Monday, August 3, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“For three centimes I can eat, drink, and wash my face, all by the means of one of those slices of water-melon you display there on a little table.”
Anatole France
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Watermelon Day (Watermelon Trivia)
(Watermelon History, Facts & Thumping) • St. Lydia's Day, patron of cloth dyers. • Australia (NT): [Picnic Day] (Aug 3, 2026 1st Mon) • [National Farmers Market Week] (Aug 2-8, 2026 1st full week in August) • [World Breastfeeding Week] (Aug 1-7)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1492 Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain on his first voyage to what he thought were the Indies. 1803 Sir Joseph Paxton was born. Paxton was an English landscape gardener, and hothouse designer. He was the architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. 1806 Michel Adanson died (born April 7, 1727). Adson was a French botanist who developed a system of plant classification based on physical characteristics. His system was opposed by Carolus Linnaeus, and was not widely used. The Baobab Tree (Adansonia digitat) is named for Adanson. (Baobab Trivia) 1811 Elisha Graves Otis was born (died April 8, 1861). He invented the first safe elevator, and opened the door to rooftop restaurants. 1880 The American Canoe Association was founded on the shores of Lake George in New York. 1913 Wheatland Hop Riot: One of the first major farm labor confrontations in California, it resulted in four deaths and numerous injuries. The incident was a harbinger of future battles to organize agricultural labor throughout the U.S. 1913 Josephine Cochran died (born March 8, 1839). Invented the first successful hand-powered dishwasher, which she designed and then constructed with the assistance of mechanic George Butters.
(see also April 1, 1893) 1921 Near Troy, Ohio John A. Macready became the first to crop dust from an airplane when he spread insecticide on the farm of Harry Carver to kill an infestation of Sphinx moth caterpillars. 1926 The first traffic lights in the UK were installed at Piccadilly Circus, London. 1941 Martha Stewart was born. Entertaining advisor, cookbook author, etc. (see also March 5, 2004) 1954 Colette, (Sidonie Gabrielle) died. A French novelist, her novels contain many exact and detailed descriptions of food and the pleasures of the table, and quite a few recipes 1990 UK: A weather station in Leicestershire recorded a record high temperature of 99 degrees F (37.1C).
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** July 29-August 9, 2026 171st Ohio State Fair
Columbus, Ohio August 4-8, 2026 54th Annual Alcona County Fair
Lincoln, Michigan August 4-9, 2026 68th Cobb Corn Roast
Cobb, Wisconsin August 5-9, 2026 - 29th Annual Key West Lobsterfest
Key West, Florida August 5-9, 2026 171st Northern Maine Fair
Presque Isle, Maine August 6-8, 2026 - The Great American Ribfest
Lincoln, Nebraska August 6-9, 2026 - 79th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival - Mendota, Illinois (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· World population is reaches 7 billion.
· The UK bans Immigrants from outside the European Economic Area from working as chefs in fast food and takeaway restaurants.
· A record breaking 1,067 Whoopie Pie is created in South Portland, Maine.
· Germany: A Berlin court ordered breweries to stop advertising beer as good for peoples looks and health 2) In 1971, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York legalized the year round sale of this food. Previously its sale had been illegal from May to August.
Can you name this food? 3) When did the urban (city) population in the U.S. first exceed the rural population?
a) 1890 b) 1910 c) 1920 d) 1930 e) 1940 4) In 1191, England's Richard the Lion Hearted leads the 3rd Crusade in a victory over Saracen leader Saladin. As a peace offering, Saladin presents Richard with a sweet treat made with a special ingredient from Lebanon. Can you name the special ingredient, and the name the treat is known by today?
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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