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• What's the ultimate memory fruit?

  • pears
  • bananas
  • avocado
  • blueberries

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• According to legend, Cupid dipped his arrows in this substance before aiming at his unknowing lovers. Some believed it's a potent aphrodisiac and an antibacterial dressing for wounds. Today, Alberta makes most of this product in Canada.

  • maple syrup
  • honey
  • sap 
  • sweet wine

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• Who is believed to have been the first European to discover chocolate?

  • Jacques Cartier
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Samuel de Champlain

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• The revered chef Julia Child had her "culinary revelation" in France in 1948, when she was 32 years old. What meal inspired her love of food?

  • escargot and veal liver
  • salad nicoise and pork tenderloin
  • French onion soup and chicken cordon bleu
  • oysters and sole

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• How many varieties of pecans exist?

  • 1
  • more than 100
  • more than 300
  • more than 500

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• What are cardoons?

  • a type of fruit
  • a type of meat
  • a type of vegetable
  • a type of wine

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• This culinary herb was once thought to be poisonous:

  • parsley
  • tarragon
  • oregano
  • coriander

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• In the film The Big Sleep (1939), Philip Marlowe tells General Sternwood he liked his brandy with what:

  • soda
  • champagne
  • a twist
  • orange juice

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• The ancient Egyptians and Romans considered arugula:

  • an aphrodisiac
  • a healing property
  • a poisonous plant
  • highly valuable

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• What is the most important grain crop in Eastern Canada?

  • wheat
  • barley
  • corn
  • spelt

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