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Absolute Genius - Elsie Widdowson

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Elsie Widdowson’s genius idea?

a)

Developing the first vitamin supplements

b)

Creating the wartime rationing diet

c)

Inventing the food pyramid

d)

Designing the first balanced diet chart

2.

The science of food is called:

a)

Gastronomy

b)

Nutrition

c)

Culinology

d)

Food Science

3.

Scientists find out how much energy there is in food by:

a)

looking at it

b)

burning it

c)

eating it

d)

feeding it to rats

4.

The energy from food that we don’t use up is:

a)

stored as fat

b)

excreted as waste

c)

converted to muscle

d)

lost as heat

5.

Cyclists sometimes eat ______ during a road race.

a)

bananas

b)

chocolate

c)

jam sandwiches

d)

pasta

6.

What is Arsenal footballers’ favourite treat?

a)

Banoffee pie

b)

Ice Cream

c)

Pizza

d)

Chocolate

7.

a) What gas does our bodies use up to release energy from food? b) What waste gas is produced?

a)

a) Oxygen, b) Carbon Dioxide

b)

a) Nitrogen, b) Oxygen

c)

a) Carbon Dioxide, b) Oxygen

d)

a) Hydrogen, b) Nitrogen

8.

Soldiers might need 4000 calories a day because:

a)

they are engaged in intense physical activities.

b)

they have a high metabolism rate.

c)

they need to maintain their body weight.

d)

they are in a cold environment.

9.

The unit that scientists today use, instead of calories, for measuring energy is:

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Volts

d)

Amperes

10.

What do you think about using mealworms as a source of food?

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