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"Gari" is a popular staple food in West Africa. What is it made of?

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Answer: Cassava
Gari is used as a condiment and sometimes even main dish in West Africa, specifically Ghana.

Medium

What is the primary ingredient in guacamole?

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Answer: Avocado
Originating in ancient Mexico, Guacamole dip, comprised primarily of avocados, is now world-famous.

VeryHard

Why do food processors sometimes add carbon monoxide to meat?

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Answer: For Color
The lethal gas carbon monoxide is often added to meat in small doses to increase redness, thus making aged meats appear fresher.

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Where was the first McDonald's restaurant located?

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Answer: California
The McDonald brother, Maurice (Mac) and Richard, opened their first restaurant in San Bernardino, California in 1948.

Easy

Colonel Sanders was the founder of which famous fast-food chain?

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Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken
Starting from humble beginnings in 1952, Colonel Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken is now the second-largest fast-food chain in the entire world.

Medium

Baloney is a form of what?

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Answer: Sausage
Baloney is the colloquial name for bologna sausage, a type of cold cut usually made of pork or beef.

Hard

Tzatziki sauce is a common topping on which dish?

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Answer: Gyros
Greek gyros, which consists of meat and vegetables wrapped in pita bread, also have tzatziki sauce as one of its main ingredients.

Easy

Why did people use to salt meat taken on ships?

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Answer: So it would stay good longer

Easy

Red Vines is a popular brand of what type of candy?

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Answer: Red licorice
Red Vines is a licorice company that was founded in 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. The original flavor was raspberry, then in 1952 the recipe was altered to the flavor we know and love today.

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Who are the first people known to have consumed chocolate?

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Answer: Olmecs
There is evidence that the ancient Olmecs of what is now Mexico consumed chocolate beverages as far back as 1900 BC, and indeed the word "chocolate" is derived from the Aztec language.



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