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Food Trivia Quiz

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1) According to the FDA, this product must contain at least 20% cocoa fat, 14% milk solids, 3.5% milk fat and not more than 55% sugar.

2) All of these events took place in the same year.
What year is it?
* In January Hershey Chocolate increases the size of the Hershey Bar from 1.05 oz to 1.2 oz, and in December to 1.35 oz.
* Water rationing goes into effect in Marin County north of San Francisco.
* Iceland breaks diplomatic relations with Britain over cod fishing rights.
* Both Washington and Moscow extend their fishing rights to 200 miles offshore.
* The FDA bans Red No. 2 Dye, the most commonly used food coloring.
* Perrier Water is introduced in the U.S.
* New York's "21" Club hires its first waitress to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit.

3) The reddish orange flesh of this tropical plant root has been used in cooking since 600 B.C. It is native to the Orient and now can be found in India and the Caribbean. It was used in biblical times as a perfume but now it is commonly used to flavor and color food. The root is typically boiled or steamed and then dried and ground into a powder.
Name this plant.

4) In 1636 Roger Williams, founder of Providence said this fruit "is the wonder of all the Fruits growing naturally in those parts...In some parts where the Natives have planted, I have many times seen as many as would fill a good ship, within a few miles compasse."
What fruit was he referring to?

5) What is the main factor determining the color of egg yolks?

6) What is the most popular berry in the U.S.?
(This is a trick question.)

7) The Mango is the most popular fruit world wide, but do you know what fruit is grown on more acreage than any other?

8) What breakfast cereal used to have a kangaroo as a mascot?

9) I am a tall tropical evergreen tree of the mulberry family, native to the Malay Archipelago, and found throughout the South Pacific since prehistoric times. I can grow to a height of 60 feet or more and I am closely related to the jackfruit and the Osage orange.
My round, green, bumpy fruit, 8 to 10 inches in diameter, is rarely eaten raw, but is used cooked as a vegetable. It can be prepared using any of the methods used for potatoes (baked, roasted, fried, mashed, stuffed, etc). Most people agree that my fruit is both an acquired taste and texture. It is considered a staple food in many of the Pacific islands.
Cloth is made from my bark, and canoes and furniture from my wood. The milky juice that flows when my stem is cut, is used for glue and to waterproof canoes.
What am I?

10) What is 'cream of tartar'?

Answers

1) Effective January 1, 2004, these are the specifications for products labeled as White Chocolate.

2) The year is 1976.

3) Turmeric.

4) The strawberry.

5) The type of food a chicken eats largely determines the color of the egg yolk. Yellow-orange plant pigments (xanthophylls) found in chicken feed determine the yolk color. Yellow corn mash and alfalfa meal will produce a medium yellow egg yolks. Wheat or barley produce lighter colored yolks. Bright yellow marigold petals can be added to the feed to enhance the color of the yolk. On a diet of white cornmeal, the egg yolks are almost colorless.

6) The Banana. Botanically, the banana is classified as a berry.

7) Grapes are grown on about 25 million acres worldwide, with most of the grapes being turned into wine.

8) In 1952, the Kellogg Company held a contest to see who would represent their new cereal called 'Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes of Corn.' The contestants in the contest were Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, Newt the Gnu and Tony the Tiger. It was a close race with Katy the Kangaroo and Tony the Tiger sharing the front of the box at first. Eventually Kellogg declared Tony the clear winner and in 1953 became the sole spokesperson for Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes cereal.

9) Breadfruit.

10) Cream of tartar is a white, acid powder that is precipitated onto the walls of casks used to age wine.

Courtesy of FoodReference.com.

This news arrived on: 09/04/2009

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