dairy foods

Internet Scavenger Hunt

Food

Answer Key

As we have learned in class, food is a part of our culture.  The history of food is very interesting.  Foods that we know and enjoy today in America have a very interesting history behind them.  These Web sites will introduce you to some ideas that in the past you may not have thought about.

Directions:

There are five Web sites listed on this page for you to explore. There are two questions to answer for each Web site.

Please read the questions and look for the answers within each site.  Type your answers in the space provided on the question sheet. Be ready to discuss your answers with the rest of the class.  You will print your quesiton sheet and I will be collecting your results.

Good Luck!

Answers are in red text. "Here's how to find the answer" explains the navigational links within the Web site to get to the correct answer. Click on the link next to source to find the exact page where the answer may be located. Thank you.

Jump to Site: 1 2 3 4 5

Go to the Web site #1: Jelly Belly
jelly beans
Question #1: How many official flavors of Jelly Belly Beans are there?
Answer: 50
Here's how to find the answer: Jelly Belly, Frequently Asked Questions
Source: http://mycusthelp.com/JELLYBELLY/supportkbitem.asp?sSessionID=&Inc=
4416&sFilA=FAQ Categories&sFilB=&sFilC=&FA=-1&FB=-1&FC=-1
Question #2: What were the first eight flavors of jelly belly beans?

Answer:
1. Very cherry
2. Lemon
3. Cream Soda
4. Tangerine
5. Green Apple
6. Root Beer
7. Grape
8. Licorice

Here's how to find the answer: Jelly Belly, History
Source: http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/About+Jelly+Belly/Company+History.htm

Go to the Web site #2: Smucker’s Uncrustables Fun Zone
sandwich
Question #1: What year was sliced bread invented?
Answer: 1927
Here's how to find the answer: Smuckers Uncrustables Fun Zone, The History of Peanut Butter
and Jelly, timeline, scroll over to the year 1927
Source: http://www.smuckers.com/fg/otg/uncrustables/funzone/history/
Question #2: What year did Smucker’s introduce the Uncrustable sandwich?
Answer: 2000
Here's how to find the answer: Smuckers Uncrustables Fun Zone, The History of Peanut Butter
and Jelly, timeline, scroll over to the year 2000
Source: http://www.smuckers.com/fg/otg/uncrustables/funzone/history/

Go to the Web site #3: Got Milk? milk
Question #1: What do our bones need to grow healthy and strong?
Answer: Calcium
Here's how to find the answer: Got Milk, Mmm…Milk
Source: http://www.got-milk.com/mmmilk/index.html
Question #2: What are the four rules for cooking in the kitchen?

Answer:
1.Wash your hands before cooking.
2.Always ask an adult for permission.
3.Ask an adult for help when you need it.
4.Clean up when you are done.

Here's how to find the answer: Got Milk, Kids in the Kitchen, Rules for Cooking
Source: http://www.got-milk.com/kids/index.html

Go to the Web site #4: Taking America to Lunch: Lunchboxes
lunch box
Question #1: What year was the Barbie vinyl lunchbox made?
Answer:1962
Here's how to find the answer: Taking America to Lunch: Lunchboxes, Cool Lunches and Cold Steel, Barbie
Source: http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/lunchboxes/section4.htm
Question #2: What year was the Return of the Jedi lunchbox made?
Answer: 1983
Here's how to find the answer: Taking America to Lunch: Lunchboxes, Cowboys and Astronauts, Return of the Jedi
Source: http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/lunchboxes/section3.htm

Go to the Web site #5: World Cheese Index
cheese
Question #1: What are the five types of Cheese that come from the United States? 

Answer:
1. Brick
2. Colby
3. Cottage Cheese
4. Monterey Jack
5. Swiss

Here's how to find the answer: Cheesenet, United States data base
Source: http://www.cheesenet.info/cheesenet/wci.asp?action=country&ID=14
Question #2: What type of milk is used for Mozzarella cheese?
Answer: buffalo milk
Here's how to find the answer: Cheesenet, Mozzarella
Source: http://www.cheesenet.info/cheesenet/wci.asp?action=alph&letter=M

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Created by: Cindy Carson
Last Modified: December 3, 2005
Doherty Elementary School
West Bloomfield School District

Created for MET6023, Computer Applications in Eductation, Lawrence Technological University

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