Fill up on Badger agricultural trivia

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Let’s talk turkey. This turkey plant established by Wallace Jerome FISC’28, ’41 produces one of the most popular bird brands for Thanksgiving. 

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  • A.
    Butterball
  • B.
    Jennie-O
  • C.
    Wallace Wings
  • D.
    Perdue Farms
• 2.
  Next up, mashed potatoes. Which of the UW’s agricultural research stations is home to the U.S. Potato Genebank, a world-class center for potato breeding research? 

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  • A.
    Peninsular
  • B.
    Arlington
  • C.
    Kemp
  • D.
    O.J. Noer
• 3.
  Wisconsin leads the nation in producing and processing this veggie, thanks in part to UW researchers who have developed higher-quality and root-rot resistant cultivars. 

  • A.
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    Carrots
  • B.
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    Peas
  • C.
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    Snap beans
  • D.
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    Sweet corn
• 4.
  UW–Madison has a genetics and genomics lab devoted to our state fruit: the cranberry. According to the USDA, how many pounds of cranberries will Americans consume during Thanksgiving week?

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  • A.
    30 million pounds
  • B.
    50 million pounds
  • C.
    80 million pounds
• 5.
  Roast beet, anyone? There are many different ways to prepare a beet for your Thanksgiving table, including raw, if you have this UW-developed cultivar. 

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  • A.
    Badger Flame
  • B.
    Golden Heirloom
  • C.
    Beets By Bucky
  • D.
    Chioggia
• 6.
  Butter makes a Thanksgiving dish better. Which UW organization offers multiple short courses on buttermaking?

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  • A.
    The Department of Food Science
  • B.
    The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
  • C.
    The Center for Dairy Research
• 7.
  Time for dessert. Which UW entity disputes the claim that chef Carson Gulley invented fudge-bottom pie?

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  • A.
    The Wisconsin Union
  • B.
    UW Housing
  • C.
    The chancellor's office

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Pie face.

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  Whelp. That didn't go super well. But, hey, there's always pie to help you feel better.If you want to be super popular at Thanksgiving this year, you'll find the recipe — and a tutorial video — for fudge-bottom pie at the end of this Badger eats piece.
• 2.
  Not bad.

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  Hey, you pied your hardest. There's always next time.If you want to up your Thanksgiving food game, you'll find the recipe — and a tutorial video — for fudge-bottom pie at the end of this Badger eats piece.
• 3.
  You're the cream of the crop.

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  Nice work! You're a Turkey Day pro.If you want to up your Thanksgiving game even more, you'll find the recipe — and a tutorial video — for fudge-bottom pie at the end of this Badger eats piece.