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Organic 101
General Knowledge
Staff Trivia
Staff Trivia
Staff Trivia
100
U.S. organic food sales represent nearly 5% of total U.S. food sales. This organic product category represents a higher percentage than that in its category. (Note: there are actually four categories that do this)
What is organic produce (12.3%)? What is organic dairy (6.9%)? What are organic packaged and prepared foods (6.7%)? What are bread & grains (5.5%).
100
These are the two families in Romeo and Juliet
Who are Montague and Capulet?
100
This West-Coast based staff member's godfather was the assistant district attorney in Dallas when Kennedy was shot.
Who is Laura Batcha?
100
This new-ish staff member does not cook at all, but her husband is known for his fabulous homemade almond butter.
Who is Janet Martz?
100
Though this coworker is Brattleboro-based, she currently has a Pennsylvania license plate.
Who is Sonja Favaloro?
200
Apples, lettuce, grapes, spinach and strawberries are the top five organic products (blank) by the United States.
What is exported?
200
This TV character is known for saying "Live long and prosper"
Who is Mr. Spock (Star Trek)?
200
This farm animal loving kid won first place in a cow mooing contest for three years in a row at Girl Scout Camp.
Who is Gwendolyn Wyard?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This glasses-wearing staff member has been to 5 continents and has the favorite country of Singapore. They also love Thanksgiving but hate pumpkin pie.
Who is Derek Mulhern?
200
This member of the accounting team's favorite color is turquoise.
Who is Jaclyn Root?
300
Organic strictly limits the use of these. The National Organic Standards Board meets twice a year to determine which ones are allowed.
What are synthetics?
300
A phlebotomist extracts this from the human body
What is blood?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This Brattleboro-based staff person was in the crowd at Pliny Park on Nov 12th that welcomed Al Roker to Brattleboro during the “Rokerthon”
Who is Jaclyn Root?
300
This dark-haired staff member was Don Imus's babysitter (or his children't babysitter)
Who is Laura Batcha?
300
This curly-haired colleague shares a birthday with "da coach" Mike Ditka and the great state of Alaska.
Who is Angie Jagiello?
400
This is OTA's Twitter handle
What is @OrganicTrade?
400
This one of Santa's reindeer comes alphabetically last
What is Vixen?
400
This staff member works for both OTA and TOC, has 24 cousins, and learning to decorate cakes is one of hte many items on her bucket list.
Who is Amy Bovaird?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This staff member, born in Oklahoma city, has a beloved 17-year-old fire red Ford Escort which is known by family and friends as the Red Racer.
Who is Maggie McNeil?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This staff member was recruited to play lacrosse at Bates college, though she did not actually end up playing.
Who is Sonja Favaloro?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: OTA has approximately this number of Facebook likes
What is 110,000? (within 10,000 is a correct answer)
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This US state is an anagram of the word ANIME
What is Maine?
500
This DC-based staff member hates crunchy foods and is terrified of balloons.
Who is Stephanie?
500
This Brattleboro based co-worker grew up on El Tejon Street. Did you know that Tejon means “badger” in Spanish?
Who is Angie Jagiello?
500
This West-coast based staff member drove a 1978 fluorescent green Ford Bronco in high school that was gifted to the family from a man that was color blind.
Who is Gwendolyn Wyard?