1. Banana Republic is a derogatory term for small countries ruled by dictators. Originally used for countries of Central America, which famous short story writer coined this term?
O Henry
2. Which is the world’s leading banana producing country in the world?
India
3. What are bananas that needs to be cooked prior to eating called?
Plantains
4. What is the banana problem?
Not knowing where or when to bring a production or operation to a close. This phrase comes from the story of the little girl who said, "I know how to spell 'banana,' I just don't know when to stop."
5. Which famous cartoonist created the mascot for Chiquita, the world’s leading brand of banana?
Dik Browne, who created Hagar the Horrible
6. Name the personal physician to Roman emperor Octavius Augustus who is credited with having popularised the cultivation of banana.
Antonius Musa
7. What term coined by the French geographer Roger Brunet describes the corridor of urbanisation in Western Europe extending from England to Italy?
The Blue Banana
8. Bananas grow in bunches containing 10 to 25 fruits. What is the term used for this bunch
Hands
9. Out of the more than 1000 varieties of bananas, which is the most widely cultivated?
The Cavendish
10. Which American city celebrates an annual festival every June to mark the invention of the famous sundae Banana Split?
Wilmington in Ohio
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