World Porridge Day Trivia Questions

Porridge can be made from rice, corn, millet, quinoa, and other grains. Examples include congee in Asia and polenta in Italy.

Mary's Meals provides a daily meal for children in school for about $0.10 per meal, making it one of the most cost-effective hunger relief programs.

In 2010, a Scottish community in Cupar made a 1,034 kg bowl of porridge, setting a Guinness World Record for the largest serving.

Scottish tradition has long called for salt in porridge, not sugar. This dates back centuries, and many Scots still prefer savory porridge today.

Founded in 2009 by the Scottish charity Mary's Meals, World Porridge Day raises funds to provide nutritious meals for children in developing countries.

Porridge-like foods date back to the Paleolithic era, but the earliest known evidence of cooked grain porridge is from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, not China.

World Porridge Day is October 10, which is the birthday of Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder of Mary's Meals.

While grains were valuable, there's no historical evidence of porridge itself being used as currency in Scandinavia. This is a fabricated myth.