For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal live. John 3:16 (NIV)

Questions:

1. One of the world’s oldest cultivated vegetables, this member of the lily family was considered sacred by ancient Egyptians, as valuable as gold in the Middle Ages, and a vital food for many historical military commanders on land and sea. Can you name this vegetable?
A. Onion
B. Carrot
C. Leek
D. Garlic

2. Which domesticated fowl was originally native to Southern Ontario, parts of the U.S. and Mexico before being domesticated by Indians and brought to Europe by English settlers?
A. Chicken,
B. Duck
C. Pigeon
D. Turkey

3. Some early Spanish priests, aware of the passion the native people had for the fruit of this plant and unsure of its powers, assumed they were aphrodisiacs and warned against consumption. Of course, true to human nature this only added to the popularity of ___________?
A. Passion fruit
B. Chile pepper
C. Orange
D. Tomato

4. How did turkeys get their name?
A. The wild turkey’s call sounds like turk-turk-turk
B. In the 16th century, merchants trading along the seaboards of the Mediterranean were known as Turks. When they carried the birds among their cargo, the fowl became known as turkey fowl.
C. They were originally found in Turkey.
D. No one really knows. more. . .

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