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Head Chef
1) Where does cream of tartar come from?
[a] tartar sauce; old wine casks; [c] a plant
2) Where is the highest concentration of vitamin C found in a tomato?
[a] the skin; the seeds; [c] the jelly-like substance around the seeds
3) How did the first American millionaire make his fortune?
[a] manufacturing hunting rifles; importing black pepper; [c] importing rum
4) Historians believe the mint julep originated where?
[a] Kentucky; Persia; [c] France
5) Which of the following fruits are grown on every continent except Antarctica?
[a] plums; apples; [c] grapes
6) This item was so expensive up until the 1500s that it was used in small amounts in medicines, but not in food.
[a] saffron; vanilla; [c] sugar
7) Which of the following are mentioned in the Old testament and are among the earliest cultivated foods?
[a] almonds and dates; rice and wheat; [c] basil and saffron
8) Those with thyroid problems should avoid eating large amount of these foods.
[a] salt and lemons; cabbage and cauliflower; [c] asparagus and broccoli
9) There are 3 varieties of this cheese, a 'white', a 'red' and a 'blue veined'. It is the oldest named cheese made in the British Isles.
[a] Stilton; Caerphilly; [c] Cheshire
10) What are the 3 major fruits native to North America?
[a] apples, blueberries, Thompson seedless grapes; cranberries, Concord grapes, apples; [c] blueberries, Concord grapes, cranberries
Answers are below
[a] tartar sauce; old wine casks; [c] a plant
2) Where is the highest concentration of vitamin C found in a tomato?
[a] the skin; the seeds; [c] the jelly-like substance around the seeds
3) How did the first American millionaire make his fortune?
[a] manufacturing hunting rifles; importing black pepper; [c] importing rum
4) Historians believe the mint julep originated where?
[a] Kentucky; Persia; [c] France
5) Which of the following fruits are grown on every continent except Antarctica?
[a] plums; apples; [c] grapes
6) This item was so expensive up until the 1500s that it was used in small amounts in medicines, but not in food.
[a] saffron; vanilla; [c] sugar
7) Which of the following are mentioned in the Old testament and are among the earliest cultivated foods?
[a] almonds and dates; rice and wheat; [c] basil and saffron
8) Those with thyroid problems should avoid eating large amount of these foods.
[a] salt and lemons; cabbage and cauliflower; [c] asparagus and broccoli
9) There are 3 varieties of this cheese, a 'white', a 'red' and a 'blue veined'. It is the oldest named cheese made in the British Isles.
[a] Stilton; Caerphilly; [c] Cheshire
10) What are the 3 major fruits native to North America?
[a] apples, blueberries, Thompson seedless grapes; cranberries, Concord grapes, apples; [c] blueberries, Concord grapes, cranberries
Answers are below