Which question is answered in the first paragraph?

READING PASSAGE 2:

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

History of popcorn

Popcorn, also known as popping corn, is a special variety of corn (Zea mays everta). Each kernel contains a tiny drop of water. When it is heated, the water expands causing the kernel to explode and flip inside out. Most US popcorn is grown in Nebraska and Indiana, and increasingly in Texas.

Native Americans first discovered popcorn thousands of years ago in Guatemala or Mexico. It was popped in China during the Song Dynasty (960-279) as well as in Sumatra and India long before Columbus reached the Americas. In 1948 and 1950, anthropologist Herbert Dick and botanist Earle Smith discovered ears of popcorn in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. The ears measured from smaller than a penny to about 2 inches. They were carbon dated to be about 5,600 years old.

In 1519 when he invaded Mexico, Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortes first saw popcorn when he met the Aztecs. Popcorn was important to the Aztecs as food, as decoration for ceremonial headdresses and necklaces, and as ornaments on statues of their gods. Around 1612, French explorers around the Great Lakes met Iroquois who used heated sand in a pottery vessel to make popcorn. There is an unproven theory that an Indian named Quadequina brought a deerskin bag of popped corn for the first Thanksgiving feast on October 15, 1621. In 1948 and 1950, anthropologist Herbert Dick and botanist Earle Smith discovered ears of popcorn in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. The ears measured from smaller than a penny to about two inches. They were determined to be about 5,600 years old. 

Colonial housewives served popcorn with sugar and cream for breakfast. Some colonists used a cylinder of thin sheet-iron that revolved on an axle in front of the fireplace to make popped corn. 

In 1885, Charles Cretors of Chicago, Illinois, invented the first popcorn machine. Street vendors were soon pushing steam or gas-powered poppers through fairs, parks, and expositions. 

Today much of the popcorn you buy at movies and fairs is popped in machines manufactured by the Cretors family.

 In 1914, in Sioux City, Iowa, Cloid H. Smith created America's first branded popcorn (Jolly Time), and for the first time, popcorn was available in grocery stores. 

Americans eat more than 17 billion quarts of popcorn a year, an average of 60 quarts per person per year. As the result of an elementary school project, popcorn became the official state snack food of Illinois. January 19 is National Popcorn Day, and October is National Popcorn Month.

Which question is answered in the first paragraph?

• A. Where was popcorn first popped?
• B. How does a kenel of corn turn into popcorn?
• C. What is the right temperature to cook popcorn?
• D. Who likes popcorn?

• Câu 2: Mã câu hỏi: 29373

  Popcorn is ....

  • A. hundreds of years old
  • B. thousands of years old
  • C. a newer invention
  • D. about 50 years old

• Câu 3: Mã câu hỏi: 29374

  Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

  • A. You should only buy Jolly Time Popcorn.
  • B. Americans eat a lot of popcorn every year.
  • C. Movies are not fun unless you have popcorn.
  • D. Schools are closed on National Popcorn Day.

• Câu 4: Mã câu hỏi: 29375

  Which of the following is NOT true?

  • A. Popcorn has been available in grocery stores for hundreds of years.
  • B. Popcorn was popped at the first Thanksgiving.
  • C. Popcorn was popped by Colonial Housewives.
  • D. The Popcorn Machine was invented by Charles Cretors.

• Câu 5: Mã câu hỏi: 29376

  Each kernel of popcorn contains __________.

  • A. milk
  • B. corn
  • C. heat
  • D. a drop of water

• Câu 6: Mã câu hỏi: 29377

  According to the passage,.....

  • A. colonial housewives served popcorn for dinner with sugar and cream.
  • B. the popcorn machine was invented by the Aztec Indians.
  • C. Ears of popcorn 3,000 years old were found in a New Mexico cave.
  • D. popcorn may have been served at the first Thanksgiving.

• Câu 7: Mã câu hỏi: 29378

  The Aztec Indians didn’t use popcorn as....

  • A. ornaments for jewelry
  • B. food
  • C. a weapon against enemies
  • D. decorations

• Câu 8: Mã câu hỏi: 29379

  What could be a title for the second paragraph?

  • A. How Popcorn Changed World History
  • B. How Past Cultures Made and Used Popcorn
  • C. Popcorn in America!
  • D. How Popcorn is Made Today

• Câu 9: Mã câu hỏi: 29380

  Popcorn is the official snack of _____________.

  • A. of the state of Illinois
  • B. of grocery stores
  • C. of America
  • D. the Aztec Indians

• Câu 10: Mã câu hỏi: 29381

  What does the word "vendors" in paragraph 5 mean?

  • A. someone who sells something
  • B. someone who buys something
  • C. cars
  • D. a kind of engine