Peppers Quiz

Peppers, or Capsicum annuum, are native to Mexico.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The indigenous populations of Mexico used them as a preservative for meat and fish, because of what specific type of properties?

• Medicinal

• Anti-microbial

• Antibiotic

• Democratic

Chili peppers are technically considered to be a _________, but are often classified as a ___________.

• fruit, vegetable

• vegetable, fruit

• flower, fungus

• fungus, seed

• seed, flower

A chili pepper when fresh may even have a different name when it is dried.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The word chile, comes from what language?

• Nahuatl

• Zapotec

• Tzeltal

• Tzotzil

• Mayan

The ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (a)   , responsible for the "heat " in chili peppers, can irritate skin and mucous membranes and cause severe pain.

Seed companies have classified peppers into 2 categories: a) _______ and b) _______.

• sweet

• hot

• cold

• sour

• salty

How many species of pepper are cultivated in Mexico? *Your answer must be a number

(a)  

64 types of peppers have been identified in Mexico. Which 3 states possess the largest variety?

• Oaxaca

• Guerrero

• Puebla

• Chiapas

• Sinaloa

Chili peppers are used in Mexican cuisine to make it hot and spicy.

• TRUE

• FALSE