Maple Syrup

Maple syrup is also known as

• corn syrup

• liquid gold

• pure sugar

• molasses

What percentage of the world's maple products come from Canada?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

How much maple syrup can be prepared from 40 L of maple sap?

• 40 L

• 20 L

• 10 L

• 1 L

Why was there a shortage of maple syrup on the market in 2011 and 2012?

• the great Canadian maple syrup heist

• wind storms damaged maple trees

• nobody seemed interested in eating maple syrup at that time

• maple syrup harvesters went on strike

Who is credited with being the first people to gather maple sap and make it into maple syrup?

• Simon Stevens

• Mr Marshall

• French Canadians

• the Iroquois people

What molecules are found in maple syrup?

• sugar

• vanillin

• quebecol

• secoisolari-cinesinol

Through what plant tissue does sap travel?

• phloem

• digestive

• cardiac

• xylem

What chemical process allows maple syrup to be made into maple rock candy?

• crystallization

• neutralization

• double displacement

• combustion

Why were Canadians encouraged to use maple syrup as a sweetener during World War II?

• it's delicious

• it was a distraction from the War

• there was a shortage of white sugar during the War

• to build Canadian pride

What is the value of maple products sold by Canadians each year?

• $500

• $51,000

• $151,000

• $515,000,000