General Trivia

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These plants, native to hot, dry regions of the U.S. and Mexico, are grown for ornament, fiber, and food, but more famously, as the main ingredient of tequila. What are they?

8

They grow in clusters and range in color from pale green to black. What are they?

3

What product did the Grey Poupon company begin producing in 1777? (2 words)

5

It was imported to Europe for the first time by Dutch traders around 1610. It was sold for the first time in Britain around 1660. What was it?

16

In the 18th and 19th centuries this was a generic term for many different kinds of vinegar-based sauces and condiments. Only later, after tomato sauce was added, did this product gain its current name and appearance. What is it?

16

The name of which plant, cultivated for its edible leaves, comes from Latin word for milk, because of its milky juice?

7

Pizza pies originated in what country?

13

One of the most important foods eaten by the American colonists was succotash, a dish composed of what two ingredients?

2

The largest item ever made was prepared for Beduin feasts in the following way: cooked eggs stuffed into fish, the fish stuffed into cooked chickens, the chickens stuffed into a roasted sheep's carcass, and the sheep stuffed into a whole animal - of what

9

The first brand-name product ever to be featured on a cover of Time Magazine was displayed on May 15, 1950 (not as an advertisement). What consumable product, which sold for about 5¢ per unit, was it?

10

Osso Buco is an Italian dish consisting primarily of what ingredient?

12

History records that for 5,000 years people have been eating this vegetable, although most people would consider it a fruit. The largest one ever grown weighed 262 pounds. What is it?

13

Which 5-letter word can refer to a spicy Latin dance or a spicy Latin sauce?

16

True or false: White wine is made from white grapes, while red wine is made from red grapes.

8

Imported into Europe for the first time by Dutch traders around 1610, what beverage was sold commercially for the first time in Britain around 1660?