50 Question Challenge #10, Food: answers and sources
Spoilers ahead! Play the video first. Here is every answer, the fun fact and the source we checked it against.
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Level 1: Easy
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Let's start easy. What is the yellow part of an egg called?
Yolk The egg white's proper name is albumen.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_white
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Which vegetable makes your eyes water when you cut it?
Onion Cutting it releases a gas that stings your eyes.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion
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What do Americans call an aubergine?
Eggplant And in Britain, a zucchini is a courgette.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant · wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini
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What are pickles usually made from?
Cucumbers They soak in salty brine or vinegar.
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Which dairy product is made by churning cream?
Butter The liquid left over is called buttermilk.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter · wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk
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How is a sunny-side up egg cooked?
Fried without flipping Flip it over briefly, and it's over easy.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_egg
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Three teaspoons make one what?
Tablespoon A tablespoon is about 15 milliliters.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon
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Which spice comes from the bark of a tree?
Cinnamon The bark curls into sticks as it dries.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
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Which nut goes into classic pesto?
Pine nuts Pesto comes from Genoa, in Italy.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesto
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Last easy one: how many ounces are in a pound?
16 A pound is about 454 grams.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
Level 2: Name the dish
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Which dish is in the photo?
Croissant Its flaky layers come from butter folded into dough.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant
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Which dish is in the photo?
Churros Fried dough, often dipped in hot chocolate.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Churro
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Which dish is in the photo?
Macarons They're made with almond flour and egg whites.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron
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Which dish is in the photo?
Poutine Fries, cheese curds and gravy, from Quebec.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
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Which dish is in the photo?
Pad thai Stir-fried rice noodles, a Thai street food.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_thai
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Which dish is in the photo?
Potstickers They're fried on one side, then steamed.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Guotie
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Which dish is in the photo?
Falafel It's made from ground chickpeas or fava beans.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel
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Which dish is in the photo?
Baklava Layers of thin pastry, chopped nuts and syrup.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava
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Which dish is in the photo?
Bibimbap Its name means mixed rice in Korean.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibimbap
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Which dish is in the photo?
Shakshuka Eggs cooked in a spicy tomato and pepper sauce.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakshouka
Level 3: Quick: where is it from?
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Last quick one! Spaghetti and meatballs?
United States
Level 4: American food
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Which city is famous for deep-dish pizza?
Chicago The cheese goes under the tomato sauce.
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Buffalo wings are named after a city in which state?
New York Traditionally served with celery and blue cheese.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wing
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Key lime pie is the official pie of which state?
Florida Key limes are named after the Florida Keys.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime_pie · wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime
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What is a Boston cream pie, really?
A cake It's Massachusetts' official state dessert.
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Which city is famous for its sourdough bread?
San Francisco One of its bacteria is named after the city.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough · wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructilactobacillus_sanfranciscensis
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How many eggs are in a New York egg cream?
None Usually just milk, seltzer and chocolate syrup.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream
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What are Southern hush puppies?
Fried cornmeal balls They're a classic side with fried fish.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushpuppy
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What is Cincinnati chili usually served on?
Spaghetti A three-way adds a pile of shredded cheese.
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Which state's official state question is "Red or green?"
New Mexico It asks which chile sauce you'd like.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico · wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
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Last one: who were nachos named after?
A man nicknamed Nacho Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya made the first ones in 1943.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos
Level 5: Impossible
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Which spice grows wrapped around the nutmeg seed?
Mace One fruit gives us two spices.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg · wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_(spice)
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Pumpernickel bread is made mainly from which grain?
Rye Real pumpernickel bakes for up to 24 hours.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpernickel
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Which fruit is a close relative of the cashew?
Mango Pistachios belong to the same plant family.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacardiaceae
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Which country grows most of the world's hazelnuts?
Turkey Most of them grow near its Black Sea coast.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelnut · fao.org/4/x4484e/x4484e03.htm
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Most "wasabi" served outside Japan is really which plant?
Horseradish Real wasabi is a plant that's hard to grow.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasabi
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What color does a lime turn when it's fully ripe?
Yellow Limes are picked green, before they're ripe.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)
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Which country produces the most vanilla?
Madagascar Vanilla comes from the pods of an orchid.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla
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What did John Glenn squeeze from a tube in space?
Applesauce He was the first American to eat in space, in 1962.
Source: airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/space-food-applesau... · airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-really-astronau...
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What is "Chilean sea bass", really?
Patagonian toothfish A fish seller gave it the new name in 1977.
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The very last one. What is Oklahoma's official state vegetable?
Watermelon Oklahoma's lawmakers chose it in 2007.
The Big Aha stories
- The tomato that went to the Supreme Court: In 1883, America put a tax on imported vegetables, but not on fruit. A New York produce company paid the tax on its tomatoes, then sued to get the money back. Tomatoes are fruit, it said. In 1893, the case reached the Supreme Court. The judges agreed a tomato is a fruit to a botanist. But people eat it like a vegetable, with dinner, not as dessert. So under the tax law, it was a vegetable. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden · supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/149/304/
- When America banned sliced bread: On July 7, 1928, a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri, sold the first bread sliced by a machine. The machine was built by Otto Rohwedder, a former jeweler from Iowa. Years earlier, a fire had destroyed his first one. Sliced bread took off. Within a few years, most bread sold in America came sliced. Then, in January 1943, the government banned sliced bread to save resources in the war. People complained, and the ban ended in March. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread · wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Frederick_Rohwedder · smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-best-thing-since-slic...
Bonus question
Which vegetable did NASA astronauts first grow and eat in space? We reveal the answer in the pinned comment under the video.