Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 13th May 2024 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What 'R' describes a stew that gets its name from the French for "to revive the taste"? |
| 2. | What two spices are derived from the seed and aril of the fruit of this dark-leaved evergreen tree? |
| 3. | Caesar salad was invented in 1924, named after a hotel, and its owner, in what country? |
| 4. | What 'M' describes this soft Italian acid-set cream cheese? |
| 5. | Since adopted by many countries around the world, the chequered pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the UK in the 1990s is named after the cross-section of what British cake? |
| 6. | What juice is used in a whiskey sour cocktail? |
| 7. | What name is given to a wine bottle twice the size of a Standard bottle? |
| 8. | Eaten whole in its pod while still unripe, what 'S' describes this variety of thin, flat pea? |
| 9. | From what country does Kronenbourg 1664 originate? |
| 10. | What 'S' describes a type of Scandinavian meal, originating in Sweden, served buffet-style with multiple hot and cold dishes of various foods on a table? |
| 11. | What name is given to the sugar that occurs naturally in milk? |
| 12. | What colour is tartrazine, the synthetic dye primarily used as a food colouring? |
| 13. | What Scottish liqueur derives its name from the Gaelic for 'the drink that satisfies'? |
| 14. | What fruit is growing on these trees? |
| 15. | What type of nuts are crushed with garlic and basil to make Italian pesto? |
| 16. | In what U.S. State is Bourbon County, best known for its historical association with bourbon whiskey? |
| 17. | What 'D' describes a cocktail traditionally made with white rum, lime juice and sugar? |
| 18. | What name is given to a salad traditionally made of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise, and usually served on a bed of lettuce as an appetiser or a light meal? |
| 19. | Matzo, an unleavened flatbread, is traditionally eaten during which Jewish holiday? |
| 20. | His famous signature appears on its cans; what was the first name of the founder of Guinness? |
| 21. | What does the term "Trocken" mean on a German wine label? |
| 22. | Founded in 1986, what U.S. fast food chain was originally run by Jerry Murrell and his sons Jim, Matt, Chad, and Ben? |
| 23. | Its Latin name is Harpadon nehereus. What two words most commonly describe this small elongated lizard fish of southern Asian coasts which is dried and used as food? |
| 24. | Known as zicai (紫菜) in China, nori (海苔) in Japan, and gim (김) in Korea, what 'L' describes it in English? |
| 25. | Similar to a crepe in appearance, what 'D' describes this Indian pancake made from a fermented batter of rice and black gram? |
| 26. | By what other name are Chinese gooseberries known? |
| 27. | What 'B' describes this South Asian dish made with rice, vegetables, Indian spices, and usually some type of meat? |
| 28. | Birnbrot is a traditional sweet pastry originating in Switzerland with a filling of what dried fruit? |
| 29. | A pie floater is an Australian dish particularly common in Adelaide. On what does the meat pie traditionally float? |
| 30. | What well known beer brand was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1855? |
| 31. | What 'F' is the Japanese name for this pufferfish, a delicacy with deadly consequences if prepared incorrectly? |
| 32. | In Tex-Mex cuisine, with a wide range of fillings, what 'C' describes any deep-fried burrito? |
| 33. | In French cuisine, what 'N' describes a mixed salad traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, olives and anchovies or tuna, dressed with olive oil? |
| 34. | What 'C' describes a North African staple dish made by steaming granules of ground durum wheat? |
| 35. | What are the two main vegetable ingredients of the Irish dish Colcannon? |
| 36. | If you ordered Kartoffelsalat in a German restaurant, what would you be served? |
| 37. | What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange? |
| 38. | What popular beverage is produced from a plant called Camellia sinensis? |
| 39. | What type of nut is this? |
| 40. | What 'T' describes this Greek meze made from salted and cured fish roe mixed with olive oil and lemon juice, in a starchy base of bread, potatoes, or almonds? |
| 41. | What 'L' describes this Australian cake made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut? |
| 42. | Popular in the 50s and 60s in Australia and New Zealand, carpetbag steak is a dish of beef stuffed with what? |
| 43. | Vanilla pods are dried fruit from the Vanilla genus of what family of plant? |
| 44. | What 7-letter word describes a sweet substance made by boiling nuts in sugar, often ground to a paste and used as a filling for chocolates? |
| 45. | What name is given to a dessert of vanilla ice cream, peaches, and raspberry sauce? |
| 46. | What sweet, baked pastry gets its name from the French word for "flash of lightning"? |
| 47. | What main ingredient is cooked with onions in white wine to make a Moules Marinière? |
| 48. | What 'R' is a wine region of northern Spain, best known for its red wines made with Tempranillo grapes? |
| 49. | In 1810, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin launched "Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin", five years after the death of her husband, François Clicquot. The company name remains unchanged today. What does "Veuve" mean? |
| 50. | What did the Earl John Montague invent so that he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other? |
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