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Potato

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potato is the _____ most grown crop in the world.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

2.

Which family of vegetables do Potatoes belong to?

a)

Herbaceous

b)

Nightshade

c)

Stem

d)

Tubercolosis

3.

Where are potatoes first originated and discovered?

a)

Spainish lands

b)

Cuban lands

c)

Andean lands

d)

French lands

4.

How many growth stage does the potato have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

5.

Which part of the entire potato plant is inedible

a)

The tubers

b)

The leafs

c)

The flowers

d)

The roots

6.

The (a)   in potato plants is what causes parts of it to be poisonous

7.

What is the main nutrient in potatoes

a)

Fiber

b)

Omega-3

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Protein

8.

What of the 2 are the other prominent nutritions of the potato

a)

Riboflavin

b)

Potassium

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin B6

9.

Who was responsible of spreading potatoes to Europe

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

Japanese

d)

Polish

10.

What was the name of the disease that caused the potato famine

a)

Irish Potato Famine

b)

Potato Drought

c)

Potato Blight

d)

Potato Shade

11.

There are 3 types of potato categories, what are they?

a)

All-purpose

b)

Starchy

c)

Multi-coloured

d)

Waxy

12.

How would you store potatoes?

a)

In a bright lit and warm area after washing

b)

Peeled and soaked in water at temperature of 7 - 10°C

c)

Cool,dark and dry place between 7-10°C

d)

Cool. dark and damp place between 7-10°C

13.

Which are suitable cooking techniques for starchy potatoes?

a)

Baking

b)

Mashing

c)

Roasting

d)

Boiling

14.

Which potatoes are acceptable for boiling?

a)

Yukon Gold

b)

Red Potatoes

c)

Fingerling

d)

Blue Potato

15.

A recipe of Gnocchi a la Pomodoro is on the menu. Which most suitable potatoes do you use?

a)

Chat Potato

b)

Russet Potato

c)

Yukon Gold

d)

Fingerling Potato

16.

Which part of boiling potatoes is recommended?

a)

Peeling skin, boil in first room temperature water with salted water

b)

Skin on, boil from cold water with salt

c)

Cut into equal size pieces and boiled starting in cold salted water

d)

Peeled, cut to equal size and boiled in boiling salted water

17.

What potato recipe is this?

a)

Pomme fondant

b)

Aloo paratha

c)

Pomme anna

d)

Riesling

e)

None of the above

18.

Which recipe does not contain potatoes

a)

Pomme anna

b)

Tarte aux pomme

c)

Pomme dauphinoise

d)

Pomme puree

19.

How would you identify a bad potato?

a)

Brown, dirty and hard surfaced with eyes

b)

Pale white, smooth surfaced and freckled

c)

Brown, Irregular shaped and hard surfaced

d)

Brown, with sprouts and soft surfaced

20.

Which part of the potato holds a lot nutrients

a)

Leaf

b)

Root

c)

Tuber

d)

Skin