Do You Know Your Grains?

From breakfast cereals to cooking oils made from crops like canola, grain farming plays a major role in the foods people eat every day. How much do you know about grain production? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

Multiple Choice

1. Which grain is the most widely cultivated in the world?
   A. Wheat
   B. Corn
   C. Rice
2. Which of these crops is not a cereal grain?
   A. Barley
   B. Sorghum
   C. Soybeans
3. What machinery is used to harvest grain?
   A. Forage harvester
   B. Hay tedder
   C. Combine harvester
4. Which of these grains does not contain gluten?
   A. Kamut
   B. Corn
   C. Rye
5. Which country is the largest producer of grains?
   A. China
   B. United States
   C. Russia

True or False

6. Corn and wheat can also be used to produce biofuels.
7. Durum wheat, used to make foods like pasta or couscous, thrives best in a humid climate.
8. Businesses that process grains into flour are called “flour mills.”
9. About half the grain produced in North America is used for animal feed.
10. Cereals belong to the Poaceae family.

Answers

1–B
2–C
3–C
4–B
5–A
6–True
7–False
8–True
9–True
10–True