CURRENT CULINARY QUIZ QUESTIONSANSWERS ARE BELOW (A New quiz every day) TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ1) All of the following events took place in the same year.
What year is it?
· Canned sardines went on sale in the U.S. for the first time.
· Acrobat Maria Spelterina walks across Niagara Falls backward on a tightrope, with peach baskets on her feet.
· Heinz's Tomato Ketchup is introduced. 2) This member of the squash family is known by at least a dozen names. It is a pear shaped fruit, has a single seed and a taste similar to zucchini. The young root tubers are also eaten. It is native to Mexico and Central America and was a popular vegetable with the Mayas and Aztecs. It's cultivation has spread all over the world, including Algeria, Madagascar, Polynesia, southern U.S., China, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia. How many of its name can you list? 3) The Stage Deli (which names its sandwiches after famous people) has a sandwich on its menu that consists of two rolls stuffed with corned beef, pastrami, coleslaw, and Russian dressing. What is the name of this sandwich? 4) In what year were instant mashed potatoes introduced?
ANSWERS TO TODAY’S FOOD TRIVIA QUESTIONS:1) All of the events took place in 1876.
(Food History Timeline: 1875-1879) 2) Chayote (Sechium edule), also known as: custard marrow, christophene (France, Caribbean), chouchoute (Madagascar, Polynesia), brione (France, West Indies), vegetable pear, cho-cho, soussous, chuchu, choko, pipinella, xuxu, mirliton (southern U.S.), mango squash, and huisquil. For all these exotic names, this is simply a subtropical member of the squash family, eaten as a vegetable. 3) The Dolly Parton. 4) Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potatoes) were introduced commercially in 1955. Just add milk. TOP | 
