WorksheetsPopcorn Text #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many years back does the oldest evidence of popcorn date?
Over 1000 years
Over 2000 years
Over 5000 years
Over 7000 years
Where was a funeral urn found that dated back to around the same time as the evidence of popcorn use in Central and South America?
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
Argentina
By the 1800s, popcorn was already one of the most ______ snacks in the snack-loving United States.
Disliked
Rare
Popular
Expensive
What was the main reason popcorn stayed strong in the market?
Because it was expensive
Because it was introduced in 1981
Because it was nutritious
Because it was mass-produced
In what year was microwave popcorn introduced?
1971
1981
1991
2001
Corn grows throughout ________ and __________.
North and South America
Asia
Canada
Africa
Throughout Central and South America, evidence from the around the same time shows popcorn was used for ______ and _______ purposes.
cooking and bathing purposes.
jumping and running purposes.
food and ceremonial purposes
medicinal and tribal purposes.
Popcorn popularity stayed strong, mainly because is was ________.
fun to eat.
affordable.
fluffy.
brought good luck.
The ________ ______ made popcorn more popular than ever!
social media
tik tok ad
campfire
microwave oven
A funeral urn with a corn god with popcorn decorating his headdress was found in Mexico and scientists dated it to around _______ A.D.
100
300
400
500
