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Hello, smarty pants, and welcome to Trusty Trivia Thursday.
Today, we're rolling into a deliciously chewy, golden brown circle of history.
It's time to bite into bagels.
Before we get to the trivia, a big shout out to Keith in Northampton, Western Australia.
We hear you love wowing your friends with all the smart facts you learn from Who Smarted.
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Keep on smarting, mate.
All right, let's roll into the trivia.
Question one.
Where did bagels originate?
Was it A, Poland?
B, New York City?
C, Breakfast Planet 9?
If you said A, you're doing great.
Bagels were first baked in Poland in the 1600s, especially popular among Jewish communities.
And they've been rolling strong ever since.
Question two.
What makes bagels different from regular bread?
Is it A, they're boiled before baking?
B, they're shaped by bagel gnomes?
Or C, they use glitter flour?
If you picked A, you're boiling with brilliance.
Boiling gives bagels their shiny crust and chewy texture.
It's the step that makes them so unique.
Final question.
Which flavor is not a real bagel yet?
Is it A, rainbow, B, blueberry, or C, meatcake?
Did you go with C?
That is bageliciously correct.
While rainbow and blueberry bagels are some bakery favorites, meatcake is still just grandma's cheesy dream.
You're toasty with knowledge, Smarty Pants.
Join us next week for more savory trivia twists.
Want to learn more?
Check out our bagels episode in the Who Smarted archives.
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