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Sour,sharporsweet(4)
A marinedelicacyanda roundpiece of meat on a chicken’s back (6)
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brainteasers
BYQUIZ-MEISTER
HUGH THOMPSON
1
Wafflesaresaidto
datebackto which
timeperiod
a)AncientGreece
b)Creationofthe
BelgianEmpire
c)AmericanWar
of Independence
2
Abouthowmany
peanutsdoesit take
tomakea 340gjar of
peanutbutter?
a) 340
b) 540
c) 740
3
Whatwasmockturtle
soupmadewith?
a)Calf’shead
b)Prawns
c) Dried fish
4
Cornflakeswere
patentedin 1896 but
whatflakesdidthey
representinfilms until
the 1940s?
5
Whatcolouris
Guinness?
6
Whichoneofthese
wereconkersNOTused
forduringWorldWarII
a)Tomakeexplosives
b)TomakeLucozade
c) To make cheese
7
Whatwasthefirst
geneticallymodified
foodapprovedforhuman
consumptionbytheUSFood
& Drug Association, in 1994?
8
Trueorfalse?
Mushrooms,like
humans,makevitaminD
intheirskinwhen exposed
to sunlight
9
Inthe1950sthe
averagepercapita
consumptionofchickenin
theUKwasabout1kga
year.What is it these days?
a)15kg
b)25kg
c) 50kg
10
AccordingtoRussian
folklore,before
refrigeration,whatshould
peasantsaddtoa bucket of
milktokeepit fresh?
a)Lemonjuice
b)A livecarp
c) A live frog
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