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November Health Quiz
Nobody wants to spend the holidays with a food-borne illness. With all the food preparations that go along with the holiday season, food safety guidelines should be in the forefront of everyone’s minds. This month’s quiz tests your holiday food safety knowledge. Good luck!
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1. If your turkey is done but your guests are running late, what should you do with it while you wait for your guests to arrive?
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Take the turkey out of the oven and place it on the countertop.
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Keep the turkey in the oven, but set the oven to a reduced temperature.
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Keep the turkey in the oven, but shut the oven off.
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Put the turkey into the refrigerator immediately.
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None of the above.
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2. If you are hosting a holiday buffet, what is the best way to set it up and maintain it to ensure all the foods remain safe? |
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Put food in large dishes on the table all at once.
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Put some of the food in shallow dishes on the table and keep the rest in the oven or refrigerator until it is ready to be served.
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Put refills directly on the platters that you have been using to serve food previously.
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Replace empty platters with clean ones so the fresh food is not mixed with food that has been sitting out.
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Answers b and d are correct.
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3. What is the best way to know that your turkey is cooked thoroughly and is safe to eat? |
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The color of the meat is not pink.
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You have cooked it at the correct oven temperature for the amount of time stated by your recipe.
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The pop-up device that came with the turkey has popped-up.
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The thermometer that you placed in the turkey reads 180º F.
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Both a and c are correct.
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4. Which of the following conventional oven alternatives is a safe method for cooking your turkey? |
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Electric Roaster Oven.
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Grilling it on your gas or charcoal grill.
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Deep frying.
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Microwave Oven
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All of the above
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5. If you decide to cook another type of meat besides turkey during the holiday season, you need to keep in mind a different set of safety guidelines. What should the internal temperature of pork reach in order for it to be safe to eat? |
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160º F
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150º F
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130º F
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140º F
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100º F |
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