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Quiz about The Potato An Owners Manual
Quiz about The Potato An Owners Manual

The Potato: An Owner's Manual Trivia Quiz


The culinary and nutritional value of the potato is widely known. But what do you do if you have a variety of other problems around the house and you have only one potato? Here's an Instructional Guide (no potato wearing, carrying, or burying required):

A multiple-choice quiz by shorthumbz. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
shorthumbz
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,814
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
472
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (7/10), Guest 77 (7/10), Guest 108 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How do you use the potato to deal with a bunch of rusty kitchen pots and pans? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What do you do with the potato if you've got stiff muscles or a wrenched knee and need relief? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. You have a beautiful pot of chicken broth steaming on the stove; but you accidentally oversalt it. How can the potato help you fix the ruins of your soup? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How can you revive the weak-looking geranium plants in your flower box, using the potato? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What if dealing with so many household crises has deepened your wrinkles, and you have the potato handy? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How can you use the potato to restore tarnished silverware? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How can the potato be used to remove the stains on your hands from cutting berries or beets (beetroot)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If your eyes are "puffy" after sleep or from eating too many potato chips, how can the potato help you out? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Suppose you have a light bulb broken off in the socket, no handy traditional tools, and the potato. What do you do (after first turning off the power at the circuit breaker/fuse box or unplugging if a portable lamp)? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. If you have a mild burn from an appliance, steam, or hot water, how can the potato be used to help? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How do you use the potato to deal with a bunch of rusty kitchen pots and pans?

Answer: cut the raw potato crosswise and rub the cut end over the rust until it dissolves

The raw potato contains mild oxalic acid, which reacts with the rust to help dissolve it. Also, the fibrous texture of the raw potato acts as a scrubbing pad to physically loosen and remove the rust. A cooked potato won't work in this scenario.

Bonus Hint: Run, don't walk, away from anyone suggesting that you try to clean a heated pot.
2. What do you do with the potato if you've got stiff muscles or a wrenched knee and need relief?

Answer: cook the whole potato first; when it cools enough to handle, it's a hot compress; chill, and it's a cold one

The key here is to cook the potato completely first. Cooked potatoes hold on to heat or cold very well, due to their high water content, even better than raw or partly-cooked potatoes. Remember to wrap the potato in a plastic bag or cling wrap before applying it to your sore spot.
3. You have a beautiful pot of chicken broth steaming on the stove; but you accidentally oversalt it. How can the potato help you fix the ruins of your soup?

Answer: wash and cut the potato into a few large chunks; add to the soup and let cook for ten minutes; remove

This is an example of the chemically-attractive properties of potato starch. In this instance the starch molecules in the potato attract the salt from the soup, forming new chemical bonds which keep the salt in the potato and not in the soup.

N.B.: This is not a "potato recipe" in that you do not serve the cooked potato for anyone to eat (remember, it's really salty!). Here the potato acts more in the manner of a chemical de-salinator and not a food.
4. How can you revive the weak-looking geranium plants in your flower box, using the potato?

Answer: dig around the geranium plants, removing some of the dirt; place the diced raw potato in the hole next to the roots; replace the dirt, securing the plant

The potato and geranium are complementary plants. Planting new plants near each other increases the hardiness of each. In the case of the wilting geraniums, the addition of potato pieces near the geranium roots provides essential mineral nutrients (potassium, phosphorus, manganese) which strengthen the growing geraniums.

This method only works with raw potato: cooking the potato negates any helpful effect it might have with the geraniums.
5. What if dealing with so many household crises has deepened your wrinkles, and you have the potato handy?

Answer: run the potato through your juice machine; apply the juice to your wrinkles; rinse

The potato is rich in Vitamin A and the minerals selenium and copper, all of which combine to bolster the collagen in the skin's layers; thus "plumping" the skin and minimizing wrinkles. The mild acids in potato juice serve to exfoliate dead skin cells, causing wrinkles to appear less pronounced. Potato juice also softens and tightens skin, which serves to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
6. How can you use the potato to restore tarnished silverware?

Answer: cook the peeled potato in boiling water; remove the potato; soak the silverware in the cooking water for 1 hour; wash and rinse

Over time the surface of the silver will react with the sulfur in the atmosphere to form silver sulfide, which turns the surface of the silver into bluish-black tarnish. Boiling a potato in water causes some of the starches and sugars present in the potato to transfer to the water.

It is these compounds which interact with the silver sulfide tarnish to form new compounds which detach from the silver, removing the tarnish.
7. How can the potato be used to remove the stains on your hands from cutting berries or beets (beetroot)?

Answer: rub your stained hands with cut, raw potato until the stains disappear; rinse well with clear water

The oxalic and ascorbic (Vitamin C) acids in the potato act as mild bleaching agents and counteract the stains from the berries or beets. Also, the fibrous nature of the potato "scrubs" the skin with a very mild exfoliating action, removing loose skin or callous cells which carry the stains.
8. If your eyes are "puffy" after sleep or from eating too many potato chips, how can the potato help you out?

Answer: cut the potato crosswise into quarter-inch slices; lie back and apply the slices to your closed eyes for ten minutes

The anti-inflammatory properties of raw potato, caused in part by its high starch content, act to reduce eye irritation and constrict the blood vessels under the eyes, squeezing out excess moisture in the process. Also, potatoes contain a chemical called catecholase, which lightens the dark circles that can accompany puffy eyes.

In addition, the high water content in the potato serves to moisturize the delicate undereye skin.
9. Suppose you have a light bulb broken off in the socket, no handy traditional tools, and the potato. What do you do (after first turning off the power at the circuit breaker/fuse box or unplugging if a portable lamp)?

Answer: slice off the end of the raw potato; twist it into the light bulb base; unscrew and remove the broken bulb

When impaled on the lampless light bulb socket, the raw potato provides a "handle" whereby the bulb base can be unscrewed from the socket. It also serves to protect hands from any wires or broken glass shards remaining in the bulb base.
10. If you have a mild burn from an appliance, steam, or hot water, how can the potato be used to help?

Answer: use raw potato slices or a paste from some minced or ground raw potato; apply to burn for a few minutes

The high water content of the potato helps to lower the temperature of and moisturize the affected skin area. Also, the potato contains several vitamins (B-complex, C, E, and K) which help to speed the healing process. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory properties of potato juice combat redness and fight infection. Once again, these burn-healing properties apply to raw potatoes only.
Source: Author shorthumbz

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