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Food I Loved As a Kid Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the subject of foods I loved as a kid. Do you think you can guess them correctly?

A multiple-choice quiz by Nammage. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nammage

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
380,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1441

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (10/10), Guest 216 (7/10), Guest 38 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of my favorite foods when I was a kid was a vegetable. It was green, and it was also a favorite of Popeye the Sailor Man. What food am I talking about? Hint

Yams

Corn

Spinach

Carrots

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another one of my favorite foods was a type of cooked chicken which was crunchy. What type of chicken could that be? Hint

Fried Chicken

Rare Chicken

Boiled Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken

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Question 3 of 10

3. I'm allergic to cake. On my birthday I would get pie instead. This pie is made from a nut that has a shell you have to break open to get to it. What sort of pie am I talking about? Hint

Peach Cobbler

Apple Pie

Pecan Pie

Banana Cream Pie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another vegetable I enjoyed as a child was yellow and creamy. What could that be? Hint

Spinach

Creamed Corn

Pea Soup

Mustard Greens

5. This next food I mainly only ate when I visited my grandparents during the summer. It is a mixture of a meat and a side dish. The meat was a bird and the side dish is usually white, small, and fluffy. What is this combination food item? Hint

Mushroom and Noodles

Chicken and Rice

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Pizza and Chips

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Question 6 of 10

6. My favorite soft drink (soda) as a kid was named after a type of fairy or pixie, also known as an Elemental fairy associated with water. What do you think my favorite soft drink as a child was? Hint

Tang

Root Beer

Sprite

Coke

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Question 7 of 10

7. Another favorite soft drink of mine was named after a doctor. I like to think Nurse Salt knows the answer but what do you think it could be? Hint

Dr Pepper

Ms Fanta

Mr Jax

Dr Doctor

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Question 8 of 10

8. Getting back to food I loved as a child, this one is actually my favorite. It's a fruit that most kids in my youth mistook as a vegetable, even me. It's round and green and often stuffed with pimientos. What am I describing? Hint

Olives

Avocado

Turkey

Pumpkin

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Question 9 of 10

9. As a child there was a certain type of ice cream I liked that most of my friends found peculiar. It was brown, had a strong taste to it, and it is actually based on a drink that many adults have for breakfast and/or on their way to work. What type of ice cream could that be? Hint

Chocolate Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream

Coffee Ice Cream

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Question 10 of 10

10. This last food almost every single kid loves. When I was young it was for special occasions. It's flat and round, and can have many toppings such as pepperoni, mushrooms, cheese, tomato sauce and even anchovies can be put on top of it. What is this delicious food I am describing? Hint

Pizza

Pie

Cake

Donuts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of my favorite foods when I was a kid was a vegetable. It was green, and it was also a favorite of Popeye the Sailor Man. What food am I talking about?

Answer: Spinach

Yes! Spinach was my favorite as a kid, with mustard. It is said that spinach originated in ancient Persia (now known as Iran). Spinach is rich in iron.

2. Another one of my favorite foods was a type of cooked chicken which was crunchy. What type of chicken could that be?

Answer: Fried Chicken

No one really knows where the first fried chicken was made, but Europe has been making fritters (food that is fried) since the Middle Ages. One can assume chickens were fried too.

3. I'm allergic to cake. On my birthday I would get pie instead. This pie is made from a nut that has a shell you have to break open to get to it. What sort of pie am I talking about?

Answer: Pecan Pie

Current history of the pecan pie seems to suggest that it originated either in the late 1700s or early to mid 1800s. Native Americans have been consuming pecans for more than 8,000 years.

4. Another vegetable I enjoyed as a child was yellow and creamy. What could that be?

Answer: Creamed Corn

Also known as cream-style corn it is a delicacy of the Southern US.

Answer: Chicken and Rice

There is some debate on where rice itself originated. Some scientists say Australia, the Chinese also lay claim to it, and even parts of Africa state rice originated there. 87% of rice today comes from Asia.

Answer: Sprite

Sprite is a non-caffeinated soft drink with the flavors of lemon and lime. It originated in West Germany (now Germany) from 1959 and originally called "Fanta Klare Zitrone" which means "Clear Lemon Fanta". It is produced by the Coca-Cola company.

7. Another favorite soft drink of mine was named after a doctor. I like to think Nurse Salt knows the answer but what do you think it could be?

Answer: Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper has been around since 1885. First created by Charles C. Alderton the original name of the soft drink was "Waco". Alderton sold the rights to make the drink to someone else and the name was changed to Dr Pepper.

Answer: Olives

Olive trees can survive for a very long time. The oldest olive tree known today is estimated to be 2,000-3,000 years old and can be found in Crete, Greece.

Answer: Coffee Ice Cream

No one really knows when coffee ice cream was first invented but it had to be before the 1980s because that's the main decade I was a kid in. Coffee itself has been around since at least the 10th century originating in East Africa. Ice cream in some form or another dates back to 200 BCE in China where they would mix rice with frozen milk.

Answer: Pizza

Pizza! The original pizza was invented in China and called the scallion pancake. The pizza that everyone has come to love today was created in Naples, Italy in the 1700s-1800s.

Source: Author Nammage

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