Wheat Facts
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- 1.In what year did Washington wheat farmers generate $1.0 billion in revenue?
- A.
2012
- B.
2013
- C.
2014
- 2.About how long ago did humans begin to grind wheat between two rocks to produce flour?
- A.
About 6,000 years ago
- B.
About 2,000 years ago
- C.
About 10,000 years ago
- 3.How many people suffer from wheat allergies in the U.S.?
- A.
About 5 percent
- B.
About 1 percent
- C.
About 0.5 percent
- 4.Under which heading would you learn about Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution?
- A.
Wheat goes to boot camp
- B.
Biotechnology and wheat
- C.
The importance of wheat
- 5.One bushel of wheat weighs about 60 pounds.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Name the three parts of a wheat kernel.
- 7.How much did U.S. farmers earn per bushel in 2013?
- A.
$7.77
- B.
$17.13
- C.
$43.55
- 8.Which type of flour is considered to be healthiest?
- A.
Refined flour
- B.
Whole wheat flour
- C.
Bleached flour
- 9.Check the countries that are NOT top-ten wheat producers.
- A.
France
- B.
Canada
- C.
United States
- D.
Iran
- 10.Which landform enables Washington farmers to transport their wheat to market in the most efficient manner?
- A.
Puget Sound
- B.
Columbia River
- C.
Cascade Mountains
- 11.Which country bought 170 thousand metric tons of wheat from the U.S. in 2013/14?
- A.
China
- B.
Chile
- C.
Japan
- 12.Which type of wheat is recognized for its use in cookies and crackers in the U.S.?
- A.
Hard wheat
- B.
Durum wheat
- C.
Soft white wheat
- 13.Research studies show that people who eat whole wheat have:
- A.
Weight control problems
- B.
Slightly higher risk of diabetes
- C.
Less risk of getting cancer
- 14.Club wheat originated in South America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Most of the Pacific Northwest's wheat is produced in Idaho.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.In which state is durum wheat mostly grown?
- A.
North Dakota
- B.
Washington
- C.
Oregon
- 17.Which part of the wheat plant is where the seeds develop?
- A.
Crown
- B.
Stem
- C.
Head
- 18.Which of the following is a monthly magazine of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers?
- A.
Washington Wheat Foundation
- B.
Wheat Life
- C.
Wheat Foods Council
- 19.How many total jobs in Washington depend on the state's wheat crop?
- A.
11,133
- B.
3,715
- C.
4,013
- 20.How many countries around the world depend on wheat produced in America?
- A.
40
- B.
202
- C.
67
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