How many fruits can you name?
By Fishmomma
@Fishmomma (11377)
United States
April 13, 2008 10:20pm CST
Today on 60 Minutes Andy Rooney wanted to know how many fruits could I name. How many fruits can you name? The winner at the CBS office named 27. I wrote down 28, then went to the store and see I am missing fruit. I'm just glad it wasn't any that I have purchased recently. Here is one to help get started.
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13 responses
@bojangles88 (649)
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17 Apr 08
everyone's answered already so Ill just add some that might not have ben put already (though might have - I skim read!)
how about damsons, rhubarb, prunes, dates, sharon fruit, figs?
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
18 Apr 08
Wow, Sharon Fruit and I'm still trying to find a good picture. Do you have any information about this fruit? I plan to look in some books tomorrow. Thanks for posting.
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
ok i'll try to name how many fruits i can name lol. here goes:
1. mango
2. banana
3. apple
4. guava
5. lychee
6. pear
7. grapes
8. rambutan
9. pineapple
10. papaya
11. star apple
12. raspberry
13. cherry
14. strawberry
15. blueberry
16. blackberry
17. orange
18. atis
19. coconut
20. mangosteen
21. durian
22. jackfruit
23. lemonsito
24. tambis
25. santol
26. star fruit
27. avocado
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
18 Apr 08
Lemonsito very nice sounding fruit and does it help make a person stop itching with insect bites? I would like to grow them, as I think bugs just love me. The atis fruit is called a sweet apple. Does it taste like an apple? Durians up to 10 pounds with spines. Is harvesting them a challenge? Thanks for posting.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
17 Apr 08
Oh gosh I do not know, does berries count as one fruit or do you break them down, like raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, boison berries, etc.
Did you know tomatoes are fruits?
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
18 Apr 08
We are breaking down the berries. I'm researching each fruit posted that I have never seen and hope to try some of the fruits in the future. I'm aware tomatoes are fruits, as have an agriculture degree and no plans of giving it back.
I feel learning on Mylot is important. I'm aware many people really need the money to make ends meet; however, I use the money for my daughter to attend college. I want to learn while she is learning. Thanks for the reply.
@RenaCeline (170)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I was trying to think of as many fruits as I possibly think of. That led my mind to think about the produce aisle in the grocery store. These are all of the fruits I could think of: blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, boysenberry, papaya, strawberry, Granny Smith Apple, pear, pineapple, peach, plum, orange, banana, tomato, green grapes, purple grapes, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, mango, and Red Delicious apples. Thinking of fruit got me hungry for them.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Thank you for the reply and the discussion made me hungry also. I didn't think of a couple on your list. Papaya is one of the fruits I have never purchased.
@filmbuff (2909)
• United States
17 Apr 08
Okay here is my list in no particular order except for the order in which they sprang from my brain. It started to get hard around number twentyfive or so. It helps being from California though, I had a good eight or nine that grew in the house we lived in.
So with no further ado, here is my list:
1. Apple
2. Orange
3. Peach
4. Pear
5. Plum
6. Grapes
7. Grapefruit
8. Watermelon
9. Honeydoo
10. Rhubarb
12. Cumquat
13. Pommagranite
14. Strawberry
15. Blueberry
16. Raspberry
17. Blackberry
18. Lemon
19. Lime
20. Persimmon
21. Bananna
22. Mango
23. Passionfruit
24. Cherry
25. Nectarine
26. Pineapple
27. Coconut
28. Tomato (technically a fruit, not a vegetable)
29. Tangerine
30. Durian
31. Cranberry
Boy that was tough.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
18 Apr 08
I found making my list at night was a mistake as by morning there were several easier ones missing. I live in California and left off crops grown in Southern California. Now I'm sure it will be easier to come up with different dishes to eat with fruit. Thanks for the reply.
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@momoftwingirls (859)
• United States
14 Apr 08
1. Apple
2. Acai
3. Banana
4. Lemon
5. Lime
6. Orange
7. Mango
8. Watermelon
9. Peach
10. Pear
11. Strawberry
12. Blueberry
13. Grape
14. Pineapple
15. Plum
16. Nectrine
17. Kiwi
18. Grapefruit
19. Pomegrante
20. Payaya
21. Avacado
22. Mangosteen
23. Guava
24. Date
25. Fig
26. Cherries
27. Apricots
28. Pumpkin
29. Cantelope
30. Honeydew
31. Casaba
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
14 Apr 08
The Acai Berry sounds like a great fruit that I should start eating. Mangosteen I discovered is a superfruit very interesting. Others on your list I didn't think of were the date, fig, casaba, kiwi and guava. Thanks for posting many fruits for me to look up for more information.
@Jemina (5770)
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22 Apr 08
Well let's see how many fruits I can name.
Coconut, banana, guava, apple, avocado, soursop or guyabano, strawberry, raspberry, blackberries, blue berries, mango, dragon fruit, passion fruit, apricot, dates, plum, figs, star apple, star fruit, peach, pear, oranges, rambutan, longgan, salak palm, cashew, durian, papaya, melon, watermelon, lemon, pomelo, santol, mangosteen, bread fruit, cherry, sugar apple, rose apple (makopa) and jack fruit.
There are some that I can't name in English and I'd rather not include them here.
@whittby (3072)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I got up to about 20 but I started with the berries and named quite a few that way.
banana, orange, apple, pineapple, grape, mango, peach, pear, tangerine, clementine, tangelo, kiwi, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, boysenberry, plum, cantalope, watermelon, honeydew. Well, this was kind of fun, especially for late at night.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I started with the berries also and discovered there are a lot of them. One berry I rarely hear people discuss is the Huckleberry, which is grown in Oregon where I use to live. They were always bitter and small. Thanks for the reply and your the second person to name kiwi. I sure won't forget it again.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Thanks for naming some fruits that I have never heard before now. I have never heard of waxberries, loquats, ineapple and lichee. Anymore information about them would be great. Are they sweet, sour or a little of both of them? How are they grown?
@TheArtinTraffic (4)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Hmm.. fruits.. let's see...orange, apples, pears, kiwi, kumquat, olives, avacado, pmegrante, strawberries, blueberries, mulberry, raspberries, pineapples, bananas, apricots, peaches, grapes, mango, gauva, pumpkns, lemons, limes, passionfruit, honey melon, cantelope, watermelon, pineapples, tomatoes, cherries, avocados and plums...hmm....
32!
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Welcome to mylot. This is a great list with several fruits I didn't think about last night including olives, kumquat, avocado, pomegranate and mulberry. I'm sure finding out about a lot of fruit that rarely is posted.
@sd_abot (177)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
01. APPLE
02. MANGO
03. ORANGE
04. GRAPE
05. RAMBUTAN
06. DURIAN
07. LANZONES
08. BANANA
09. MAKOPA (CURACAO APPLE)
10. AVOCADO
11. PEAR
12. GUAVA
13. JACKFRUIT
14. LYCHEE
15. PAPAYA
16. PINE APPLE
17. DALANDAN
18. SAMPALOK
19. WATERMELON
20. SUHA
21. SANTOL
22. KAMIAS
23. COCONUT
24. CALAMANSI
25. DUHAT
26. JICAMA
27. STAR FRUIT
28. ATIS
29. DAYAP
30. TAMARILLOS
Those are fruit I can name.
