History in the Baking
This ancient civilization used the same yeast to make both beer and bread, crediting them as the first to make yeast risen bread, also known Ancient Beer Bread.
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
This ancient lighthouse is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What is the Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt?
Iron Chef America begins every episode with the host biting into this.
Well, almost every episode, there was one where he accidentally bit into a pepper.
What is an apple?
Queen Victoria sat on the throne for almost 64 years but only her family referred to her by her real name.
Who is Alexandrina "Drina" Victoria?
Most people don't know that the Beatles started out under a different name in 1957.
Who are the Quarrymen?
Only diners in Rhode Island have "cabinets" on the menu and holding extra ketchup bottles.
What is a milkshake?
To avoid steep fines and harsh penalties Medieval English bakers added an extra loaf to their orders.
What is a baker’s dozen?
Being landlocked from the ocean doesn’t stop this US state from having 130 lighthouse. The most out of any US state.
What is Michigan?
After nearly 500 episode of Beat Bobby Flay, the star has kept an impressive win percentage of 62.5%. This many chefs have been able to beat Bobby Flay.
Bonus - There is only one competitor in the show‘s history to beat him twice during a face off.
What are 184 chefs?
Who is Chef Viet Pham?
The shortest war in recorded history lasted just 38 minutes in 1896.
What is the Anglo-Zanzibar War?
He lead the pack being the first to cross Abbey Road.
Who is John Lennon?
General Ambrose Burnside was a Rhode Island governor, civil war general and started a facial hair fashion trend.
What are sideburns?
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn, ran out of bakers chocolate and used a chopped semi-sweet Nestle bar hoping it would melt in her cookies. Thank god they didn’t!
What are chocolate chip cookies?
By the strength of the gods, the oldest existing lighthouse in the world is still functioning. I guess he was just built different.
What is the Tower of Hercules in Spain?
Marc Summers was the host of this Food Network show going behind the scenes of the making of America's favorite foods.
What is Unwrapped?
Parliament wasn't so jolly during the English Civil War in 1647. The holiday ban caused cities like Canterbury to riot.
What is Christmas?
The Beatles didn't think he was the "best" on the drums, and had hime replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962.
Who is Pete Best?
New York isn't the only state famous for their apples. The oldest heirloom apple variety originated near Newport in 1650 and became the state fruit of Rhode Island in 1991. Be sure not to eat it of the tree, it's way too sour.
What is the Rhode Island Greening?
Now a sporting event staple, European monks in the Middle Ages created this baked good to represent a child’s arms crossed in prayer.
What are pretzels?
With its iconic black and white spiral stripes, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the country at 210ft located in this state.
What is Buxton, North Carolina?
Before becoming a superstar in the world of cooking shows Rachel Ray taught America how to make family meals in a timely manner.
What is 30 Minute Meals?
A popular station on the London Underground is claimed by urban folklore to the exact rural site of the Celtic Warrior Queen, Boudica.
What is King's Cross?
The last album recorded by the Beatles was released in the UK on May 8th, 1970.
What is "Let It Be?"
Outside of Hasboro Children's hospital stands the tallest replica of their famous children's toy released in 1952. Although he wasn't sold with of his parts until 1964.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
During WW2, in 1943, the US created this ban to conserve steel and wax paper. Instead, it created such a massive public outcry from angry housewives it was repealed just 2 months later. Guess I shouldn’t take love sandwiches for granted.
What is the Illegal Sliced Bread Ban?
Following her husband’s death in 1776 she took Over her husbands duties at Plymouth Lighthouse on Gurnet Point. Earning her the title of first official female lighthouse keeper.
Who is Hannah Thomas?
Premiering on 1/13/2009 and new episodes airing to this day this show holds the title of the longest running original series on Food Network even with the main ingredients being a mystery.
What is Chopped?
Her legacy as a pioneering nurse lives on having her figure appear on the 10lb banknote beginning in 1975.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
500,000 advanced orders before its release on August 23rd 1963 helped the Beatles get their first single to hit 1 million copies sold.
What is "She Loves You?"
In 1872 Walter Scott didn't know he was creating an American stable that would still be popular today, when he sold sandwiches, pies and coffee out of his horse pulled wagon to employees of the Providence Journal.
What is a diner?