FOODIE FUN!

BITE INTO HISTORY: THE SWEET, SAVORY, AND SOMETIMES STRANGE STORY OF FOOD

By Whaddya Think, Doctor Jeri Fink?

Here are some fun, facts, and trivia! Read each question and choose your answer. You can check if you’re right at the very end and get your foodie fun rank or click on the blog link below that tells the whole story.

Enjoy!

Who invented cotton candy?

1. An 8-year old kid
2. A carnival clown
3. A dentist
4. A mother with a lot of food coloring

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Which artist was famous for making chocolate mousse?

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Leonardo DaVinci
3. The kid next door
4. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

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What’s another (more popular name) for crisps, buckles, or grunts?

1. Birthday cake
2. Cobbler
3. Apple pie
4. Red velvet cake

https://jerifink.com/crisps-buckles-or-grunts-whats-your-pleasure/

What looks like a green vegetable, is really a berry, and is name for a male body part?

1. Green banana

2. Pistachio ice cream

3. Avocado

4. Dunce cap

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What dessert was name after sheep horns?

1. Donut
2. Licorice
3. Churro
4. Sweet pickles

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Where do fajitas come from?

1.Columbia

2. Spanish conquistadores

3. Tex-Mex cowboys

4. Hollywood

https://jerifink.com/sizzling-dinner-from-campfire-to-iconic-tex-mex/

What is the food that Mark Twain called “what angels eat”?

1. Marshmallows
2. Watermelon
3. Angel-hair pasta
4. Cotton candy

https://jerifink.com/the-food-that-angels-eat/

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie pop?

1. 364
2. 10
3. 1000
4. 500

https://jerifink.com/how-many-licks-does-it-really-take/

Who pardoned Peach and Blossom?

1. George Washington
2. Joe Biden
3. Richard Nixon
4. George Bush

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Where were French Fries invented?

1. France
2. Brooklyn
3. Belgium
4. China

https://jerifink.com/are-french-fries-really-french/

What’s a Cavendish and why do we all eat  it?

1. Hamburger
2. Hot dog
3. Banana
4. Corn dog

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What’s a mother?

1. Mommy’s favorite recipe
2. Boudin’s “gold”
3. Popular song
4. Cocktail

https://jerifink.com/who-could-argue-with-mother/

Who is the sweetest queen?

1. Queen Bee
2. Queen Victoria
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Queen Camilla

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Who invented s’mores?

1. French chefs
2. Cowgirls
3. Girl Scouts
4. Hershey’s Chocolate Company

https://jerifink.com/tramping-and-trailing-with-smores/

Who survived the Titanic, built a town in his name, and became one of the most famous chocolatiers in the world?

1. Harry Nestle
2. Jim Milk Duds
3. Candy King
4. Milton Hershey

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Where does Caesar Salad come from?

1. Rome, Italy
2. Tijuana, Mexico
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Paris, France

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About how many hamburgers are eaten each year in America?

1. 5 thousand
2. 50 billion
3. 5 hundred thousand
4. 5 million

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At what age do humans develop a sweet tooth?

1. In the womb
2. As a toddler
3. As a Teenager
4. As an adult.

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What was President Ronald Reagan’s favorite sweet?

1. Jelly beans
2. Chocolate kisses
3. Sugar cookies
4. Almond Joy

https://jerifink.com/you-are-what-you-eat-presidential-palates/

What is the name of this blog?

1. History for Foodies
2. Yum!
3. Whaddya Think, Doctor Fink?
4. Got food.

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Answers: 1c, 2d, 3b, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10c, 11c, 12b, 13a, 14c, 15d, 16b, 17b, 18a, 19a, 20c

Rank:

1-6 right: you need a bigger bite of history

7-12 right: you’re on the right track

13-20 right: you’re a true foodie – keep reading https://jerifink.com