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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ #325 ANSWERS

1) b) TWA spent $3.04 per passenger on food. American Airlines spent $8.00 per passenger.

2) On July 15, 1869 Hippolyte Mege Mouries patented margarine. Emperor Napoleon III had offered a prize for a suitable substitute for butter, for use by the French Navy.
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3) October 5 to October 14, 1582 did not exist in most Catholic countries. The day following Thursday, October 4, 1582 was Friday, October 15, 1582. Pope Gregory XIII issued the decree correcting the Julian Calendar which was 10 days out of date. It was effective in most Catholic countries. The old Julian calendar continued in use in Britain and the American colonies until 1752, in Japan until 1873, in China until 1912, in Russia until 1918, in Greece until 1923, and in Turkey until 1925.

4) a) The largest squid ever caught.

5) Dr. Anderson developed Puffed Rice in NYC in 1902, which was introduced to the world at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
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