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litres of milk. What is it now?
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At sea level the boiling
point of water is 100°C.
What is it at the top of
Mount Everest (8,848m)?
a) 74°C b) 89°C c) 119 ° C3
Date of the oldest
known winery?
a) 750BC b) 1950BC
c) 4100BC4
In the UK 56% of eggs
sold are free-range.
What percentage of
chickens are free-range?
a) 25 b) 15 c) 55
Which of these was
a Tudor delicacy?
a) Oysters b) Seagull
c) Mutton6
Which bread was
invented first?
a) The Hovis loaf
b) French baguette
c) Ciabatta7
The human stomach
system, sometimes
called the ‘little brain’,
has as many neurons as a...
a) Cat brain
b) Dog brain
c) Parrot brain8
The name for tartare
sauce is thought to
come from...
a) Its sharp or tart taste
b) The Mongolian army’s
coarse habits
c) It’s the colour of cream
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Shanghai soup
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b) Baozi
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its name because...
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