Industrial Organic Quiz

What was the brand name of the organic chicken Michael Pollan bought at Whole Foods?

• Rosie

• Salem

• Maggie

• Julie

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What company grows 80% of the lettuce sold in the US?

• Cascadian

• Earthbound

• Lettuce R Us

• Petaluma

What does organic mean?

• Made from corn

• Grown with chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Made without the use of fossil fuels

• Grown without chemicals

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What chemical used to ripen apples was found to cause cancer by the EPA in 1990?

• Corn

• Alar

• Windex

• Roundup

What year was the first Earth Day held?

• 2001

• 1776

• 1970

• 1995

Which organic company makes TV dinners? (Michael Pollan bought one at Whole Foods!)

• Earthbound

• Coca-cola

• Petaluma Poultry

• Cascadian Farms

What does The Earthbound Farm use to control pests?

• Chemical pesticides

• Nothing, they love bugs

• Horse manure

• Flowers that attract lacewings

How many Rosie chickens were inside the industrial shed at Petaluma Poultry?

• 20,000

• 200

• 20

• 20,000,000

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.B.3

What was the dangerous pesticide that Rachel Carson talked about in her book, “Silent Spring”?

• Corn

• DDT

• Nitrogen

• Alar

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who makes the rules for what counts as "organic"?

• Michael Pollan

• Carroll Magnet Middle School Teachers

• The President of the United States

• The USDA

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1