What's for Dinner?
Early inventions
100

Around 3000 B.C., which crop was cultivated in ancient Egypt?

melons

100

General anesthesia was first used in

A. 1804
B. 1880
C. 1871
D. 1810

A. 1804

200

True or False: What effect has selective breeding had on tomatoes? Their skins became thinner.

FALSE! Their skins became thicker

200

The life raft was invented by
A. Mary Anderson
B. Margaret E. Knight
C. Momofuku Ando
D. Maria Beasley

D. Maria Beasley

300

How much less water do hydroponic farms use compared to traditional farms?

20 times less

300

Victor Ochoa's electric brake made a big difference in
A. elevators and escalators
B. large trucks and trailers
C. automobiles
D. public transportation

D. public transportation

400

What is the main focus of “What’s for Dinner?”

A. Declining food production

B. Changes in the foods we eat

C. Dinner choices from different countries

B. Changes in the foods we eat

500

When farmers choose parent plants of different varieties, the result is a ___. 

A. selective crop 

B. baby crop 

C. hybrid crop 

D. breeding crop

C. hybrid crop

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