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history of popcorn

history of popcorn

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Mary Mittner

FREE Resource

6 questions

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The inventor of the popcorn machine was ​ (a)  

Charles Cretors
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Nikola Tesla

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Before the invention of the popcorn machine, people would put their popcorn next to a ​ (a)   .

hot flame
cold ice
frozen lake
wet sponge

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do peanuts and popcorn have in common?

They both smell like chocolate.

They come from the same plant.

The first popcorn machine was originally a peanut roasting machine.

Popcorn is popped peanuts.

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Adding a little ​ (a)   solved the problem of burning because it helped​ (b)   the heat more evenly.

oil
distribute
water
wake up

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What two things did Mr Cretors do to introduce people to popcorn at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago?

He sold it alongside roasted peanuts.

He made a commercial

He gave popcorn away for free

He fed it to pigeons.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What two things caused popcorn to become associated wth movies?

Vendors would sell it to people waiting in line.

Theater owners saw it as a way to make some more money.

People brought it into the theather from the fair.

It's all anyone could afford.

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