The Life of a Blender Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yoghurt

Yoghurt can be found in all types of flavors, from strawberry, to chocolate, to key lime pie! Yoghurt is of Turkish origin, of course meaning that it originated in Turkey. The word "yoghurt" means "thick" in the Turkish language.

Answer: Strawberries

Strawberries grow on vines, and are not actually considered fruits. They are actually called "false fruits." The strawberry is known for the shape, a heart shaped red fruit with edible seeds covering it.

Answer: Lemon

Lemons are very tart, due to the citric acid. In fact, the citric acid in lemons give is a pH of 2 or 3! Neutral is 7 on the pH scale, and the lower the number, the more sour it is. Grapes, pickles, and carrots are not citrus, and they aren't tart, unless they have gone bad.

Answer: Banana

Bananas, bananitos, and plantains are all in the same family. The plantain is not near as sweet as the banana and the bananito, so it is usually used more for cooking, and not baking with sweets. The bananito resembles a short and fat banana, and when it is ripe, it can turn completely black! The bananito is a fruit that many dream of creating...

It is a banana that tastes like an apple! That's right, the "legendary" banapple is actually the bananito.

Answer: Ice

Ice adds thickness to an already thick smoothie. It also makes the smoothie colder for longer. The smoothie may not have started cold, with room temperature fruit, but the ice will keep it cold. Make sure you use a setting that can actually grind up the ice well, though!

Answer: Straw

Mint was never "patented!" The drinking straw has been around for centuries. It dates back to the Sumerians, who used these tubular devices to drink their beer. The smaller opening made it so they could avoid drinking the solid byproducts of the fermentation process.

In Argentina, a similar device was used that was made of metal. It was used to both strain and drink their mate tea. Several straws have since been created using the basic design of Marvin Stone's straw, and has since advanced from paper to plastic. Of these include a bendy straw, a crazy straw, and a spoon straw. And, of course, you don't drink anything through an umbrella or a spoon!

Answer: Ice cream

Ice cream is called faloodeh in Iran. It is quite a debate as to how ice cream originated. However, the Chinese are credited with making the device that is used today, although it was much less sophisticated then, to make ice cream. Popular brands include Breyers, Dreyers, Hagan Daaz, Ben and Jerry's, and Baskin Robbins. Yum yum!

Answer: Milk

Milk is what makes a milkshake a milkshake! Of course, any milk will work, skim milk, whole milk, 2% milk, soy milk, any kind of milk. However, whole milk is the best to use, because the thicker the milk, the thicker the shake!

Answer: Chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce is the most common ingredient used to flavor a milkshake. Hershey's is the most common brand in the United States for chocolate sauce. While there are many kinds of chocolate brands, like Hershey's, Dagobah, Nestle, and countless others, the most common chocolate sauce, besides Safeway brand or Kroger, is Hershey's! You would never want to use crepes or peanut butter to flavor your chocolate shake, unless, of course, you were making a chocolate peanut butter shake.

Answer: Garnish

Adding greens and other pieces of food that is not part of the main dish is called garnishing. Garnish can be virtually anything edible, but is usually made of leafy green herbs. For drinks and desserts, the most common garnish is mint, which can come in many different varieties. Varieties of mint include spearmint, peppermint, and candy mint, which tastes like a candy cane!

Well, I hope you enjoyed making smoothies and shakes with Bob IN me. Please tell Bob to start using me more often (and if _you_ decide to use me, make sure you ask your mom or dad to help first!). I don't like being trapped in the pantry. I am a great appliance to have around!

Thanks for playing!