Farm to Table Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frame

Frame originally derives from the OId English word "framian" meaning to be helpful or beneficial. Usage of that word changed to be specific to "preparing timber for building", which then became "fitting a structure together" and then in middle English to a noun with its current meaning of "a structure that encloses something".

Answer: Realm

The word realm came into English from the Old French word "reaume" meaning kingdom. The meaning broadened over time to refer to a field of any particular activity, such as "the realm of politics".

Answer: Marble

The children's game of marbles was first recorded under that name in 1709 although it is believed to be several hundred years older. Though nowadays played with little glass balls, the game in the 18th century was played with balls made from the eponymous substance.

The etymology of the name marble for the stone is uncertain. It is possible that it derived from an ancient Greek word meaning sparkling or gleaming.

Answer: Gambler

The verb to gamble comes from the 18th century and derives from a now obsolete word "gamel" meaning "to play games".

Answer: Algebra

Algebra is a latinised version of the Arabic "al-jabr" meaning "the reunion of broken parts". In Spanish the word came to be used for surgery to repair fractured bones but the mathematical meaning comes from the title of a book, "ilm al-jabr wa'l-mukabala" that translates as "the science of restoring what is missing and equating like for like".

Answer: Parable

Parable came into the English language from the French "parabole" which in turn came from the Latin "parabola". Its original source was the Greek word "parabole" which meant "thrown beside" or a juxtaposition.

Answer: Arable

The word arable comes from the latin "arare" meaning to plough. It is a word that can be used as an adjective for the type of land that is suitable for growing crops as well as a noun for the type of farming that uses it.

Answer: Blare

Blare is an onomatopoeic word, a word that is created as an imitation of the sound it represents. It came into English from the Dutch "blaren" meaning "to roar". In modern usage it is particularly associated with the noise made by sirens.

Answer: Bleat

A bleat is also made by another farmyard animal, the calf. The word is another that is an onomatopoeia and is from the Old English "blaeten" with the same meaning.

Answer: Table

The Old English "tabule" meant "a flat slab" or an "inscribed tablet", coming into the language from the Germanic "tabal", meaning a plank. The meaning of "table" as a piece of furniture evolved in the 14th century.

The farm-to-table movement promotes the use of local produce in restaurants or public dining areas. It places high value on the knowledge of where the ingredients in a meal are from and encourages the sale of produce locally at farmer's markets.