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Food Trivia Quiz

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1- Part 1) In the late 17th century, what item was the leading cargo (most tonnage) carried to North America from the Caribbean?
a) sugar b) salt c) rum d) molasses e) fish

1- Part 2) What was the leading return cargo from North America to the Caribbean?
a) sugar b) salt c) rum d) molasses e) fish

2) In the U.S. in 1801 what essential food was four times as expensive as beef on the frontier?

3) Kentucky Fried Chicken had 7,700 restaurants in 1988. One brand new KFC restaurant outsold all others that year - where was it located?

4) Many foods have been adulterated throughout history. Pepper has been adulterated with such things as juniper berries, pea flour, mustard husks, etc. Today the preferred peppercorn adulterant is papaya seeds. Now for the question. In 1969, an Italian gentleman was charged with selling a product described as grated Parmesan cheese -- which it turned out, on analysis, to consist of grated ----- What?
a) bricks
b) umbrella handles
c) dried white cheddar cheese
d) sheep bones
e) plaster

5) Originally grown in Mexico, transplanted to Louisiana where the demand eventually out grew the supply. They are now grown commercially in Central America and processed in Louisiana. What are they?

6) 946.35 cubic centimeters in the U.S or 1,136.52 cubic centimeters in Great Britain. What is it.

7) Originally made by stuffing fish skin with a mixture of ground fish, eggs, meal, and seasonings, today the mixture is formed into patties or balls, poached, usually served cold and frequently served with grated horseradish. The name means 'stuffed fish'.

8) In 1947 Jeno Paulucci rented a quonset hut in Grand Rapids Minnesota that had been used as a rutabaga cannery. He set up a hydroponic garden, and started packing a product in cans. Within weeks he was selling 300 cases a day of this ethnic food product. What is the name of his company, what did he grow in the hydroponic garden, and what was the ethnic food he canned?

9) What year is it?
--French prime minister Pierre Mendes-France urges his countrymen to drink more milk and less wine.
--Duncan Hines makes his first trip to Europe. On his return he states that American food is better than European food.
--Trix breakfast cereal is introduced - it is (46.6% sugar).
--Butterball turkey are introduced.
--M&M Chocolate Covered Peanuts are introduced.
--Carnation introduces instant nonfat dry milk.
--The first Burger King opens in Miami, Florida
--The first Wimpy's hamburger bar opens in London.

Answers

1 Part 1) b) Salt was the leading cargo to America from the Caribbean.
1 Part 2) e) Fish - Salt Cod was the leading cargo from America to the Caribbean. It was used to feed slaves on sugar plantations.

2) Salt - an essential in keeping both people and livestock alive.

3) Its first Beijing, China restaurant sold 3 million dollars worth of fried chicken in 1988.

4) b) Umbrella Handles!

5) Capsicum frutescens, Tabasco peppers, used to make Tabasco Sauce.

6) A liquid quart. In the British system, dry and liquid quarts are the same. In the U.S. the liquid quart (946.35 cubic cm) is smaller than the dry quart, 1,101.22 cubic cm.
Don't let the difference in liq
uid and dry measures in the U.S. confuse you. Dry measures are not used in recipes - except for fresh fruits, etc. Dry measures are mainly used for measuring fresh produce - a pint of raspberries, a quart of strawberries, a gallon of plums, a peck of apples, a bushel of corn, etc. (There is no dry 'cup' measure).
Your measuring spoon, cup, quart and gallon containers are all liquid measurements. And you use the same 'liquid' measurement containers to measure wet and dry ingredients - flour, sugar, water, milk, etc. all are measured the same.
But always remember the difference in liquid measures when converting recipes from British to U.S. or vice versa.
A British teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, pint, quart or gallon is 1.20 times larger than the same U.S. measurement in recipes.

7) Gefilte Fish, a classic of Jewish cookery.

8) Food salesman Jeno Paulucci founded Chun King Corp., grew bean sprouts in the hydroponic garden and packed chicken chow mein in cans.

9) 1954.

Courtesy of FoodReference.com.

This news arrived on: 05/09/2008

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