As promised, here are the answers...
1. What color of eggs doesn't Sam-I-Am like in the Dr. Seuss book?
b. green eggs (with ham of course! I made this an easy one to lure you in!)
2. Eggs contain nearly every nutrient known to be essential to humans:
TRUE. One egg contains 13 essential nutrients, including high-quality protein, choline, lutein, riboflavin, folate, iron, and zinc and also vitamins B12, A, D and E.
3. The yolk of an egg equals:
c. 1 tablespoon. And the white of a large egg equals about 2 tablespoons.
4. The white of the egg is mostly mucus and fat:
FALSE. It is mostly protein.
5. Hard-boiled eggs stay good in the refrigerator for:
b. 1 week, if they are uncracked and unpeeled. Expiration dates on egg cartons reflect "food quality" not "food safety". You can keep fresh uncooked eggs refrigered in the carton for 3 week without any significant quality loss.
6. Eggs have been a part of springtime traditions before Christ was born:
TRUE. Centuries before Christ was born, people celebrated the return of the sun and rebirth of nature each spring; eggs and rabbits as Easter symbols come from ancient times. Eggs represented new life, rebirth and renewal, and because rabbits are so fertile, they were connected with the fertility of spring, or season of rebirth after the dead of winter.
7. The word Easter comes from:
b. Eostre, the Goddess of Spring. She brought the birth of spring, and was symbolized with eggs and rabbits. After Christ lived, and as Christianity spread around the world, it was easier to incorporate Christian festival days into those that already existed, so Eostre became Easter. Christians adopted the egg to represent Christ's resurrection.
8. The most expensive jeweled eggs in the world today were made by Ukrainians:
FALSE. Carl Faberge' created the most expensive jeweled eggs for the Czars ruling Russia to give as gifts. He made the eggs out of precious metals and gems in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
9. The first Cadbury's chocolate egg was made in:
a. 1905. Chocolate was introducted to Europe in the 15th century, and in the 1800's, France and Germany began making dark chocolate eggs for people to give as gifts. In 1905, Cadbury's created the first milk chocolate version.
10. The full moon determines the date of Easter:
TRUE. The holiday is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after spring begins. Easter can be anywhere between March 22 and April 25.
11. Eggs were first painted in bright colors to:
b. represent spring sunlight. The decorating of Easter eggs now varies from culture to culture.
12. Which came first? The chicken or the egg?
Supposedly it was the goose, but come on, weren't all animals created on the same day by God? So, I believe the chicken came before the egg!
2 comments:
Oh! I was so close! Thanks for providing some fun Kala
I am cracking up (pun intended) that I won your Egg contest. I thought it was fun and didn't think there was any way that I would win. I don't want the prize though. I've got a enough junk food around my house! :) Give the prize to your boys! I'm sure they would love it! Thanks again for the entertainment!
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