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Scream for Ice Cream!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient culture was the first to combine frozen ice and milk for dessert?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Chinese

c)

Greek

d)

Roman

2.

Name the Roman emperor who had snow brought in from nearby mountains and flavored with honey and juices.

a)

Nero

b)

Augustus

c)

Claudius

d)

Trajan

3.

Which Italian explorer brought to Europe the recipe for ice cream from China in the 1200s?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Sebastian Cabot

d)

Marco Polo

4.

Where did colonists get ice in the 1700s to make ice cream in the summer?

a)

caves

b)

mountain peaks

c)

ice houses

d)

There was no summer ice before refrigeration

5.

Which U.S. President was an ice cream fan and used two pots for making ice cream at his Mount Vernon home?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

6.

What did Nancy Johnson invent in 1846 which made ice-cream making easier?

a)

KitchenAid mixer

b)

Igloo Roller

c)

No Churn Bucket Spinner

d)

Hand-cranked Freezer

7.

The first ice-cream factory was started in this Maryland city in 1851. Name it.

a)

Annapolis

b)

Baltimore

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Charlottesville

8.

What did Ernest Hamwi create and introduce at the 1904 World's Fair when an ice-cream seller ran out of dishes?

a)

Paper cup

b)

Ice Cream on a stick

c)

Ice-cream sandwich

d)

Ice-cream cone

9.

Why did ice cream become more widely popular at the turn of the last century?

a)

Invention of electricity

b)

Refrigeration

c)

Ice-cream factories

d)

All of these

10.

Where was the banana split invented in 1904?

a)

New York City

b)

Chicago

c)

Latrobe

d)

Miami

11.

What popular ice cream on a stick did Harry Burt, Jr. of Ohio invent in 1920?

a)

Orange Push Up

b)

Klondike Bar

c)

Dilly Bar

d)

Good Humor Bar

12.

During which month of the year is more ice cream eaten than in any other?

a)

January

b)

June

c)

July

d)

October

13.

What is the typical length of time it takes to make ice cream at a dairy?

a)

About 1 hour

b)

About 8 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

2 days

14.

Which ice cream flavor was invented long before vanilla in Italy in 1692?

a)

Strawberry

b)

Chocolate

c)

Peach

d)

Pineapple

15.

Which company was the first to sell chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in 1991?

a)

Ben & Jerry's

b)

Häagen-Dazs

c)

Breyers

d)

Baskin-Robbins

16.

What do food photographers frequently use as a stand-in for actual ice cream in photos?

a)

oatmeal

b)

whipped cream

c)

grits

d)

mashed potatoes

17.

What type of rare metal spoons do professional ice cream taste-testers use to taste the product and not the spoon?

a)

silver

b)

bronze

c)

gold

d)

aluminum

18.

What flavor is the #1 most popular ice cream flavor in most ice cream-loving countries?

a)

vanilla

b)

chocolate

c)

strawberry

d)

coffee

19.

How many gallons of whole milk does it take to make one gallon of ice cream?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

10

20.

Which American ice cream company boasts the slogan, "Ice Cream of the Future"?

a)

Galaxy Gelato

b)

Dippin Dots

c)

Cold Stone Creamery

d)

Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard