Food for Thought? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hot Dog

Rhyming couplets have been used since the days of Chaucer, Shakespeare and many other great writers.

Did you know, as far back as 1969 hotdogs became an approved process food to be consumed in space? They were included in the "menu" of the Apollo 11 mission. You could say it was "one small step for man and one giant leap for (hot)dogs"!

Answer: Eggs

Words are made up of units of sound called phonemes. When the ending phonemes match it's a rhyme!

According to the Mayo Clinic Nutritional System, eggs with their protein and nutrients along with bacon (although high in fat and sodium) can be enjoyed in moderation.

Bacon and eggs are one of the top ranked diner foods in the US. Some amusing "diner slang" for bacon and eggs is "cluck and grunt". "Adam and Eve on a raft" is two eggs on toast and "two dots and a dash" is two eggs and one slice of bacon.

Answer: Sandwich

Rhyming couplets help create a "catchy" rhythm.

Sandwiches come in all kinds: single, double and triple decker, open-faced and toasted. In addition there are sandwiches with special names such as hoagie, panini, sub (short for submarine) and hero. Depending on the country or region they may have different names. And of course they can be made with just about any filling.

Scooby and Shaggy from the cartoon "Scooby Doo" were famous for making huge sandwiches with layers upon layers of fillings.

Answer: Honey

Phonemes can be spelled differently but when said aloud they sound the same.

Honey is made up of sugars (glucose and fructose), amino acids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. When stored properly it's resistant to spoilage owing to a low moisture and pH content. Honey has even been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Answer: Steak

Rhyming couplets can be used in poetry, nursery rhymes and even Funtrivia Quizzes!

How you like your steak cooked really is a matter of taste! Since steak doesn't contain parasites that chicken or pork does, eating rare steak doesn't pose any health risks.

Rare steak is usually defined as cooked for a short time with a cool and red center. Medium rare is warm with a pink to red center. Gray-brown in the center with a small pink band is considered just plain medium. With just a hint of pink and mostly gray-brown is considered medium-well and lastly, charred on the outside with gray-brown all the way through would be well done.

Answer: Popcorn

A famous example of a rhyming couplet From Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is :
"Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble."

Did you know that popcorn "pops" in two different shapes? "Snowflakes" shapes are irregular, with "wings". They're the preferred choices for theaters because they can hold toppings. More dense and rounded popcorn shapes are know as "mushrooms" and are a good choice to be candy coated because they're more sturdy.

Answer: Grapefruit

Words that rhyme can have different amounts of syllables and letters.

Grapefruit was so named because it grows on trees in clusters or bunches. A grapefruit cluster can have as many as 25 fruits. The taste, varying from sweet to sour, depends on the variety with white and pink being tart and red usually much sweeter. Red grapefruit contain less naringin, a plant-based compound responsible for the bitterness.

Answer: Pizza

Rhymes can also be found within a line not just at the end. For example, "One two, buckle my shoe".

Another fun food made it into outer space! After a year of planning, testing and corroboration between Pizza Hut and a team of Russian scientists a pizza was delivered to the International Space Station in March 2001.

The pizza included some traditional ingredients and toppings except salami was substituted for pepperoni which didn't fare too well in the testing process. The pizza was a Pizza Hut "Personal Pan Pizza" size (6 inches in diameter which fit perfectly in the small ISS oven). The vacuum sealed pizza underwent stabilizing thermal conditions to determine its ability to remain fresh.

Answer: Pancakes

Some rhymes that look very similar but don't exactly rhyme are called "slight" or "slant rhymes". An example is found the the nursery rhyme "Goosey Goosey Gander" with the slant rhyme being "gander" and "wander".

The ancient Romans made "Alita Dolcia" ("another sweet" in Latin). They were made from milk, flour, eggs and spices and were fried. Ancient Athenians made "tagenites" with wheat flour, water, sea salt, honey and sesame seeds all fried in olive oil.

Answer: Oatmeal

Rhyming couplets are often used in sonnets and limericks.

Though oatmeal is a common breakfast dish today, it has been served for thousands of years. Oats were cultivated in ancient China but the ancient Greeks were the first to eat oatmeal as the porridge-type cereal we know today. Oatmeal is the top non-cereal use for oats, with oatmeal cookies being the most popular, followed by meatloaf and fruit crisps.