The Bible includes stories about John the Baptist eating insects. What type of insects were on his menu?
Locusts with honey
Bees wrapped in palm leaves
Termites roasted over an open flame
Scorpions with coriander
More than 2,100 species of insects are currently eaten in approximately how many countries?
17
8
113
85
It takes about 1,799 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef. How much water does it take to produce one pound of crickets?
1 gallon
2 gallons
1 tablespoon
26 gallons
Beyond edible items, many cricket producers sell insect poo and shed exoskeletons as fertilizer. What is this excrement called?
Frass
Ordure
Cricket doo
Scat
Edible insects are typically rich in all these nutrients except for one. Which is it?
Vitamin B12
Protein
Iron
Vitamin C
Entomophobia is the fear of insects. Roughly what percent of the U.S. population suffers from entomophobia?
6 percent
26 percent
46 percent
61 percent
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has guidelines that allow a certain number of insect parts in our food. Which of these EXCEEDS those "acceptable" levels?ls?
Up to 10 fly eggs in a small glass of orange juice
30 or more insect fragments in a teaspoon of ground allspice
60 or more insect fragments in one half cup chocolate
120 or more aphids or mites in one cup of frozen broccoli
Shellac is a protective coating used to give some fruit, vegetables, and candies a shiny appearance. Where does shellac come from?
Excrements of the female lac insect
It's a hydroxy fatty acid produced by certain plants
It comes from honeycomb
It's a manmade substance
Worldwide, what is the most popular edible insect?
Cricket
Beetle
Ant
Grasshopper
Chapulines are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico. What are they?
Fried grasshoppers
Canned termites
Raw mealworms
Roasted crickets
Crickets are favorites among those farming insects. How long does it take for a cricket to reach maturity?
2 weeks
18 weeks
12 weeks
8 weeks
Which of these statements is true?
Ladybugs and June bugs are true bugs -- duh, their names say
All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs.
Bugs and insects are 100 percent the same thing.
All insects are bugs, but not all bugs are insects.
Somewhere around 900,000 different kinds of living insects are known. This represents approximates WHAT PERCENT of the world's species?
39 percent
50 percent
68 percent
80 percent
Edible insects may be the answer to feeding a growing population. In 2021 the Food Aid Foundation said hunger affects how many people worldwide?
One out of every 39 people.
One out of every 29 people.
One out of every 9 people.
One out of every 19 people.
The world's top three insect-eating countries are all located in this region.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceana
In this country you can find food vending machines offer packets of zebra tarantulas, chocolate-covered grasshoppers, and rhinoceros beetles.
Japan
India
China
Vietnam
