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Ancient Food History Trivia Quiz

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,214

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
2131

Last 3 plays: Joepetz (4/5), Dagny1 (4/5), moonraker2 (3/5).

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Question 1 of 5

1. What was the first food crop grown in the Yangzi River ca. 4350 B.C.? Hint

Soya

Rice

Taro

Wheat

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Question 2 of 5

2. What is substance in Fava Beans that can kill sensitive individuals? Hint

Glutathione

Tryptophan

Serotonin

Glutamine

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Question 3 of 5

3. Who was the Greek person credited with the first cookbook? Hint

Archestratus

Thales

Plato

Pythagoras

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Question 4 of 5

4. Which Chinese emissary introduced peaches, apricots, grapes, pomegranates, and walnuts into China ca. 140 B.C.? Hint

Jang Qian

Wu Di

Lee han

Weng ti

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which Roman person introduced the art of making pork sausage ca. 48 B.C? Hint

Cicero

Julius Caesar

Lucretius

Fulvia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first food crop grown in the Yangzi River ca. 4350 B.C.?

Answer: Taro

Taro root (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family was being grown, and rice ,which was a weed found growing near it, was then cultivated.

2. What is substance in Fava Beans that can kill sensitive individuals?

Answer: Glutathione

3. Who was the Greek person credited with the first cookbook?

Answer: Archestratus

In 350 B.C. archestratus put his recipes in order and created the notion of a cookbook.

4. Which Chinese emissary introduced peaches, apricots, grapes, pomegranates, and walnuts into China ca. 140 B.C.?

Answer: Jang Qian

5. Which Roman person introduced the art of making pork sausage ca. 48 B.C?

Answer: Julius Caesar

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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