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100

What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?

Strawberries! Each average-sized strawberry has about 200 seeds on the outside.

100

What vegetable was the first ever planted in space?

Potatoes were the first vegetables ever planted in space

100

Where were French fries first invented?

Belgium

While the name may lead you to believe this potato-based treat originated in France, Belgium is actually credited with the invention of French fries.

100

Green banana is a fruit

False.

Unripe bananas provide more starch and fewer vitamins.

100

Beer is the third most popular drink globally, after which drinks?

water, Tea.

In the hierarchy of the most popular drinks in the world is water, tea, and beer.

200

What is the common name for the Chinese gooseberry fruit?

kiwi

Exporters changed the name of this delicious fruit to “kiwifruit” in the 1950s due, in part, to consumers not wanting to buy “Chinese” items during the peak of the cold war.

200

What was the original color of carrots?

Purple

200

In which country was ice-cream invented?

China

200

In medical emergencies, coconut water can also be used as blood plasma 

true

200

What shape is the pasta called 'chiocciole'?

Shell

300

What is the only food that can never go bad?

Honey 

is the only food that will last forever and will never spoil. In fact, the oldest jar of honey ever found is believed to be 5,500 years old!  

300

Which vegetable can be used as an eraser?

Cucumber

300

Where was the Caesar salad invented?

Mexico



300

In Newark, New Jersey it’s illegal to sell ice cream item after 6 pm without a doctor’s note

True

While it’s not clear what the purpose was, this strange U.S. law still remains on the books today.  

300

How do you know if juice is made from real fruit?

The label says 100 percent fruit juice

400

What type of food holds the world record for being the most stolen around the globe?

Cheese! 

It’s estimated that as much as 4% of the cheese produced around the world is stolen. That equates to as much as 90.6 million tons of cheese each year!

400

 What vegetable commonly scares cats?

Cucumber

400

Which Mexican food has a name meaning "little donkey"?

Burrito

400

“Spam” is food.

“Spam” is a popular food in Hawaii. 

Spiced ham. The name was actually created by Ken Digneau, the brother of a Hormel executive, who entered a naming contest for the brand and won a $100 prize for his submission.

400

What fruit were Hawaiian women once forbidden by law to eat?

he coconut.

500

What was the first food eaten in space?

Applesauce 

500

 What is considered to be the oldest vegetable? 

Pea

500

In what country eggplant is known as the “crazy apple”?

Italy

Eggplant is known as "crazy apple" in Italy due to widespread belief that diet rich in eggplants leads to madness  

500

ketchup was used as medicine

true

Tomato ketchup was once sold as a medicine. In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice. The idea was proposed by Dr John Cook Bennett, who later sold the recipe in form of 'tomato pills'.

500

If you have Mageirocophobia, what are you afraid of?

Mageirocophobia

is a fear of cooking. It’s actually extremely common but is only considered a “phobia” when the fear is so extreme that it interferes with day-to-day life.

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