CYS Food Jeopardy

Holidays

100

What is typically the main meat dish for American Thanksgiving?

Turkey

200

What country is known for celebrating the Lunar New Year with dumplings?

China

300

How are eggs usually cooked for Easter?

Hard-boiled

400

What sweet milk drink is usually served during the winter holidays?

Eggnog

500

What kind of cookie do children often make houses out of during the holidays?

Gingerbread

Nutrition

100

What do you call the nutrients we need only a little of to stay healthy?

Vitamins!

200

What unit do we use to measure the amount of energy in food?

Calories

300

What nutrient is your body mostly made of?

Water

400

What nutrient is bread mostly made out of?

Carbohydrates

500

What nutrients are considered the "building blocks" of your body?

Proteins

State Foods

100

What US state is known for its blue crab dishes, such as crab cakes?

Maryland

200

What state is famous for Buffalo Wings?

New York

300

What state is famous for lobster rolls?

Maine

400

What state is known for its French food influence, such as beignets or gumbo?

Louisiana

500

What state is famous for Fish Tacos?

California

World Foods

100

What country is famous for inventing pizza?

Italy

200

What country is famous for it's cheesy french fry dish, called "Poutine?"

Canada

300

What country is famous for its savory seaweed, rice, and fish rolls?

Japan

400

What country is famous for inventing the taco?

Mexico

500

What country is famous for its fresh seafood, chicken, and saffron rice dish?

Spain, famous for paella

Food Trivia

100

What are the ingredients in a BLT sandwich?

Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato

200

What is deer meat called?

Venison

300

What was the first food to be eaten on the moon?

Bacon!

400

What do you call a person who eats fish but not meat?

Pescatarian

500

Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit