Popcorn facts
This is a variety of corn kernel that explosively expands when heated.
What is popcorn?
What are 3 ingredients in a granola bar?
oatmeal, sweetener, nuts,
Popcorn was introduced to European settlers by who?
Native Americans (Accept: American Indians; Indians)
Popcorn is a great snack because it is high in this nutrient. Starts with an "F"
What is fiber?
How many different types of corn will pop?
1, just popcorn
What is a brand name of granola bars?
Harvest crunch, Quaker, Koshi, Kind, Cliff
______ is National Popcorn Popping month
October, September, January
October
Aside from food, this is another use for popcorn. We sometimes put them on our Christmas tree
What is decoration?
What's your favourite kind of Granola Bar?
Can you name it
mushroom and snowflake
Popcorn provides about how many calories per cup
30 or 50
30 (Accept 25-35)
The oldest record of popcorn is how many thousand years old?
1, 2 or 5 Thousand
5 Thousand
When a kernel pops, it can "jump" how high? (Acceptable variance +/- 0 ft. Round to the nearest foot)
3 ft
Hikers, bicyclists, and fitness enthusiasts add granola bars to their diet as a...
way to give a boost of energy.
Canadians consume about ____billion quarts of popcorn every year
1.6, 2.2, .5
1.6 billion quarts
1 cup of plain popcorn contains about how much sodium (in mg)? 1, 2 or 3
1 mg
When we go to Keady Market, what kind of popcorn do we buy?
Kettle corn
When exposed to high temperatures, popcorn pops because...
High in moisture cause pressure or
low moisture causes it to pop
The moisture inside causes an increase in pressure
Our side of Canada granola bars are called by various names; Can you name one?
Pflapjack, muesli bar, and a cereal bar.
Most popcorn is sold during the...?
fall and winter seasons or spring and summer seasons
fall and winter seasons
Popcorn is highest in what vitamin/mineral?
Starts with an M
Magnesium
1 cup of popcorn contains about how many kernels (unpopped)? 1600 or 2000
1600