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POTATO
QUIZ
Name
1) Can you name three potato varieties?
I)
II
III)
2) What percentage of the potato plant is edible? Tick as appropriate
20%
45%
67%
85%
3) How many litres of water are required to grow 1kg of potatoes?
148 L
287 L
403 L
621 L
4) Archeological findings show the potato already existed 13000 years
ago. In which countries, do you think, the potato was first eaten?
UK and Ireland
Chile and Peru
Japan and Indonesia
Greece and Turkey
5) The largest potato ever was harvested in 1895 in Colorado.
Can you guess the weight?
kg
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6) On which day of the week are most potatoes eaten?
7) In what year did the potato become the first food to be grown in space?
1983
1995
2001
2014
8) In what year were French Fries first served in the USA?
1801
1846
1903
1915
9) A potato contains more potassium than a banana?
true
false
10) Draw as many different ways of preparing potatoes as you can
How did you do?
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Answers: 1) Maris Piper, King Edward, Roseval, Desiree, Premiere, Bintje etc. 2) 85% 3)
287L 4) Chile and Peru 5) 49kg 6) Sunday 7) 1995 8) 1801 9) True