Do you know what's in a Rosh Hashanah seder?

On Rosh Hashanah, some Jews, particularly in Sephardic and Mizrahi communities, assemble a seder plate full of symbolic foods. Each one represents a hope for the new year.
 
Sometimes, the symbolism is based on the food's form or taste. Others, the meaning comes from a pun or other play on words, in which the food's Hebrew or Aramaic name sounds like another word, story or value.
 
Which foods are traditionally part of the seder plate?
Dates
Carrots
Pomegranates
Beets
Apples and honey
Pumpkins
Fish heads
Leeks
String beans
Sorry, that was a lot of clicking. So, let's start with an easy one: What do apples and honey symbolize?
A fertile new year
A new year of productivity
A year of studiousness
Sweetness in the new year
Many people include a date (tamar). What does it represent?
An end to those who wish us ill
The end of the previous year
The 40 years Moses spent in the desert
The seeds of new growth
OK, how about the carrot (gezer)?
The orange sun
Uh, something phallic
Strength
God's positive judgment
If you include a beet (selek), it might stand for:
The retreat or removal of our enemies
Children playing catch
A strong heart
The blood of generations
Now, onto leeks or scallions (karti). Some Sephardic or Mizrahi Passover Seders use leeks as whips to represent slavery in Egypt. What do you think they mean here?
Envy
Cutting off or destroying enemies
Bad breath
Health in the new year
And the pomegranate (rimon)?
Teeth so straight no seeds can get stuck in them
Wealth and financial success
A year full of as many mizvot as the pomegranate has seeds
Something weird and kabbalistic, no one knows
The pumpkin (kr'a) symbolizes:
Spooky season
That God will dismiss our faults and count our merits
Protection against ghosts
A fat belly all winter long
Why do we eat green beans at the Rosh Hashanah seder?
In hope of prosperity and blessings
To encourage our children to grow tall like a bean
To make the garden green all winter
It's an attempt to ward off envy
The head (rosh) of a lamb represents (check all that apply):
The story of the Akedah, or binding of Isaac
Guillotines to behead the wealthy
The start, or head, of the year
A desire to be leaders instead of followers
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