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Why are red apples sweet and green apples sour? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

Why are red apples sweet and green apples sour? The kids’ quiz

TL;DR

  • Red apples turn their acid into sugars as they ripen, making them taste sweeter.
  • The Easter Island statues are suggested to represent important people who died.
  • The relationship between humans and dogs is described as potentially reciprocal, with humans possibly being a dog's best friend.
  • Galaxies are believed by scientists to have formed due to gravity and density.
  • Sunlight provides plants with energy to help them collect water and carbon dioxide.