12-24 FB Potato Quiz

 Potato quiz ahead: How much do you know about an Idaho pride and joy? OK people. Test your knowledge of the almighty spud with a few questions from Magic Valley.com.

1. Where did potatoes originally come from?

a) Ireland

b) Chile

c) Russia

d) China

 2. When you chop up a potato for boiling, does it affect the nutritional value?     It takes away 75% of it’s mineral content.

 3. How many calories does a baked potato with skin and no added salt contain?

a) 278

b) 178

c) 78

d) 300

 4. What percentage of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C does 100 grams of potato contain?

a) 12 percent

b) 26 percent

c) 45 percent

d) 87 percent

  5. Which U.S. vice president misspelled the singular form of potato when talking to schoolkids?

a) Al Gore

b) Dan Quayle

c) Dick Cheney

d) Alben Barkley

ANSWERS: 1: b; 2: c; 3: a; 4: c; 5: b