FoodReference.com Logo

FoodReference.com   (since 1999)

 

Home   |   ARTICLES   |   Food Trivia   |   Today in Food_History   |   Food_History_Timeline   |   Recipes   |   Cooking_Tips   |   Videos   |   Food_Quotes   |   Who’s_Who   |   Cooking_Schools_&_Tours   |   Food_Trivia_Quizzes   |   Food_Poems   |   Free_Magazines   |   Food_Festivals_and_Events

Chef James

Food Articles, News & Features Section

 You are here > 

HomeFood Articles >  Daily Food Trivia Quiz

Next

 

CURRENT CULINARY QUIZ QUESTIONS

ANSWERS ARE BELOW   (A New quiz every day)

TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ

1) All of the following events took place in the same year.
What year is it?
· There are about 2,780,000 farms, averaging about 390 acres.
· Farmers made up less than 5 percent of work force for the first time.
· Hamburger Helper was introduced.
· Orville Redenbacher introduced his Gourmet Popping corn.
· At the 43rd National Spelling Bee, Libby Childress wins spelling the word 'croissant.'
· U.S. commercial whale hunting ended.

2) What popular candy bar was named for a horse?

3) This vegetable oil comes from the seeds of a thistle-like plant. Since it does not yellow with age it is useful in making paints, cosmetics and soaps, but it is mainly used in food products. Its flowers are also used to produce a red dye.
Can you name this plant?
 


 

ANSWERS TO TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

1) All of the events took place in 1970.
  (Food History Timeline: 1966-1970)

2) In 1929 Frank Mars created the Snickers candy bar and named it for the family's horse.

3) Safflower.

TOP

 

 

POPULAR FEATURES

· Article Categories
· Recipe Contests
· Local Food Fairs
· Food Quotes

  Home   |   About Us & Contact Us   |   Chef James Bio   |   Bibliography   |   Food Festivals   |   Food Links  

Please feel free to link to any pages of FoodReference.com from your website.
For permission to use any of this content please E-mail: james@foodreference.com
All contents are copyright © 1990 - 2024 James T. Ehler and www.FoodReference.com unless otherwise noted.
All rights reserved.  You may copy and use portions of this website for non-commercial, personal use only.
Any other use of these materials without prior written authorization is not very nice and violates the copyright.
Please take the time to request permission.