spicy.