I knew part of the Frosted flakes one. Becky
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Helen" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:28 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Food Trivia quiz > > I got the answer to number 2, and I knew the mac and cheese one. > > Helen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan" <[email protected]> > To: "Recipes" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:37 AM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Food Trivia quiz > > > > Food Trivia Quiz > FoodReference.com > 1) This is a Southeast Asian citrus fruit, Citrus hystrix. The zest of > the pear shaped, wrinkled green fruit is used in cooking, as are the > unusually formed leaves. The leaves have a unique double shape that > looks like two leaves joined end to end. They have a citrus-floral > aroma, with a very distinctive flavor. > Name this fruit. > > 2) Also called a Vienna roll, this is a crisp crusted roll the size of a > hamburger bun. It was supposedly created in Vienna, and is thought to > have been named to honor Emperor Franz Josef. > What is the name of this hard roll? > > 3) This hardy and hearty green has been cultivated for over 2,000 years > and may be the ancestor to all of our modern common cabbage varieties. > Name this plant. > > 4) This Greek cheese is usually made from sheep's or goat's milk. It is > a creamy gold color, with a firm, hard texture. Kasseri is a mild > flavored, and very versatile cheese, and is perfect for grating. It is > also used in the famous Greek dish Saganaki, where it is fried in butter > or olive oil, sprinkled with lemon juice, and frequently flamed with > brandy. > Name this cheese. > > 5) In 1952 several animals vied for the honor of representing the new > Kellogg's cereal 'Sugar Frosted Flakes.' Tony the Tiger won. The other > contestants were Katy, Elmo and Newt. > What animal was each one (Katy the --, Elmo the -- and Newt the --), and > which one initially shared the front of the box with Tony the Tiger? > > 6) This was once a major source of potash and iodine, and today is used > to obtain alginic acid. Alginic acid is used in tire manufacturing, in > ice cream to prevent it from crystallizing, and in paints. > What is it? (Hint: it lives in the ocean). > > 7) Ounce for ounce, this fruit is more nutritious than any other fruit. > They have twice the vitamin C of oranges, as much potassium as bananas, > significant amounts of magnesium and vitamin E and are a good source of > fiber. And only 45 calories each. They originally came from China. Name > this fruit. > > 8) Can you name the order in which the following were introduced? And if > you are really good, name the year for each. --- a) Velveeta process > cheese loaf --- b) Cheez Whiz --- c) Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner. > > 9) Originating with nomadic tribes of central Asia, this is a fermented > beverage made with mare's milk. The beverage has a low alcohol content > of about 2%, but a stronger drink, of the same name, can be distilled > from it. Today it is frequently made from cow's milk. > Name this beverage. > > 10) This is an orange/yellow, football-shaped fruit native to Eastern > Asia, and closely related to citrus fruits. (They were originally > considered Citrus, but in 1915 were given their own genus, Fortunella). > They are unusual in that the edible skin is sweet and the flesh is quite > tart, and the combination leaves a pleasant citrus taste in the mouth. > They are eaten whole, candied, pickled, and used to make relishes, > preserves and marmalades. > Name this fruit. > > Answers > > 1) Kaffir Lime. > > 2) Kaiser Roll. > > 3) Kale. > > 4) Kasseri. > > 5) The contestants were Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, Newt the > Gnu and Tony the Tiger. It was a close race with Katy and Tony sharing > the front of the box at first. Eventually Tony was the clear winner and > in 1953 became the sole spokes-person for the cereal. > > 6) The seaweed, Kelp. > > 7) Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) were called Yangtao in China, their > country of origin, renamed Chinese gooseberry when they were introduced > to New Zealand in 1906, and finally named kiwi fruit when imported into > the U.S. market in the early 1960s. The French call it souris végétales, > 'vegetable mice'. > > 8) a, c, b. > --- a) Velveeta process cheese loaf debuted in 1928. > --- c) Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner debuted in 1937. > --- b) Cheez Whiz debuted in 1952. > > 9) Kumiss or koumiss. > > 10) Kumquat. > > Courtesy of FoodReference.com. > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
