Wednesday, August 26, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.”
Helen Keller
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Cherry Popsicle Day (Popsicle Trivia) Spain: ['La Tomatina' Tomato Fight] (Aug 26, 2026 - last Wed) Bunol, Valencia, Spain. 20,000 people throw 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other. (Tomato Trivia) [World Water Week] (Aug 23-27, 2026 - annual Aug or Sept) World Water Week is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991. (Water Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1728 Johann Heinrich Lambert was born. He proved that pie was irrational. Oops - never mind - that was 'pi' that he proved was an irrational number. 1784 Stephen McCormick was born. Inventor and manufacturer of cast iron plow with removable parts. 1800 Felix Archimede Pouchet was born. A French naturalist, he was one of those who believed that life was created from nonliving matter in processes such as fermentation and putrification. Those flies and maggots, fungi, yeast and bacteria just appeared from nowhere. (He was wrong.) 1883 At 12:53 p.m. the volcanic island of Mount Krakatoa in Indonesia (Dutch Indies) began a series of cataclysmic eruptions that ended with a huge eruption on August 27. It was one of the most violent volcanic events in recorded history. 1895 Alexandre Dumaine was born (died April 2, 1974). One of the most decorated French chefs. Proprietier of 3 Michelin star Hτtel de la Cτte-d'Or. Author with Henry Clos Jouve of 'Ma Cuisnie' (1972). 1902 Alexander P Anderson was issued U.S. patent No. 707,892 for "Improvements in the Art of Treating Starch Materials." His experiments led to his creation of 'puffed wheat' and 'puffed rice.' 1922 Jay Arthur Pritzker was born (died Jan 23, 1999). Purchased the Hyatt House motel hotel near Los Angeles International Airport from Hyatt von Dehn in 1957. This was the beginning of Hyatt Hotels luxury hotel corporation. (see also May 21, 1915). 1930 Philo Farnsworth received U.S. Patent No. 1,773,980 for a television system ("a television apparatus and process"). (Filing date: Jan 7, 1927). 1946 George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' was published. 1966 Gorton Corporation began using 'Gorton's of Gloucester' trademark for frozen seafood. 1972 'Coconut' by Nilsson reached number 8 on the charts. 1978 Frankie Valli's 'Grease' reached number 1 on the charts. 2014 Burger King announced its purchase of Tim Hortons, Canadian coffee and donut chain.
(Burger King Trivia)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 21-September 7, 2026 Alaska State Fair
Palmer, Alaska August 24-30, 2026 Payne County Fair
Stillwater, Oklahoma August 26-29, 2026 Annual Denver Food + Wine Festival - Denver, Colorado August 26-September 7, 2026 The Great New York State Fair - Syracuse, New York August 27-30, 2026 161st Acton Fair - Acton, Maine August 27-30, 2026 138th Annual Gillespie County Fair - Fredericksburg, Texas August 27-September 7, 2026 Minnesota State Fair
Falcon Heights, Minnesota (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Eighteen year old Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel established his distillery in Tennessee.
· J. Osterhoudt of New York City received a U.S. patent for the first tin can with a key opener.
· Breyer's Ice Cream is founded in Philadelphia.
· The metric system was authorized to standardize weights and measures in the U.S. 2) John Styth Pemberton, the Atlanta pharmacist who created Coca-Cola, sold a 2/3 interest in his company in 1887 for how much?
[a] $101.44 [b] $283.29
[c] $2,000 [d] $25 million 3) More than 75% of the world's supply of maple syrup comes from where?
[a] Vermont. [b] New Hampshire.
[c] New York. [d] Canada. 4) Why are there thousands of grasshoppers in the foundation blocks of the First United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, Kansas?
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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