As June Dairy Month winds down, let's have a little fun with some dairy trivia. The answers are at the bottom of the page. There is an opportunity to win a great prize too. You'll learn about that following the trivia answers.
1. Some cows wear pedometers, which can track:
a) how many steps a cow takes
b) the cow's overall health
c) how much milk a cow gives
d) all of the above
2. Who used chemistry to help perfect soft-serve ice cream?
a) Angela Lansbury
b) Margaret Thatcher
c) Paul Newman
3. How many servings of dairy do Americans consume each day?
a) one
b) two
c) three
4. How long does it take from the time the milk leaves the cow until it reaches your grocery store?
a) 7 days
b) 2 days
c) 1 day
d) 5 days
5. How many gallons of fresh milk does the average food bank client receive each year?
a) one gallon
b) 4 gallons
c) 10 gallons
6. Cows tend to produce more milk listening to what type of music?
a) rock
b) country
c) pop
d) classical
7. What is the approximate cost of milk per glass?
a) 10 cents
b) 25 cents
c) 75 cents
8. At any given time, what percent of Americans have ice cream in their freezer?
a) 40%
b) 67%
c) 87%
9. Dairy cows contribute to a sustainable food system.
a) true
b) false
10. American fighter pilots made ice cream using their planes during WWII.
a) true
b) false
ANSWERS:
All of the above! New technology isn’t just for delivering that delicious pizza to your front door. It also helps dairy farmers track the health of their cows, keeps tabs on the cows’ activity levels around the farm and monitors if a cow isn’t feeling itself or needs extra attention.
Long before she was the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher’s work in chemistry helped perfect soft-serve ice cream.
On average, Americans consume about two dairy servings of dairy a day. Adding just one more serving of dairy would help fill the average American’s nutrient gap.
- Believe it or not: your local grocery store has the milk on its shelves within 48 hours of leaving the farm! Most people usually live within 100 miles or less from a local dairy farm, which means the milk you enjoy every day is fresh and local. A win-win!
Those relying on food banks receive about one gallon of milk a year. Milk is one of the top five most in-demand items at food banks. Learn how you can help by visiting The Great American Milk Drive.
- You are not the only one who can get into a steady groove listening to your favorite playlist. Researchers have found that many cows tend to produce more milk when classical music is played.
Milk is a nutritional bargain, costing about 25 cents per 8-ounce glass. Few foods deliver dairy’s powerhouse of nutrients in such an affordable, delicious and accessible way.
- Americans really love their ice cream! We have it in our freezer at any given time about 87 percent.
- True! There are many ways that dairy cows contribute to a sustainable food system. For example, Cow manure can serve as a fertilizer, cow manure can be converted into electricity, and cows can eat and use food that people can’t. Learn more about on-farm sustainability practices.
- True! To pass the time, American fighter pilots in WWII attached pairs of 5-gallon cans of milk and cream to their planes. The cans were fitted with a small propeller that spun the mixture as the planes flew, and the higher altitudes froze it. By the time they landed, ice cream was ready!
