corn
Maize is the international name for the crop called corn in the United States and Canada. This topic is part of Grains within Food & Drink. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
corn trivia questions
Corn is also commonly known by what name in much of the world?
Answer: Maize
Bonus fact: Maize is the international name for the crop called corn in the United States and Canada.
Corn was first domesticated by Indigenous peoples in what region?
Answer: Mexico
Bonus fact: Modern maize was domesticated from teosinte in what is now Mexico thousands of years ago.
What wild grass is considered the principal ancestor of domesticated maize?
Answer: Teosinte
Bonus fact: Genetic and archaeological evidence identifies teosinte as maize's main wild ancestor.
Popcorn is made from kernels of what crop?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: Popcorn is a special variety of maize.
Maize is another name for what crop?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: Maize was domesticated in the Americas.
Corn syrup is made from starch derived from what crop?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: Enzymes break corn starch into sugars.
Which crop also uses prop roots for support?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: Corn develops brace roots near the base of the stalk.
Which crop uses C4 photosynthesis?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: Maize is a classic C4 plant.
What crop is at the center of the comedy musical "Shucked"?
Answer: Corn
Bonus fact: The show turns corn, small-town life, and an absurd agricultural crisis into a stream of jokes and country-pop songs.