Colonial America - Food and Cooking
Test Quiz
1. What was the most important crop for the first American colonists?
a. Tobacco
b. Cotton
c. Wheat
d. Corn
e. Oranges
2. Where did colonists get most of their meat?
a. Grocery store
b. Hunting
c. Local butcher
d. Imported
e. Restaurants
3. Which of the following was a way that colonists obtained food?
a. Hunting
b. Farming
c. Fishing
d. Livestock
e. All of the above
4. True or False: Settlers had to save up and store food during the summer in order to survive the winter.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
5. What was the most common utensil used by colonists when eating?
a. Fork
b. Spoon
c. Chopsticks
d. Knife
e. All of the above
6. Which of the following was the most common drink for colonists?
a. Water
b. Milk
c. Beer
d. Soda
e. Juice
7. At what meal was porridge a common food?
a. Breakfast
b. Lunch
c. Dinner
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
8. Did colonial people eat pies?
a. Yes
b. No
c.
d.
e.
9. What Native American helped teach early colonists how to grow corn?
a. Pocahontas
b. Chief Joseph
c. Sequoyah
d. Geronimo
e. Squanto
10. True or False: Colonial people ate mostly with their hands.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
About this quiz: All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the Colonial America - Food and Cooking page at /history/colonial_america/food.php.
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