Question 1: What is the scientific name for the banana plant?
Question 2: Which country is the world's largest producer and exporter of bananas?
Question 3: In what year did the Cavendish banana, the most widely consumed variety today, become the dominant commercial banana after the previous Gros Michel variety was wiped out by disease?
Question 4: What is the name of the popular banana-based dessert, originating in New Orleans, that typically consists of bananas, vanilla wafers, and custard or pudding?
Question 5: Which famous American singer, known for hits like "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" and "Jamaica Farewell," popularized calypso music in the 1950s?

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