Summer is tomato time, and while you’re waiting for local tomatoes to come to the market, you can take this quiz, courtesy of the Sacramento Bee.

1. The United States, which has a $2 billion tomato industry, is second only to which country in production:

a) Italy
b) France
c) China

2. In 1965, which state adopted tomato juice as its official state beverage:

a) Ohio
b) Florida
c) Alaska

3. One cup of tomatoes provides 57.3 percent of the daily value of which vitamin:

a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin A

4. Tomatoes are believed to be native to which country:

a) Spain
b) Mexico
c) Italy

5. True or false: The strong odor of tomato juice masks the skunk smell until the human nose becomes desensitized to the smell of tomatoes, at which point the skunk musk is again noticeable.

6. What is “Calgary Red Eye”?

a) A top junior hockey team
b) A newspaper owned by the Tribune Co.
c) A drink that combines beer and tomato juice

ANSWERS: 1: c; 2: a; 3: c; 4: b; 5: True; 6: c

Sources: www.ers.usda.gov; mythbusterresults.com; ohiohistorycentral.org.