About Onions: Trivia

What compound in onions brings tears to your eyes?

Sulfuric compounds. To cut down on the crying, chill the onion and cut into the root end of the onion last.

How many pounds of fresh and storage type onions does the average American eat per year?

20 pounds.

How many truck loads of onions are consumed each day?

Over 380 semi-truck loads.

What country boasts the highest per capita consumption of onions?

Libya, with 66.8 pounds of onions consumed per person each year.

How many calories are in a serving of onions?

45 calories.

What are the three colors of onions sold in most grocery stores?

Yellow, red, and white.

How many acres of onions are planted in the United States each year?

On average 142,000 acres.

How many onion farmers are there in the United States?

Less than 1,000.

What cocktail is traditionally garnished with a pearl onion?

The Gibson. According to the Webtender (online bartender), the Gent of the Jury, Patton Martini, Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster #2 and the Yellow Rattler also call for a cocktail onion.

According to an old English Rhyme, the thickness of an onion skin can help predict what?

The severity of the winter. Thin skins mean a mild winter is coming while thick skins indicate a rough winter ahead.

Where are specialty sweet onions grown?

Gentle, sweet onions are grown in several parts of the United States including Arizona (The Grand Canyon Sweet), California (Sweet Imperials), Georgia (Vidalia Sweets), Hawaii (Maui Sweets and Hawaiian Hula Sweets), New Mexico (Nu-Mex Sweets), Texas (Texas Spring Sweets, 1015s and Super Sweets) and Washington (Walla Walla Sweets).

What should you eat to get rid of onion breath?

Parsley.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much did the largest onion ever grown weigh?

10 pounds 14 ounces. It was grown by
V. Throup of Silsden, England.

What Beatles song has "onion" in its title?

Glass Onion. (The White Album)

In which animated movie does the main character compare himself to an onion? Clue – the character also lives in an onion patch and travels to "Far, Far Away" in an onion Carriage.

Shrek the ogre in the movie Shrek and Shrek 2 states, "Ogres are like onions, they’re made of many layers."

Before new York City, New York was called the Big Apple what was it called and why?

According to the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz, New York City was called the Big Onion because it was a place from which you could peel off layer after layer without ever reaching the core.

In what famous story was the Seven-of-Spades threatened to be beheaded for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions?

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.