Ah, the much-maligned fruitcake. Can't avoid it in the holiday season; many say they can't eat it, either. But there must be fruitcake lovers out there, and those people probably will ace this quiz about the seasonal treat.
1. How many calories are there in one piece of fruitcake, and how many of those calories come from fat?
a) 89 (overall) and 22 (from fat)
b) 139 and 34
c) 468 and 78
2. Historians say the fruitcake was introduced in ancient Egypt. What were the four main original ingredients?
a) Sunflower seeds, olives, potatoes and yeast
b) Pomegranate seeds, raisins, pine nuts and barley
c) Almonds, plums, rice flour, hops
3. Which city dubs itself the "Fruitcake Capital of the World"?
a) Sequim, Wash.
b) Broken Arrow, Okla.
c) Claxton, Ga.
4. Which comedian is widely credited with originating the joke, "There really is only one fruitcake in the world. It is passed from family to family"?
a) Jack Benny
b) Johnny Carson
c) Carrot Top
5. Each year on the first Saturday in January in Manitou Springs, Colo., the Great Fruitcake Toss is held. What means of propulsion is banned from the competition?
a) Catapult
b) Slingshot
c) Rocket launcher
6. Fruitcake is not all bad. One slice provides 5 percent of your daily value of riboflavin, which fuels the body. What's riboflavin's other name?
a) Vitamin R
b) Vitamin B2
c) Vitamin E51
ANSWERS: 1: b; 2: b; 3: c; 4: b; 5: c; 6: c
Sources: www.nutritiondata.com; foodreference.com; www.whatscookingamerica.net
– Sam McManis
smcmanis@sacbee.com
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