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Let's see how much you REALLY know about food.

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Can You Make It Through The Food Version Of Two Truths And A Lie?

Yes, you saw that right. [Strawberries aren't berries](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/just-in-strawberries-are_b_3962931.html), but bananas, watermelons, avocados, and pumpkins are.

"Strawberries are berries" IS A LIE.

Where's the lie?

Believe it or not, California doesn't have a state dessert. However, Oklahoma's state vegetable is the [watermelon](http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/oklahoma/state-food-agriculture-symbol/watermelon), and Ohio's state fruit is the [tomato](http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/ohio/state-food-agriculture-symbol/tomato).

"California's state dessert is the smoothie" IS A LIE.

Which one is a fib?

It's [oca](https://www.cultivariable.com/instructions/how-to-grow-oca/)! Oca is a delicious tuber similar to yams and potatoes, and it's native to South America. And yes, purple carrots and baby carrots are actual carrots.

Calling this a carrot WOULD BE A LIE.

Where's the falsehood?

Unfortunately. But it is true that [peanuts were used to make dynamite](http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/critical_thinking/6-8/pdfs/critical_thinking_012-download.pdf), and scientists can turn [peanut butter into diamonds.](http://www.popsci.com/article/science/geophysicists-are-turning-peanut-butter-diamond-gemstones)

"Peanuts temporarily give you night vision" IS A LIE.

How do I deceive thee?

Sliced bread was invented in 1928. Morgan Freeman was [born in 1937.](http://www.biography.com/people/morgan-freeman-9301982) That means [Queen Elizabeth](http://www.biography.com/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-9286165) and [Betty White](http://www.biography.com/people/betty-white-9542614) are both older than sliced bread.

"Morgan Freeman is older than sliced bread" IS A LIE.

Which one isn't true?

That would create a very malnourished society. Twinkies are just delicious packaged cakes, and nothing more. But yes, ketchup was used to treat [diarrhea and bilious attacks](https://www.fastcodesign.com/1673352/how-500-years-of-weird-condiment-history-designed-the-heinz-ketchup-bottle), and graham crackers were invented by an [evangelical minister](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/08/graham-cracker-history-sexual-urges_n_5629961.html) who thought sexual urges were destroying America.

"Twinkies were supposed to be food supplements rationed out during World War II" IS A LIE.

Which one did I just make up?

Onion stalks do [flower](http://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-eat-onion-after-flowers-75057.html), just not into the dragon fruit flower pictured above.

Saying an onion flowers into a dragon fruit IS A LIE.

Which one is fiction?

You can test to see if a [cranberry](http://www.foodsitemagazine.com/2010/09/19/cranberries-when-theyre-ripe-they-bounce/) is ripe by bouncing it, but not an apple. And yes, apples are part of the [rose family](http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Rosaceae.htm), and there are [7,500](http://extension.illinois.edu/apples/facts.cfm) varieties.

"You can test if an apple is ripe by bouncing it" IS A LIE.

Which one is totally false?

But cocoa beans, the basis for chocolate, [were](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/). Salt has been used as [currency](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/vDn91YroQr-CC4OpxxEtDw) in different regions throughout history, and there is currently an Italian bank that accepts [Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese](http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&toURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fhbsworkingknowledge%2F2015%2F07%2F01%2Fa-bank-that-accepts-parmesan-as-collateral-the-cheese-stands-a-loan%2F) as collateral.

Chocolate wasn't a form of currency.

Where's the fable?

They were intentionally created by the [National Biscuit Company](http://gizmodo.com/how-the-oreo-was-invented-1678934390), now known as Nabisco, in 1912. However, [Popsicles](http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/07/22/425294957/how-an-11-year-old-boy-invented-the-popsicle) were invented by a kid who accidentally let a stick freeze in a soda drink overnight, and [chocolate chip cookies](http://www.women-inventors.com/Ruth-Wakefield.asp) were invented by a woman who tried to substitute baker's chocolate with semi-sweet chocolate.

Oreos were not a happy accident (but they were still a happy invention).

Which is a straight-up lie?

[Cinnamon](http://foodfacts.mercola.com/cinnamon.html) actually comes from the inner bark of several species of trees. It's true that nutmeg can cause [hallucinations](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/large-doses-nutmeg-hallucinogenic-high/story?id=12347815) in large doses, and allspice is a [dried berry](https://www.worldspice.com/spices/allspice-berry).

"Cinnamon comes from a tuber" IS A LIE.

Which one is dishonest?

But vanilla flavoring is made with [beaver secretions](http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring/), and red food coloring is made from [boiled beetles](http://www.livescience.com/36292-red-food-dye-bugs-cochineal-carmine.html).

"Black licorice is made with salamander dung" IS A LIE.

Where did we bend the truth?

Looks like you fell prey to our deceit, but you can definitely do better next time. Study up on your food facts and give this quiz another whirl.

OooOOoo we totally tricked you

You want to be the cool person at the party with all the fun food trivia, right? Then study up and try again!

Well, you managed to catch some of our lies

Wow, you really nailed it. Great job, you food wizard! Now go treat yourself to some cookies.

Congrats, you caught us fibbin' about food

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