Potato Quiz: The Humble Spud
6 questions on where potatoes come from, what is inside one and the surprising relatives of the potato plant.
- Questions
6 - Length
About 4 min
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- Where were potatoes first farmed?
- A raw potato feels solid, yet water makes up most of its weight. About how much?
- What does the color of some of these potatoes warn of?
- Which of these plants belong to the same family as the potato?
- A potato’s “eyes” can sprout. What part of the plant is the potato?
- Ireland's Great Famine of the 1840s began when the potato crop failed. What destroyed it?