Alton, Mo. –The 38th Annual Black Gold Walnut Festival happened on October 7, 2023, in Alton, Missouri. During the event, the AltonMo.com field team went around and asked walnut-themed questions. The five questions asked were as follows: 1. What is the process of removing the outer green husk from a walnut called? 2. What’s your favorite food with walnuts? 3. Have you ever harvested walnuts? 4. What state has the most black walnut trees? and 5. What state produces the most walnuts (not black walnuts)? See how you do!
Question 1
For the question, what is the process of removing the outer green husk from a walnut called, barely anyone got the correct answer.
- Correct answer: 10.6%
- Incorrect answer: 89.4%
Favorite Food
There were a variety of foods mentioned for the second question. Most of the people asked, though, didn’t know what their favorite food with walnuts was. Other answers included walnut cake, fudge, ice cream, and brittle.
- Did not know: 35%
- Banana bread: 22.5%
- Walnut pie: 15%
Harvesting
The third question was have you ever harvested walnuts? As the percentages show, most of the people have not harvested walnuts before.
- Have harvested before: 39%
- Have not harvested before: 61.0%
Question 4
The fourth question was what state has the most black walnut trees. Some answers that were not correct were Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas.
- Answered correctly: 45.2%
- Answered incorrectly: 54.8%
Final Question
The final question, which state produces the most walnuts, was the second hardest question. Answers that were given include Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
- Correctly answered: 15.6%
- Incorrectly answered: 84.4%
Answers
Here are the correct answers for all of the questions except question two and three.
- Question 1: Hulling
- Question 4: Missouri
- Question 5: California
