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History of Food and AgricultureDirty Dozen Petrochemicals
Sustainable Food Terms
Agribusiness or Organic
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Topic 1 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•This blue (or purple) member of the dirty dozen is native to North America and is now mostly grown in the U.S. with Michigan as its leading producer.
ANSWER:
•Blueberries
Topic 1 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•Popeye the Sailor Man fueled off of this dirty dozen member for strength.
ANSWER:
•Spinach
Topic 1 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•This dirty dozen member tastes great “au gratin”.
ANSWER:
•Potatoes
Topic 1 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•A famous summer pie can be made out of this dirty dozen member, the scientific name of which is Prunus Persica.
ANSWER:
•Peaches
Topic 1 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•Over 2,500 varieties of this dirty dozen member are grown in the U.S. and are a member of the rose family.
ANSWER:
•Apples
Topic 2 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•Petrochemicals are chemicals derived from this chemical mixture.
ANSWER:
•Petroleum
Topic 2 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•This damaging mixture of herbicides was used heavily in the Vietnam War as part of the U.S. herbicidal warfare program.
ANSWER:
•Agent Orange
Topic 2 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•Popular in the U.S. in the mid-1900s, this petrochemical was banned in the U.S. in the 1970s for its environmental and human health effects.
ANSWER:
•DDT
Topic 2 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•This petrochemical is the prime ingredient in the famous weed killer Roundup, which has proven to have detrimental effects on human health.
ANSWER:
•Glyphosate
Topic 2 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•According to the EPA, this petrochemical group affects the nervous system by disrupting the enzyme that regulates acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.
ANSWER:
•Organophosphate pesticides
Topic 3 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•This sustainable food option implies no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers were used when growing the food.
ANSWER:
•Organic
Topic 3 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•The “L” in the acronym FLOSSN, used when how to buy sustainable foods, stands for this.
ANSWER:
•Local
Topic 3 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•Though the effects of this are not well understood, it is best to by foods that are “non” this.
ANSWER:
•Genetically modified (or engineered)
Topic 3 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•The two “S”s in the acronym FLOSSN, used when how to buy sustainable foods, stands for these two words.
ANSWER:
•Seasonal and Sustainable
Topic 3 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•The exact opposite of the Dirty Dozen, this rhyming, two-word name is used when describing certain foods that have the least amount of pesticide residue.
ANSWER:
•Clean Fifteen
Topic 4 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•This type of agriculture uses advanced technology and relies heavily on petrochemicals.
ANSWER:
•Agribusiness
Topic 4 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•This type of agriculture was the first to emerge on the planet.
ANSWER:
•Organic
Topic 4 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•Outcomes of this type of agriculture include increased yield and production of one crop.
ANSWER:
•Agribusiness
Topic 4 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•Polyculture is an aspect of this type of agriculture.
ANSWER:
•Organic
Topic 4 – 50 Points
QUESTION:•A strategy of this type of agriculture includes rotating the crops to put different types of essential nutrients back into the ground.
ANSWER:
•Agribusiness
Topic 5 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•Maize is native to this North American country and was first domesticated there in approximately 8000BC.
ANSWER:
•Mexico
Topic 5 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•Peru first domesticated this type of bean in about 7000BC.
ANSWER:
•Lima beans
Topic 5 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•Though very popularly thought of in Greek cuisine, olives were first domesticate in this region of the world somewhere from 6000-4000BC.
ANSWER:
•Southwest Asia
Topic 5 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•This animal was the first to be domesticated in approximately 7500BC in Southwest Asia.
ANSWER:
•Pigs
Topic 5 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•The earliest known use of agriculture dates back to 10,000 BC in this fertile, French named region.
ANSWER:
•The Fertile Crescent
