History of American Cuisine Quiz

What is the most authentic original food of the United States?

• Corn

• Hamburger

• Potatoes

• Fried Twinkies

Name foods that the Europeans brought to this country.

• Cattle

• Fruits

• Milk and Dairy

• All of the Above

Name two foods that the Native Americans contributed.

• Peanuts and Fruits

• Pumpkin and Chocolate

• Vanilla and Dairy

• Pigs and Corn

What did the New England cuisine center on?

• Grilling

• Deep Frying

• Lobster

• Hearth Cooking

In which region did three kinds of cuisine develop side by side?

• New England

• Northwestern

• Deep South

• Southwestern

What style of cooking originated in Louisiana by those people who spoke Creole, describe it.

• Cajun

• French

• Southern

• Asian

Which region is considered the Breadbasket of America?

• Midwest

• South

• New England

• Southwest

What helped more and more settlers to come to the Midwest and made shipping crops possible?

• Ships

• Refrigerated Trucks

• Rail Road

• Planes

Name one product besides corn syrup that corn may be in.

• Lipstick

• Toothpaste

• Dynamite

• All of the Above

Name the most popular cookbook of the 20th Century first published in 1936.

• Betty Crocker

• Good Housekeeping

• Joy of Cooking

• Better Homes and Garden