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History of Food

Can you answer these questions regarding the history of some of our favorite foods?
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Last updated: January 20, 2020
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What did Marie Antoinette want to let them eat?
Cake
What fruit supposedly fell on Isaac Newton's head?
Apple
Which drink used to have cocaine as an ingredient?
Coca-Cola
What cocktail was popular among British soldiers in India because of the Quinine, which prevents Malaria?
Gin and Tonic
Which U.S president had a passionate dislike for Broccoli?
George W. Bush
What event originally included clams and venison rather than turkey?
Thanksgiving
What semifruit was thought to have been poisonous and supposedly used to try to kill George Washington
Tomato
Who supposedly brought noodles from China to Italy?
Marco Polo
Along which river was rice first cultivated?
Yangtze River
Which goddess was symbolized by the olive branch?
Athena
What drink may have been invented using water dyed red from a horse-rider's tights?
Pink Lemonade
What was the most important crop of European colonies in the Caribbean?
Sugar
Which food was NOT in fact invented by George Washington Carver?
Peanut Butter
What dish, usually meat or fruit wrapped in banana leaves, was popular in Mayan and Aztec culture?
Tamale
What bread was supposedly created when the Israelites didn't let their dough rise while leaving Egypt?
Matzo
What food did the United States try to put "freedom" into in 2003?
French Fries
Which African kingdom was famous for the Salt Trade?
Mali
Which country was struck by a devastating potato famine in the 1840s?
Ireland
What seafood, now usually pretty expensive, was once given to prisoners?
Lobster
Outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the 21st century often impacted which industry?
Beef
Fortune cookies and General Tso's chicken both originate from which country?
United States
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