Sweet potato trivia quiz questions with answers
What is the scientific name for sweet potatoes?
Answer: Ipomoea batatas
Which country is the largest producer of sweet potatoes
in the world?
Answer: China
What is the difference between a sweet potato and a
yam?
Answer: Sweet potatoes are firmer and have a thinner skin compared to yams,
which have a softer texture and thicker skin.
Which nutrient is abundant in sweet potatoes?
Answer: Vitamin A
What is the color of the flesh of a sweet potato?
Answer: Orange
What is the color of the skin of a sweet potato?
Answer: It can vary from light brown to dark red.
What is the shelf life of sweet potatoes?
Answer: 3-5 weeks
How many calories are in a medium-sized sweet potato?
Answer: Approximately 100-120 calories
What is the ideal temperature for storing sweet
potatoes?
Answer: 55°F (13°C)
Which type of sweet potato has a pale yellow flesh and
is less sweet than the orange-fleshed variety?
Answer: Japanese sweet potato
Which U.S. state is known as the "Sweet Potato Capital
of the World"?
Answer: North Carolina
What is the name of the annual sweet potato festival
held in Vardaman, Mississippi?
Answer: The Sweet Potato Festival
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
traditionally served during Thanksgiving in the United States?
Answer: Sweet potato casserole
What is the name of the starch extracted from sweet
potatoes that is used as a thickener in various
foods?
Answer: Sweet potato starch
What is the name of the enzyme found in sweet potatoes
that can cause discoloration when the vegetable is cut?
Answer: PPO (polyphenol oxidase)
Which nutrient is most abundant in the leaves of sweet
potato plants?
Answer: Vitamin C
How many different varieties of sweet potatoes are
there?
Answer: More than 400
Which type of sweet potato has a white flesh and is
commonly used in Asian cuisine?
Answer: Chinese sweet potato
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is a
popular street food in South Korea?
Answer: Sweet potato noodles
What is the name of the dessert made from sweet potato
that is popular in Hawaii?
Answer: Haupia sweet potato pie
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
commonly eaten in the Caribbean?
Answer: Sweet potato pudding
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
popular in West Africa and is made with mashed sweet potatoes, spices, and
peanuts?
Answer: Maafe
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
popular in Brazil and is made with sweet potato, coconut milk, and sugar?
Answer: Doce de batata-doce
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
popular in Mexico and is made with sweet potato, piloncillo (unrefined cane
sugar), and cinnamon?
Answer: Camotes enmielados
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
popular in Japan and is made with sweet potato, honey, and soy sauce?
Answer: Satsumaimo no nimono
What is the name of the sweet potato dish that is
popular in India and is made with sweet potato, jaggery (unrefined cane
sugar), and cardamom?
Answer: Shakarkandi ki chaat
