[This is a =
chance for everyone to enjoy exercising the gray matter. Answers to =
these toughies tomorrow.]
FOODIE FUN =
FACTS
1. A century =
ago, Americans spent about 43% of each day earning enough to buy =
food. In 2020 that is about ____%
2. The average =
American will eat about _________ TONS of food in your lifetime. =
Some of us raise that average.
3. On =
Aug 10, 2015, astronauts on the International Space Station ate =
________________ that had been fully grown in space for the first =
time.
4. _____% of =
the red meat eaten around the world is goat.
5. What fruit =
is found in Fruit Loops cereal? ________________
6. World-wide =
there are ___________ varieties of apples.
7. Speaking of =
apples, we talk about “as American as apple pie.” But =
apple pie actually was invented in _______________ and the signature =
lattice crust was created in ________________
8. We know =
that Chimichanga, a deep-fried burrito, started with an accidental flip =
of the burrito into a deep fryer. But what’s the meaning of =
the Mexican word Chimichanga? =
__________________________
9. There are =
___________ different pasta shapes around the =
globe.
10. Eating =
meat varies widely around the world, with Americans eating about =
____________ pounds each year while in India the mount of meat per =
capita is only ____________ pounds.
11. =
_____________ is the most nutritious vegetable, with only 33 calories =
providing 684% of daily Vitamin K, 134% of daily Vitamin C, 206% of =
Vitamin A as well as iron, folate, omega-3, magnesium, calcium, fiber =
and 2 grams of protein.
12. =
Today’s American family spends about ____% of the household budget =
on food.
13. Almonds =
are not a nut, but really a __________ and member of the peach =
family.
14. =
Strawberries, blackberries and even raspberries are NOT berries but not =
many know that __________________ and _________________ ARE berries. =
15. _____% of =
the world’s hazelnuts are used in Nutella. =
16. =
16th Century Europeans often served “Surprise =
Pies”. What was the surprise? =
________________________________
17. What are =
the four shapes (yes, there are four distinct shapes) of =
McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets? ____________, ___________, =
___________, and ___________.
18. On the =
4th of July, if all the hot dogs eaten in America were placed =
end-to-end, it would stretch from New York to L.A. _________ =
times.
19. In 1965, =
Astronaut John Young smuggled the first sandwich into space hidden in =
his suit. What type of sandwich was it? =
_______________
20. _________ =
pollinate cacao plant. Without them there would be no =
chocolate.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"