Fruits and Vegetables Jeopardy



Fruits and Vegetables Jeopardy

Credit: Activity modified by Jeopardy prepared by Jerry Chenault/Jeanne Elkins of Alabama Cooperative Extension Service

Purpose: To learn about fruits and vegetables and their characteristics through a fun educational game.

Supplies: LCD projector and laptop

or

Print each slide from the PowerPoint for a storyboard.

Target Audience: Healthy Living A-Z participants

What to do:

Divide the youth into two teams. Select a team captain for each group. This person will answer for the team. Make sure team captains know to quickly confer with their teammates before answering. Another option is to play the game like Family Feud – let each player have an opportunity to answer a question.

The game can be played where one team gets a chance to “steal” (answer a question if the other team misses it). The game can be started with the flipping of a coin. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the game!

Vegetable Jeopardy Questions and Answers

Green Vegetables

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |This green vegetable begins with a B and is long and thin. |Bean |

|20 |Name the vegetable that is used to make pickles. |Cucumbers |

|30 |Name the vegetable that looks like a miniature cabbage. |Brussels Sprouts |

|40 |This vegetable has been grown for more that 4000 years ... It grows |Cabbage |

| |almost anywhere and you can buy it by the HEAD. | |

|Bonus | | |

Orange and Yellow Vegetables

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |People like this vegetable, and some say rabbits like it too. |Carrots |

|20 |Name one kind of a squash that is a season. |Winter/Summer |

|30 |Maize is another name for this vegetable. |Corn |

|40 |This sweet potato has another name. |Yam |

|Bonus | | |

Vegetable Puzzlers

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |Name a vegetable that's a flower and is green. |Broccoli |

|20 |Name a vegetable that you can eat both its leaves and roots. |Beets, Turnips |

|30 |A vegetable that can be dried and then ground to make bread. |Corn |

|40 |Name a vegetable that's red ... inside, outside or both. |Beets, Red Cabbage, Red Onions, Tomato, |

| | |Radish |

|Bonus | | |

Vegetables and Current Events

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |Name the vegetable that a recent president made popular. |Broccoli |

|20 |Name the vegetable that a former vice president misspelled. |Potato |

|30 |This vegetable is hot! |Chili pepper |

|40 |Like a sad movie, this vegetable will make you cry! |Onion |

|Bonus | | |

What’s in a Serving

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |How many servings of vegetables should you eat each day? |3 servings |

|20 |What is considered a serving of vegetable juice? |3/4 cup |

|30 |How much of a cup is one serving of vegetables cooked or raw? |1/2 cup |

|40 |How much of a cup is one serving of raw leafy vegetables? |1 cup |

|Bonus | | |

Fruit Jeopardy Questions and Answers

Fruits with seeds

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |Name a small sweet fruit that grows in a patch. |Strawberry |

|20 |Name a fruit whose name is its color. |Orange |

|30 |This fruit is small and round and comes in bunches. When dried, it |Grapes |

| |becomes raisons. | |

|40 |This is one of the biggest fruits and a favorite at picnics. |Watermelon |

|Bonus | | |

Juicy Fruits

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |Juice from these fruits are popular for breakfast. |Orange, Grape, Apple |

|20 |This fruit is very juicy when it's ripe...but don't bite its pit! |Peach |

|30 |Cider is made from this fruit's juice. |Apple |

|40 |This fruit is really sour, but add a little sugar and it makes a great |Lemon |

| |drink. | |

|Bonus | | |

Colors of Fruits

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |Name two yellow fruits. |Banana, Lemon, Pineapple |

|20 |Name a blue fruit that's small and round. |Blueberries |

|30 |Name two red fruits. |Apples, Strawberries, Watermelon |

|40 |Name a fruit that can be purple, red or green. |Grapes |

|Bonus | | |

Unusual Fruits

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |This fruit is fuzzy and green and comes from far away. |Kiwi |

|20 |This sweet fruit is sometimes called zipper-skinned fruit because it's |Tangerine |

| |so easy to peel. | |

|30 |This fruit is also called a muskmelon. |Cantaloupe |

|40 |This fruit is native to North America -- we usually eat it at |Cranberry |

| |Thanksgiving as a relish. | |

|Bonus | | |

What’s in a Serving

|Points |Question |Answer |

|10 |How many servings of fruit should you eat each day? |2-4 servings |

|20 |How much of 1 cup is a serving of dried fruit? |1/4 cup |

|30 |What is a serving of 100% fruit juice? |3/4 cup |

|40 |How much of a cup is considered a serving of chopped, cooked or canned |1/2 cup |

| |fruit? | |

|Bonus | | |

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