What vegetable is commonly made into Jack-o-Lanterns and used as spooky Halloween decorations?

Cooking Trivia / December 12, 2025

Pumpkin. In Scotland, lanterns are often carved from turnips.

Which fast food restaurant was founded in Des Plaines, Illinois?

Cooking Trivia / December 11, 2025

McDonald's. The first restaurant in the McDonald's franchise was opened April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois.

What are the outer green leaves on a corn cob called?

Cooking Trivia / December 11, 2025

Husk. Cornhusk dolls are a popular craft in the Ozarks.

In which year did the Coca-Cola Company release "New Coke"?

Cooking Trivia / December 10, 2025

1985. The 1985 rollout of "New Coke" is considered one of the greatest marketing disasters ever.

What is "Bistecca"?

Cooking Trivia / December 10, 2025

Steak. Bistecca alla Firoentina is made from Chianina beef, huge white oxen raised n the Val di Chiana.

What did the Postum Company, maker of "Jell-O" gelatin, change its name to in 1929?

Cooking Trivia / December 09, 2025

General Foods Corporation. Postum also made "Post" cereals and "Maxwell House" coffee.