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  • As of 2012,the United States produces 50% of the worlds total harvest?
    False-only 40%
  • Corn is grown on every continent in the world?
    False-doesn't grow in Antarctica
  • An individual kernel of corn is called a seed?
    True
  • Corn is used in making fireworks?
    True
  • Corn is used as a sweetener for Coca-Cola and Pepsi?
    True
  • Corn is the number 2 field crop grown?
    False-it is the number 1 crop grown
  • Popcorn is a type of corn?
    True
  • There are over 3,500 different uses for corn products?
    True
  • There is an average of 800 kernels on an ear of corn?
    True
  • There are an uneven number of rows on a cob of corn?
    False
  • Maize is another name for corn?
    True
  • Corn is native to Canada?
    False
  • An ear of corn has one silk strand for every kernel?
    True
  • Corn comes in only one colour?
    False-comes in many colours
  • Ears of corn are also called the fruit of the stalk?
    True
  • A corn plant will not get taller than 6 feet?
    False-can grow as tall as 10ft
  • You can find corn grown in the wild?
    False-corn is a completely domesticated plant
  • 65% of the corn harvest comes from Ontario?
    True
  • Corn was used for a substitute for coffee?
    True
  • A cob of corn is also called an ear?
    True
  • Corn is part of the grass family?
    True
  • The husk dries the corn out?
    False-it keeps the corn moist and juicy