CURRENT CULINARY QUIZ QUESTIONSANSWERS ARE BELOW (A New quiz every day) TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it? · The American Guernsey Cattle Club was founded · New York passed a law to tax 'oleomargarine,' to protect dairymen and real butter. · Rutherford B. Hayes is sworn in as 19th president of the U.S. His wife Lucy refuses to permit intoxicating beverages to be served at the White House. · Henry Crowell began using the 'Quaker Man' as a trademark at his mill in Ravenna, Ohio. 2) Dr. Jonas Salk used a food service machine in his laboratory while he was working on the Salk Polio vaccine. Can you name the specific machine he used? 3) This fruit is a cross between a grapefruit and a mandarin orange, and is probably a natural hybrid originating in Jamaica. The fruit has a descriptive name and is about the size of a small grapefruit, but sweeter. Name this fruit.
ANSWERS TO TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUESTIONS:1) All of the events took place in 1877. (Food History Timeline: 1875-1879) 2) The Waring Blender was used by Dr. Jonas Salk in his laboratory while he was working on the Salk Polio Vaccine. 3) ‘Ugli fruit’ is a trademark name for this fruit that originated in Jamaica, most likely as a natural hybrid. It supposedly originated near Brown’s Town in 1914, and was cultivated by F. G. Sharp at Trout Hall, and marketed by his son in the early 1930s. TOP |