Multiple choice general knowledge

Opium poppy is native to which country?

  1. Turkey

  2. Austria

  3. Poland

  4. Nigeria

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Explanation

The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is native to the eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, where it has been cultivated since ancient times. Turkey remains one of the world's major producers of legal opium for pharmaceutical purposes. Austria, Poland, and Nigeria are not regions where the plant originated.