50 Food and Drink Quiz Questions and Answers (Questions only)

1. The combination of star anise, cloves, fennel, cinnamon and Sichuan pepper is commonly known as what?

2. The name for which fruit stems from a native Central American word for 'testicle'?

3. How or when can one eat angel hair or bridegrooms?

4. Which English king not only had to deal with the bloody Vikings but with a barrage of burnt bannocks?

5. What is unusual about a Bombay Duck?

6. The European delicacy foie gras is made from the liver of which animal?

7. Where In The Usa Is The Sonoma Wine Growing Region?

8. When Is A Sautertne Wine Traditionally Served With A Meal?

9. Some cocktails are poetic. What do you get if you replace the whisky in a Rob Roy with Drambuie?

10. The name of which liquid loosely translated means 'the finest' or 'the best'?

11. In which country do red onions originate?

12. What colour top do bottles of unpasteurized milk have?

13. What potato-based food wasn't rationed during the Second World War?

14. Who were the first to eat potatoes 6000 years ago?

15. Which cocktail, named after a city, was invented by the Raffles Hotel barkeeper Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915?

16. The name of which very popular edible product translated means 'twice cooked'?

17. Umbles can be made into a pie and gave rise to the expression 'to eat (h)umble pie'. What are umbles?

18. Petit Fours means literally 'little ovens'. What are they?

19. A hearty soup made from whisky?

20. Which microchip, produced by Intel in 1993, could process about 9 million computer instructions per second?

21. What craftsman is informally referred to as a chippy?

22. Which country produces the wine Vinho Verdi?

23. Which dessert was created in honour of a famous ballet dancer?

24. What did the capitals C,H and P in the title of the hit 80s TV programme 'CHiPs' stand for?

25. Ian Beale owns the famous fish & chip shop in Eastenders, but what is it called?

26. Roast turkey: does white/dark meat have most calories?

27. What country is the largest consumer of beer per head?

28. What animal does venison come from?

29. What is the south-east fried dish of left-over cooked potatoes, onions and cabbage called?

30. Until the 15th century, which basic beer ingredient was not added to ale ?

31. Since 1810, the largest fair in the world, Oktoberfest, renowned for beer consumption, has been cancelled 24 times, usually due to war. Why was it cancelled in 1923 and 1924 ?

32. What type of Apple Brandy is named after the area in France (department) where it is grown?

33. What is the correct first name of former cricket Umpire, Dickie Bird.

34. What kind of meat would be jugged?

35. Cheese was the original family name of which English comedy actor?

36. If you wanted your eggs fried without cooking the yolks, how should you order them in?

37. If you saw broiled food on an American menu, how would it be cooked?

38. Per capita, which Europeans are the biggest consumers of bread world wide ?

39. During the middle ages contaminated rye bread could cause, among others, gangrene or possesion like symptoms. The sickness was called St. Anthonys Fire or Holy Fire. Under what name do we know the poisoning today ?

40. Rick Stein, the TV chef from Cornwall, is known for his recipes containing mainly what?

41. What name is given to smooth yoghurt, which translated from the French, literally means 'fresh cheese'?

42. Lady Gaga sent her security team to pick up fish and chips in Marylebone, London after a show in 2011, true or false?

43. John Lennon liked to smother his chips with mayo, true or false?

44. Who was the lead singer with bread?

45. Who starred in the Alan Bennett monologue A Cream Cracker Under the Settee?

46. If you ordered Cherries Jubilee, how would you expect them to be cooked?

47. What type of pastry is used for profiteroles?

48. Thermidor and Newberg are both expensive examples of which kind of culinary treat?

49. From which insect do we get the food colouring cochineal?

50. What forms the base of the Indian dish raita?