Key Ingredients Scavenger Hunt - Museum on Main Street

<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Ingredients</strong> <strong>Scavenger</strong> <strong>Hunt</strong>Look for the answers to these questions as you explore the <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Ingredients</strong> exhibition.Each group of questions goes with a different section of the exhibition. Write down youranswers and return this sheet to your teacher.A Land of Plenty1. According to the exhibition, what are the three basic methods by which people getfood?1)2)3)2. Find a picture of people getting food by each of these three methods. Brieflydescribe what the people in the pictures are doing.1)2)3)3. What people brought the knowledge and skills for growing rice to America?Local Flavors1. Search this section to find out which city or state makes a special claim to the foodsbelow. Write the name of the place next to the name of the food.1) Fry Sauce2) Peaches

3) Burgoo4) Baked Beans5) Potatoes6 Sourdough Bread2. Find the picture of the Corn Palace. If you could build a food monument, what wouldyou make it out of and what would it be shaped like?Dynamic Delivery1. Find an old ad or can from a canned food company you recognize today. Describehow that company got its start.2. What gave Clarence Birdseye the idea for developing frozen foods?3. What was the name of the first self-service supermarket? How was it different than ageneral store?4. What year was “Betty Crocker” born?

5. What can you do with a Blitzhacker?A Festival of Feasts1. Find a picture of a food festival you would like to attend. Write the name of thefestival and briefly explain why you chose it.2. Find the photos of Delmonico’s and White Castle. Where would you rather havelunch? Why?3. Where could you eat dinner if you were traveling on a long-distance train in the early1900s?4. Where were fortune cookies invented?Home Cooking1. According to the exhibition, what are some different ways people learn to cook? Howhave you learned to cook?2. Find a photo of a table set for a fancy dinner. What special things does your familyuse at the table for a special dinner?

3. What is a Goop?4. According the to exhibition, what foods were served at the first Thanksgiving? Whichof these foods have you tried? Which would you like to try?