Native Culture
What is the native name for corn?
What is Maize or Masa?
What is another name of the cob part of the corn?
What is an ear
This corn snack feels modern, but it's actually been around for more than 4,000 years.
What is popcorn?
Each cob of corn has an odd number of rows. True or false?
False! Each corn cob has an even number of rows
Corn is grown on every continent except this one:
Antarctica
Corn was domesticated over 10,000 years ago in which country?
Mexico
On average, how many corn kernels are on each ear of corn:
a. 600
b. 400
c. 800
c. 800
How many tortillas does the average Mexican person eat per day?
The average Mexican person eats 6 tortillas each day
An ear of corn has one silk hair for every kernel. True or false?
True! Each silky strand of a cob of corn represents a kernel
The United States has enough corn fields to cover which European country?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
a. Germany
To make corn easier to digest, what did Native people add to the water during the boiling process?
Wood ashes
What is the name of the leafy outer covering of corn?
the husk
A traditional Mesoamerican dish made of corn, cheese and beans, and steamed in a corn husk
What is a tamale?
True! well, for the most part
Out of all the recipes and products that corn is used in, what is corn used for the most?
Animal feed
What is the name of the traditional tool used for grinding corn?
What is a metate?
Name three uses for the corn husks that do not include food
Possible uses:
-dolls
-stuffing for pillows
-mats, pad, mattresses
- weaving
What is the most popular way for humans to eat corn in the United States?
Corn on the cob, baby
True or false?
True!
What does the word "tortilla" mean, and where did it come from?
It's a Spanish word roughing meaning "little cake"
What is the name of the process of soaking corn in ashes to make it more edible?
Nixtimilization
How deep can corn roots grow?
between 6-8 feet down into the soil
In what country do they use corn to make tea?
Korea
The world record for the tallest corn stalk was 48 feet tall.
True or false?
True!
In 2021, a farmer in New York named Jason Karl grew a stalk of corn over 48 feet tall.
What is one important reason scientists make hybrid varieties of corn?
Because our earth's climate is changing and warming up.