Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 12th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | A national dish of Austria, Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally prepared with what type of meat? |
| 2. | What cocktail comprises gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, Bénédictine, grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice and Angostura bitters? |
| 3. | What type of food is named after the Old French word for "twice-cooked"? |
| 4. | If you were served "fragrant meat" or "mutton of the earth" in China, what are you most likely to be eating? |
| 5. | What fish are butterflied and smoked to make kippers? |
| 6. | Yukon Gold, British Queen, and Désirée are varieties of what vegetable? |
| 7. | What two-word French term describes a very thin pancake topped with a sauce of caramelised sugar and butter, tangerine or orange juice, zest, and orange liqueur? |
| 8. | In Italian cuisine, what 'G' is used to describe several varieties of thick, soft dough dumplings? |
| 9. | What cocktail of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water is thought to have been named after a head waiter at Limmer's Old House Hotel in Mayfair, London at the turn of the 19th century? |
| 10. | What name is given to a dish of two halves of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce. |
| 11. | Despite its unhappy origins as slave food, what country's national dish is ackee and saltfish? |
| 12. | What 'F' is the Italian word for flour? |
| 13. | What cocktail, traditionally served in a copper mug, is made with vodka, spicy ginger beer, and lime juice? |
| 14. | What is added to gin to make pink gin? |
| 15. | With the addition of cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Bénédictine, Grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and Angostura bitters; what is the main spirit ingredient of a Singapore Sling? |
| 16. | What product has the slogan "gives you wings"? |
| 17. | Since the 1980s, what fast food chain has emerged as a traditional favourite for Christmas dinner in Japan? |
| 18. | What 'M' describes a cocktail of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and fresh mint? |
| 19. | What Greek and Turkish appetizer is made from salted fish roe mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and a starchy base of bread or potatoes? |
| 20. | What name is given to the clarified butter commonly used in South Asian cuisine? |
| 21. | What 'A' is a natural seed extract often used to colour "red" cheese? |
| 22. | Fuji, Jazz, and Pink Lady are popular varieties of what? |
| 23. | Popular throughout Scandinavia, what type of food is Brunost? |
| 24. | What 'H' describes this cheese made from layers of Double Gloucester and Stilton? |
| 25. | What dessert is believed to have been created in honour of a Russian ballerina in Wellington during her tour of New Zealand and Australia in the 1920s? |
| 26. | Most commonly used in milk production, what does UHT stand for? |
| 27. | What liqueur is added to cognac to make a Sidecar cocktail? |
| 28. | What common crop is harvested from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum? |
| 29. | What salad dressing is named after an archipelago on the US-Canadian border? |
| 30. | Named after a town in Switzerland, what 'G' describes this hard yellow cheese? |
| 31. | Named after a French Benedictine monk, what is the vintage brand of Moët & Chandon champagne called? |
| 32. | What brand of bitters with an oversized label and yellow top has been produced in Trinidad and Tobago since 1875? |
| 33. | What main ingredient is cooked with onions in white wine to make a Moules Marinière? |
| 34. | Popular in Cajun cuisine, what type of fruit are muscadines and scuppernongs? |
| 35. | What 'R' describes this fine blue cheese made in the south of France from ewe's milk? |
| 36. | Baba ghanoush is a Levantine dish made primarily from what vegetable? |
| 37. | What is the key ingredient of a traditional satay sauce? |
| 38. | What is dried in an oast house? |
| 39. | In what country was the San Miguel Corporation founded in 1890? |
| 40. | In North America, what is the key meat component of a Reuben sandwich? |
| 41. | Translating into English as "little tongues", what 'L' is the Italian name for this variety of pasta? |
| 42. | What 'L' describes the family of plants that include peas, beans, lentils, soy beans, peanuts, and tamarind? |
| 43. | If you were served légumes in a French restaurant, what would you be eating? |
| 44. | A tribute to John Lennon, who launched a product in 2008 called "Imagine Whirled Peace"? |
| 45. | In Italian cuisine, what 'B' are small mozzarella cheese balls? |
| 46. | Literally meaning "little meats", Carnitas is a dish of Mexican cuisine made by slowly braising what meat in oil or lard until tender? |
| 47. | What two spices are derived from the seed and aril of the fruit of this dark-leaved evergreen tree? |
| 48. | In what U.S. state is Jack Daniel's produced? |
| 49. | What 'E' is a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savoury sauce? |
| 50. | What country produces the wine Vinho Verde? |
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