Tomato

What is the scientific name of the tomato plant?

• Solanum lycopersicum

• Solanum tuberosum

• Solanum melongena

• Solanum dulcamara

Where did the tomato plant originate?

• Western South America

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

Where was the large, lumpy variety of tomato originated?

• Southern Mexico

• Mesoamerica

• China

• Italy

Who introduced the tomato to Europe?

• Hernán Cortés

• Pietro Andrea Mattioli

• Giovanvettorio Soderini

• Cosimo de' Medici

In which country were tomatoes first used solely as a tabletop decoration?

• Italy

• Spain

• England

• France

When were tomatoes widely eaten in Britain?

• 1590s

• 18th century

• 1820

• 1710

Who sent tomato seeds back to America?

• Michele Felice Cornè

• Robert Gibbon Johnson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Tilden

What is the name of the gene bank of wild relatives and genetic stocks of tomato?

• The C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center

• The California Tomato Research Institute

• The University of California, Davis

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture