I’ve been studying agriculture lately, and have learned quite a bit! Test your knowledge on a few of these questions. Maybe you, too, can learn something new!
1. True or false: An acre of forest is more beneficial to the environment than an acre of corn.
2. How are baseballs related to sheep? The leather on the outside; the string stitching on the outside; the “pill” in the core.
3. If a roast turkey breast dinner is priced at $8.99 at a restaurant, how much would the farmer receive for their product? 25 cents; 32 cents; $1.00; $1.50.
4. Which of the following industries are related to agriculture? Banking; steel manufacturing; food processing; computer technology; all of the above.
5. How much of the Earth’s surface can be used to grow food? Three percent; five percent; six percent; 10 percent.
6. True or false: Four companies control 44 percent of global restaurant sales. The companies are McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Tricon Global Restaurants, which owns Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell.
7. What farm animal drinks the equivalent of a bathtub of water every day? A horse; a mule; a cow; sheep.
8. Can you name the only vegetable or fruit that’s never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh?
9. What is the most grown crop in the United States? Wheat; corn; soy beans; rice.
10. True or false: A bushel of wheat weights about 60 pounds, yields about 42 pounds of flour, and makes about 70 one-pound loaves of bread.
ANSWERS
1. False – an acre of corn is as beneficial to the environment as an acre of forest trees. Both have large leaves that absorb lots of carbon dioxide and release oxygen during the entire summer. 2. The ball is filled with sheep wool. 3. $0.32. 4. All of the above. 5. 1/32 , or three percent. 6. True. 7. Cow. 8. Lettuce. 9. Corn. 10. True.