Pickle History
This NC pickle company is turning ___ this year.
What is 100?
Americans eat this many pickles a year.
What is 20 billion?
The average American consumes this many pounds of pickles a year.
What is 9 pounds?
The Philadelphia Eagles players attributed their 2000 win over the Dallas Cowboys to drinking this in the high heat of the game.
What is pickle juice?
Pickling during this dark age in history especially during the Winter months when vegetables became scarce, pickles were considered an essential part of the European diet.
What are the Middle Ages? (This was possible because pickling gave people the advantage of preserving harvested vegetables to ensure stable supplies all year round.)
This ancient civilization in 2400 BC used the process to pickle foods.
Who are the Mesopotamians?
North Americans love pickles with ____.
What are warts?
This law states that for a pickle to be considered a pickle it must be able to ______.
What is bounce?
This English poet and playwright coined this phrase 'in a pickle'.
Who is William Shakespeare? (In The Tempest, the 1611 play, Alonso asks Trinculo, “How camest thou in this pickle?” to which Trinculo responds, “I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last that, I fear me, will never out of my bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing.” )
The word pickle originates from this Dutch word.
What is 'pekel'?
This famous Egyptian Queen believed pickles could enhance health and beauty.
Who is Cleopatra?
Europeans prefer ______ pickles.
What are smooth pickles?
Outside of the U.S. and Canada pickles are commonly referred to as _______.
What is a gherkin?
This ancient civilization had their soldiers carry pickles because they were nutritious and easy to transport.
Who are the Romans?
During this Holiday there is popular position where a glass, green pickle ornament is hidden on the tree. The first to find it gets a prize.
What is Christmas?
During WW2 this percent of U.S. pickle production was reserved for the Armed Forces.
What is 40%?
This pickle event has been celebrated for over 50 years for 10 days in the month of May.
What is International Pickle Week?
Elvis Presley was a fan of eating pickles ____.
What is fried?
The global pickle and pickle product market is a multi-billion dollar industry, with it being consumed in every country. In 2022, the market size was valued at this USD rate.
What is 13,461.0 million?
In this country pickles are stored in ceramic jars and is made from various spices.
Where is India?
Amerigo Vespucci was known as a pickle supplier. What was his nickname?
What is the "Pickle Dealer"?
Pickle Packers International has a theme song called the _____ ______.
What is the Pickle Polka?
Pickles are made from cucumbers, which are botanically classified as ____.
What is a fruit?
This method of pickling is considered a healthier choice for pickling because they do not leach chemicals into the pickles.
What are glass jars with lids?
This kind of pickle is special in Jewish cuisine.
What is the kosher pickle?