Monday, February 12, 2007

Trivia Quiz for Squiggle #14

"High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?" ~ Annita Manning

As Mr. Lordi would say, the raging hounds return! Here's the long-awaited trivia installment...hopefully we'll be back on a (semi) regular schedule from here on out...

1. What is the best-selling brand of cookie in the world?
A. Oreo
B. Chips Ahoy
C. Mother’s

2. What nationality eats more chocolate per capita from the following groups?
A. Irish
B. Swedish
C. American…ish

3. On average, what percentage of homemade dinners in the U.S. include vegetables?
A. 27%
B. 43%
C. 65%

4. On average, rice is the staple food for how much of the world’s population?
A. About one third
B. More than one half
C. About three fourths

5. Since Hindus don’t eat beef, the McDonald’s in New Delhi makes its burgers with what?
A. Ox
B. Turkey
C. Mutton

6. Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in what year?
A. 1890
B. 1930
C. 1950

7. What is the dye used to stamp the grade on meat made from?
A. Tree sap and food coloring
B. Grape skins
C. Squid ink

8. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
A. Salmon
B. Trout
C. Herring

9. The Pillsbury Bake-Off has been held every year since:
A. 1915
B. 1948
C. 1962

10. How many varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide?
A. About 200
B. Slightly less than 600
C. Over 1,200

2 Comments:

Blogger paula said...

1. What is the best-selling brand of cookie in the world?
A. Oreo


2. What nationality eats more chocolate per capita from the following groups?
C. American…ish

3. On average, what percentage of homemade dinners in the U.S. include vegetables?
C. 65%

4. On average, rice is the staple food for how much of the world’s population?
C. About three fourths

5. Since Hindus don’t eat beef, the McDonald’s in New Delhi makes its burgers with what?
B. Turkey


6. Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in what year?
C. 1950

7. What is the dye used to stamp the grade on meat made from?
B. Grape skins


8. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
C. Herring

9. The Pillsbury Bake-Off has been held every year since:
B. 1948


10. How many varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide?
B. Slightly less than 600

9:06 AM  
Blogger Knitty Yas said...

1. What is the best-selling brand of cookie in the world?
C. Mother’s

2. What nationality eats more chocolate per capita from the following groups?
C. American…ish

3. On average, what percentage of homemade dinners in the U.S. include vegetables?
A. 27%

4. On average, rice is the staple food for how much of the world’s population?
B. More than one half

5. Since Hindus don’t eat beef, the McDonald’s in New Delhi makes its burgers with what?
A. Ox

6. Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in what year?
B. 1930

7. What is the dye used to stamp the grade on meat made from?
C. Squid ink

8. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
B. Trout
(because i dont like salmon and therefore shall never bow to its popularity!!!)

9. The Pillsbury Bake-Off has been held every year since:
A. 1915

10. How many varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide?
B. Slightly less than 600

11:26 AM  

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