Chile History

Test Your Chile IQ: True or False

  1. Chile was brought to the New World by the Spanish.

    A True
    B False
  2. Chiles have been in existence over 10,000 years.

    A True
    B False
  3. Chiles are categorized by horticulturists as vegetables.

    A True
    B False
  4. The seeds are what make chile peppers hot.

    A True
    B False
  5. Eating chile peppers burns calories.

    A True
    B False
  6. The New Mexican green chile and New Mexican red chile are different varieties.

    A True
    B False
  7. Chile peppers make you feel good in the same way that exercise gives you “a high.”

    A True
    B False
  8. Chile seeds were first spread by birds.

    A True
    B False
  9. The Incas worshipped the chile pepper, considering it to be holy.

    A True
    B False
  10. Chile peppers are related to black pepper.

    A True
    B False