Think you know Sammamish Valley farming? Then test your knowledge with the
following quiz taken from our Farming Corn Maze. You'll find the
answers by clicking here--but no peeking!
1.
When was sweet corn discovered?
a.
1779 in Pennsylvania
b.
7000 years ago in South America
2. Old timers living in the area tell of the time that
Sammamish Valley farms shipped an agricultural product by the train-car load
as far as Florida. What was that product?
a. Lettuce
b. Milk
3. In three one-hour visits, a birdwatcher saw 23
different kinds of birds at The South 47 Farm. Which of the birds he saw
help us control insect and rodent pests at the farm?
a. Savanna sparrows, American goldfinch,
Mallards, Rufous hummingbirds
b. Tree swallows, Barn swallows,
Short-eared owls, Red-tailed hawks
4. How much farmland is lost to development each year in
the United States?
a. 3,200,000 acres
b. 32,000 acres
5. How many eggs does a chicken lay in a year?
a. 365
b. 240
6. What is the average distance food travels from the
farmer to the dinner plate?
a. 1500 miles
b. 150 miles
7. How big can pumpkins get?
a. As big as 500
pounds
b. Over 1000 pounds
8. How much food could one acre of Sammamish Valley
farmland produce in one year?
a. Enough produce to
feed 214 people
b. Enough produce to
feed 24 people.
9. Why should I care about farming?
a. I eat food.
b. I don’t care
about farming. I get my food from the grocery store.
10. Corn is a
member of what plant family?
a. Grass
b. Cucurbit
11. What do you mean by saying a farm is sustainable?
a. Everything used
on the farm is produced on the farm.
b. Practices are
chosen based on long-term impact on profitability, soil productivity, water
quality, human health, and quality of life for workers and the surrounding
community.
12. What percentage of the U.S. commercial crop of
raspberries is grown in the Puget Sound area?
a. More than 80%
b. About 25%
13. How many different chemicals are approved for use on
strawberries?
a. 76
b. 2376
14. Why do we avoid using synthetic chemicals to kill off
weeds and pests?
a. We feel they harm
more than they help.
b. We are too cheap to
spend the money.
15. What do we mean by "healthy soil"?
a. Healthy soil has
lots of humus (decomposing plant matter), bacteria, fungi, and many, many
crawling and wriggling bugs, worms, and other tiny critters.
b. Healthy soil has no
insects or weeds to give the farmer trouble.
16. Tomatoes are part of what plant family?
a. Brassaca
b. Nightshade
17. Why do we like to see worms in the soil?
a. They are a sign
that the soil is healthy and will support good crop growth.
b. Worms eat aphids, a
plant pest.
18. How many bees live in the two beehives on The South 47
Farm hill?
a. 50,000 to 60,000 in
each hive
b. More than 1,000,000
in each hive
