Home Ec Class
Pounds, ounces, tablespoons, and teaspoons are part of the category of weights and this.
What are measures?
weights and measures are units that quantify volume, length, weight etc.
This is the most popular color of rose given on valentines day?
What is red?
Roses account for 83% of all the flowers sold on Valentine's Day, and 63% of those roses are red.
This term refers to a menu with separately priced items.
What is a la carte?
in the United States, you can order a la carte from most menus. Prix Fixe or all-inclusive meals, from appetizer to dessert, are often found in high end restaurants.
What was the title of Michael Jackson's best selling album?
What is Thriller?
The Album sold over 65 million copies worldwide. the album included single hits including "beat it" and "Billie Jean"
An April Fool's Day joke in the UK in 1957 resulted in a hoax that caused the widespread belief that people could grow this popular food item on a tree. What pantry staple is this?
What is spaghetti?
This was remembered alone of the most unusual events of the 1950s.
We were taught about this graphical representation of food and the number of servings of each group we should have in a day.
What is the food pyramid?
Myplate has since replaced the food pyramid.
This major bodily organ gets its own month in February.
What is the heart?
The American Heart Association has designated February as American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease, including prevention and treatment.
This term means to beat an ingredient, such as cream, to incorporate air into it.
What is whip?
You can whip cream with a mixer, or you can whisk to accomplish the same result with elbow grease and more time.
Ward and Jude were main characters of which famous tv show of the 1950s?
What is Leave it to Beaver?
Leave it to beaver aired from 1957 to 1963. It was originally cancelled after 1 season until ABC picked up the show where it became an instant hit.
How many prisoners escaped from Alcatraz in The Great Escape of 1962?
What is 3?
Frank Morris and Brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from the island prison and were never seen or heard from again.
Use your glass measuring cup for measuring this type of ingredient.
What is liquid?
Dry ingredients are measured in metal or plastic flat-top measuring cups.
Fat Tuesday is the culmination of this event.
What is Mardi Gras?
Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday in the christian faith.
What culinary term describes the streaks of fat found within the muscle tissue of high-quality beef?
What is marbling?
Marbling is also known as intramuscular fat and is a key factor in grading beef quality (e.g., Prime, Choice).
This rising Hollywood star reached legendary status after starring in 3 hugely successful classic films all released in 1955.
Who was the actor?
Who is James Dean?
He was featured in the films "Rebel without a cause" "East of Eden" and "Giant" They were all released in the same year.
The Mothman is a humanoid creature that captured the American imagination in the latter of the 1960s.
In which US state was the Mothman first sighted?
What is West Virginia?
This Legendary creature was first spotted in a cemetery in West Virginia in 1966. Since then it has reported to have been spotted all over the world. In England he is referred to as Owlman, in Russia and Menk.
What common household cleaning product should you never mix with bleach because it creates toxic gas?
What is vinegar?
we would also accept ammonia
If you are born on this day in February, technically your birthday will happen only every 4 years.
What is February 29th?
Leap years occur every 4 years, and February gains an extra day.
Hunted by pigs and dogs, what underground fungus is one of the most expensive ingredients in the world?
What id truffle?
Pigs were traditionally used to hunt for truffles because they contain a pheromone similar to boar saliva.
Who directed the original 1960 "psycho" film?
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
The filming of Psycho took place in 1959 and it was shot on a relatively low budget of 800,000.
What did the United States Postal Service implement in 1963 to help mail get delivered more accurately and more quickly?
What is Zip Code?
Before the introduction of Zip Codes, mail was sorted and delivered based on names of cities and streets, which could be time consuming and error prone.
We were taught that when no fire extinguisher was available, we should put out grease fires with this common ingredient.
What is baking soda?
Today, the best way to put out grease fires is to use a fire blanket because it doesn't create a mess.
The people who ride Mardi Gras floats are required to wear these.
What are masks?
They are required to remain anonymous, a tradition that started hundreds of years ago. They can wear full face masks or masks that shield only their eyes.
How many tines does a standard dinner fork have?
What is 4?
What was the name of the mechanical shark used in the filming of the 1975 film "Jaws"?
What is Bruce?
In total there were 3 mechanical sharks used for filming.
In 1971, the 26th amendment of the United States constitution was ratified in the wake of the Vietnam War.
What did this amendment do?
What is Lowered the voting age to 18?
This amendment was a response to the political and social changes of the time, including the fact that many young men were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War at age 18, but were not yet given the freedom to vote.