The Big Six

Question 1

Name the big six

Answer 1

rye, rice, barley, millet, maze (corn), wheat

Question 2

What is Rwanda’s principle grain

Answer 2

sorghum

Question 3

What is Ethiopia’s principle grain

Answer 3

Teff, used for 6, 000 years

Question 4

Where did rye originate

Answer 4

Middle East

Question 5

T/F? Rye does well in harsh conditions

Answer 5

T

Question 6

T/F? Rye has a sour taste and you cannot survive off it

Answer 6

false; bitter but you won’t starve off it

Question 7

T/F? Rye used to be a sign of wealth?

Answer 7

F; bread of the poor

Question 8

Rye is referred to the wheat of _____. Because when _____ fails, rye survives

Answer 8

Allah/God; wheat

Question 9

Where did barley originate?

Answer 9

Syria

Question 10

When did barley domesticate

Answer 10

10,000 years ago

Question 11

Which civilizations were based on barley

Answer 11

Mesopotamia and Greece

Question 12

What is currently Tibet’s main grain

Answer 12

barley

Question 13

T/F? Barley can be used to make bread

Answer 13

F

Question 14

Where did millet originate

Answer 14

China

Question 15

T/F - Millet does well in the cold

Answer 15

False

Question 16

T/F - Millet does well in alkaline soils

Answer 16

T

Question 17

T/F - Wheat has more protein than millet

Answer 17

F

Question 18

Which of the big six is important to the diet of hot countries of Africa

Answer 18

millet

Question 19

Rice provides __% of all protein that humans need

Answer 19

13

Question 20

Rice is a staple food for ______ people

Answer 20

2 billion

Question 21

rice is efficient in terms of __________

Answer 21

production

Question 22

T/F - Rice supports more people than maze

Answer 22

F; Maze supports more than rice

Question 23

What is the only grass from the big six from the New World and very important in the US

Answer 23

maze

Question 24

___% of the Mexican diet comes from corn

Answer 24

40%

Question 25

The Three Sisters consist of:

Answer 25

corn, beans, squash

Question 26

Who changed the world because he created nitrogen from air

Answer 26

Fritz Haber

Question 27

Who discovered the procedure of synthetic commercial nitrogen?

Answer 27

Carl Bosh

Question 28

This grain invaded the most environments than any other organism

Answer 28

wheat