Name: _______________________
Check one: ___Boy ___Girl
Age: ____ Grade: _____
Do you describe yourself as :
___White
___Black
___Hispanic
___Asian
___Native American
___Other (please specify)________________________
Please circle the answer you think is most correct for each of the following questions:
1. Which of the following play an important role in keeping food safe?
___a) farmers
___b) McDonald's
___c) you
___d) all of the above
___e) a and b only
2. Who makes sure restaurants serve safe food?
___a) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
___b) State Board of Health
___c) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
___d) local health department
___e) all of the above
3. What is the "Danger Zone?"
___a) The temperature where bacteria are killed.
___b) The temperature where food will burn.
___c) The temperature where food is not hot enough to eat.
___d) The temperature where bacteria grow rapidly.
___e) The temperature where food will freeze.
4. Bacteria can be found on
___a) hands
___b) hair
___c) raw meat
___d) all of the above
___e) none of the above
5. One sign of food poisoning is
___a) runny nose
___b) vomiting
___c) coughing
___d) all of the above
___e) none of the above
6. If you have the flu or a cold, you can pass the virus to food by:
___a) sneezing
___b) coughing
___c) dirty hands
___d) breathing on the food
___e) all of the above
7. Under the right conditions, how many bacteria can grow in one day?
___a) bacteria need more than a day to grow
___b) 5-10
___c) a few hundred
___d) billions
8. Bacteria need which of the following to grow?
___a) warm temperature
___b) moisture
___c) food
___d) time
___e) all of the above
9. To keep your lunch safe you can:
___a) put it in a paper bag
___b) store it in the refrigerator
___c) include a frozen box of juice
___d) b and c
___e) a, b, and c
10. How long is it safe to keep a tuna salad sandwich out of the refrigerator?
___a) it doesn't matter as long as it's wrapped up
___b) 2 hours
___c) 4 hours
___d) 8 hours
11. You can tell if food will make you sick by smelling it.
___a) true
___b) false
12. It's OK to eat meat that has been left on the table for more than 2 hours.
___a) true
___b) false
13. Heat can kill bacteria.
___a) true
___b) false
14. It's OK to use the same plate for uncooked and cooked hamburgers.
___a) true
___b) false
Answer Key:
1)d 2)d 3)d 4)d 5)b 6)e 7)d 8)e 9)e 10)b 11)b 12)b 13)a 14)b
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ENTRY DATE:: January 1999