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Quiz about How The Potato Chip Came To Be

How The Potato Chip Came To Be Quiz

A quiz on the history of one of my favorite snacks. Good luck with the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,062

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
885

Last 3 plays: Guest 8 (4/10), Guest 172 (2/10), Guest 87 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How are basic potato chips made? Hint

They are often toasted then cooled until they reach room temperature

They are peeled and sliced

They are cooked and salted

They are cut thickly with skin left on

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who created the original recipe for potato chips? Hint

George Crum

Andy Capp

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Joe 'Spud' Murphy

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to a widely spread belief, where is the original place that potato chips were first made? Hint

United Kingdom

Saratoga Springs, New York

South Africa

Northern Ireland

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first company that sold potato chips? Hint

Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company

Tayto's

Smith's Potato Crisps Company

Walker's

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before the potato chip officially earned its name, what were they originally called? Hint

Tortilla chips

Saratoga chips

Potato crisps

Chips

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these became the first seasoned potato chips ? Hint

salt and vinegar

barbecue

sour cream and onion

cheeseums

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these unhealthy substances are found in potato chips? Hint

acrylamide

furan

perchlorate

ethyl carbamate

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the year 2005, the potato chip market received revenues of how much? Hint

$12,500,000,000

$500,000,000,000

$41,700,000,000

$16,400,000,000

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which potato chip company adopted the slogan "bet you can't eat just one"? Hint

Wise

Lay's

Pringle's

Ruffle's

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Question 10 of 10

10. How do baked chips differ from potato chips? Hint

they are commonly called potato crisps

they are much heavier seasoned

they have lower fat content

they resemble corn chips rather than potato chips

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How are basic potato chips made?

Answer: They are cooked and salted

Potato chips are often served as an appetizer, side dish or a snack. when they are sold, it's usually in bags. Many others also come with various flavors and ingredients such as seasonings, herbs, spices, cheeses and other artificial additives.

2. Who created the original recipe for potato chips?

Answer: George Crum

Crum invented the chip after a frustrated customer continuously returned french fries, claiming they were too thick for his tastes. Crum decided to make them thinner and where they didn't need to be eaten with a fork.

3. According to a widely spread belief, where is the original place that potato chips were first made?

Answer: Saratoga Springs, New York

Crum was working as a chef in Saratoga Springs and allegedly served the first potato chips to Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1853, but this has been debunked - recipes have been documented as early as the late 1810s.

4. What was the first company that sold potato chips?

Answer: Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company

Mike-sell's originated in Dayton, Ohio, in 1910. The first potato chips they sold were in tin cans or customers had to scoop them out of glass bins.

5. Before the potato chip officially earned its name, what were they originally called?

Answer: Saratoga chips

Saratoga was the name of the town Crum was from and this was where they originated. In 1878, The American Home Cook Book penned a statement called 'put around potato chips.' This immediately changed the name.

6. Which of these became the first seasoned potato chips ?

Answer: salt and vinegar

In 1920, Frank Smith put a twist of salt with his chips, put them in a paper bag and sold them around London, England. In the 1950s, Joe 'Spud' Murphy, the owner of a crisp company called Tayto, created a new seasoning for salt and vinegar, followed by cheese and onion.

7. Which of these unhealthy substances are found in potato chips?

Answer: acrylamide

Acrylamide is a white odorless chemical compound that is incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents, iron and iron salts. it is known to decompose and produce carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen.

8. In the year 2005, the potato chip market received revenues of how much?

Answer: $16,400,000,000

In the snack market, this totaled up about 35% of their $46,100,000,000 revenue.

9. Which potato chip company adopted the slogan "bet you can't eat just one"?

Answer: Lay's

Lay's was founded by Herman W. Lay in 1938. He bought the Barrett Food Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and renamed it H.W. Lay. In 1944, he shortened the company name to Lay's.

10. How do baked chips differ from potato chips?

Answer: they have lower fat content

Baked chips are made with artificial and indigestible fat substitutes.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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