AESC 2050 Final | Updated Questions and
Answers | Most Recent 2026 Edition
• The top 3 "non-perishable storage" cereal grains produced globally are -✓✓ corn, rice,
wheat
• About ______ years ago, Hominids began ________ which scientists believe was the
first conscious cultural act. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________ , which led to the creation of
____________, both of which were not known to human culture prior to agriculture. -✓✓
surplus food / labor specialization
• The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ______ years ago,
with the -✓✓ 5,000 / invention of writing
• The domestication of potatoes began about 8,000 years ago in modern-day: -✓✓ Peru
• The average % of an annual income spent on food in a US households is: -✓✓ less
than 10
• _________ was the first major cash crop in the American Deep South (1700 - 1800) -
✓✓ tobacco
• ________ was the second major cash crop in the American Deep South (1800 - 1900)
-✓✓ cotton
• What agricultural commodities are most often at the "heart" of Food Politics? -✓✓ Non-
perishable storable grain crops
• What did Juafra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between Americans and
Latinos when it comes to "personal space"? -✓✓ Americans demand much more
personal space than Latinos
• What book is credited with the Environmental Awareness movement in the US in the
1960s? -✓✓ Silent Spring
• What macro-nutrient diet of the average American is dominated by 50% -✓✓
carbohydrate
• What percent (%) of the total USDA budget is devoted to Nutrition (food assistance)
programs? -✓✓ 80
, • Advertising, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a
particular cause or point of view is called _______. -✓✓ Propoganda
• Treating an animal with an antibiotic BEFORE it shows symptoms of an illness is
known as treating: -✓✓ Sub-therapeutically
• Crops labeled as ORGANIC are pesticide-free. -✓✓ False
• Approximately what % of the global population is lactose-intolerant (their lactose gene
has been turned off after weaning from mother's milk)? -✓✓ 66
• The NATURAL disaster that was a major factor in causing the DUST BOWL was: -✓✓
Drought
• The name "FOOD STAMPS" has been replaced with the name: -✓✓ SNAP
• Coca-Cola was originally developed as a: -✓✓ patent medicine
• After pressure from the Temperance Movement, what was removed from the original
Coca-Cola formula? -✓✓ wine
• Ketchup traces it origins back to modern day ____________ as a type of
___________ called "ketsiap". -✓✓ Indonesia / fish sauce
• Tomato Ketchup was developed in the U.S. because: -✓✓ there was an over-
abundance of tomatoes
• The person is given credit for spreading the popularity of Tomato Ketchup throughout
the US is: -✓✓ Henry Heinz
• Who is known as the "The Father of Frozen Food"? -✓✓ Clarence Birdseye
• The KEY to top quality frozen food is: -✓✓ freeze it FAST
• What is the common story given to why the Potato Chip was first invented? -✓✓ it was
in response to a restaurant customer complaint about thick and soggy fried potatoes
• In 1961, what 2 companies merged to create the nation's largest snack-food
manufacturer? -✓✓ Fritos and Lay's
• Where was the CACAO tree (where chocolate comes from) first domesticated? -✓✓
Central & South America
• 60% of your BRAIN is made up of this MACRO-NUTRIENT: -✓✓ Fat
Answers | Most Recent 2026 Edition
• The top 3 "non-perishable storage" cereal grains produced globally are -✓✓ corn, rice,
wheat
• About ______ years ago, Hominids began ________ which scientists believe was the
first conscious cultural act. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________ , which led to the creation of
____________, both of which were not known to human culture prior to agriculture. -✓✓
surplus food / labor specialization
• The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ______ years ago,
with the -✓✓ 5,000 / invention of writing
• The domestication of potatoes began about 8,000 years ago in modern-day: -✓✓ Peru
• The average % of an annual income spent on food in a US households is: -✓✓ less
than 10
• _________ was the first major cash crop in the American Deep South (1700 - 1800) -
✓✓ tobacco
• ________ was the second major cash crop in the American Deep South (1800 - 1900)
-✓✓ cotton
• What agricultural commodities are most often at the "heart" of Food Politics? -✓✓ Non-
perishable storable grain crops
• What did Juafra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between Americans and
Latinos when it comes to "personal space"? -✓✓ Americans demand much more
personal space than Latinos
• What book is credited with the Environmental Awareness movement in the US in the
1960s? -✓✓ Silent Spring
• What macro-nutrient diet of the average American is dominated by 50% -✓✓
carbohydrate
• What percent (%) of the total USDA budget is devoted to Nutrition (food assistance)
programs? -✓✓ 80
, • Advertising, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a
particular cause or point of view is called _______. -✓✓ Propoganda
• Treating an animal with an antibiotic BEFORE it shows symptoms of an illness is
known as treating: -✓✓ Sub-therapeutically
• Crops labeled as ORGANIC are pesticide-free. -✓✓ False
• Approximately what % of the global population is lactose-intolerant (their lactose gene
has been turned off after weaning from mother's milk)? -✓✓ 66
• The NATURAL disaster that was a major factor in causing the DUST BOWL was: -✓✓
Drought
• The name "FOOD STAMPS" has been replaced with the name: -✓✓ SNAP
• Coca-Cola was originally developed as a: -✓✓ patent medicine
• After pressure from the Temperance Movement, what was removed from the original
Coca-Cola formula? -✓✓ wine
• Ketchup traces it origins back to modern day ____________ as a type of
___________ called "ketsiap". -✓✓ Indonesia / fish sauce
• Tomato Ketchup was developed in the U.S. because: -✓✓ there was an over-
abundance of tomatoes
• The person is given credit for spreading the popularity of Tomato Ketchup throughout
the US is: -✓✓ Henry Heinz
• Who is known as the "The Father of Frozen Food"? -✓✓ Clarence Birdseye
• The KEY to top quality frozen food is: -✓✓ freeze it FAST
• What is the common story given to why the Potato Chip was first invented? -✓✓ it was
in response to a restaurant customer complaint about thick and soggy fried potatoes
• In 1961, what 2 companies merged to create the nation's largest snack-food
manufacturer? -✓✓ Fritos and Lay's
• Where was the CACAO tree (where chocolate comes from) first domesticated? -✓✓
Central & South America
• 60% of your BRAIN is made up of this MACRO-NUTRIENT: -✓✓ Fat
