Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 25th November 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 'S' describes a sweet dish in Cornish cuisine, made by curdling sweet cream or milk with an acid like wine or cider? |
| 2. | What is the key alcoholic ingredient of any Daiquiri cocktail? |
| 3. | If a recipe instructs you to preheat an oven to 400°F, what should you select on an oven with temperature settings in celcius? A. 160 B. 180 C. 200 |
| 4. | What flavour is the liqueur Kahlúa? |
| 5. | Named after the two dispensing chemists who first produced it in 1837, what brand of Worcestershire Sauce has been produced in the same factory in Worcester since 1897? |
| 6. | What medication is the key ingredient of tonic water? |
| 7. | Similar to Cajun cuisine, what 'C' describes a style of cooking originating in the New Orleans area of Louisiana? |
| 8. | What multinational alcoholic beverages company, headquartered in London, is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine? |
| 9. | What spice provides the main flavouring and colouring of Hungarian goulash? |
| 10. | Swede in Commonwealth English, neep in Scottish, and snagger in Northern English; what 'R' describes it in American English? |
| 11. | 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? |
| 12. | What 'A' is a variety of sherry, characterised by being darker than Fino but lighter than Oloroso? |
| 13. | 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? |
| 14. | What is the main ingredient added to Scotch whisky to make Drambuie? |
| 15. | What would you be ordering if you asked for peperoni as a pizza topping in Italy? |
| 16. | What spirit replaces vodka to turn a Bloody Mary into a Bloody Maria? |
| 17. | What 'S' is most commonly used in the production of pasta verde? |
| 18. | In a restaurant, what does the sommelier specialise in? |
| 19. | Literally meaning "little meats", Carnitas is a dish of Mexican cuisine made by slowly braising what meat in oil or lard until tender? |
| 20. | What 'F' describes this bow-tie or butterfly shaped pasta? |
| 21. | What 'M' describes a type of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses content and flavour? |
| 22. | A common culinary term in the English language, what is the Spanish word for sauce? |
| 23. | What type of nuts are crushed with garlic and basil to make Italian pesto? |
| 24. | In an Italian pizzeria, what would you be ordering if you asked for an extra topping of cipolle? |
| 25. | Greek feta cheese is traditionally made from the milk of what animal? |
| 26. | A herb, a spice, and a vegetable, what is this? |
| 27. | Italian for "half moon", what 'M' describes this curved, double-handled chopping blade? |
| 28. | What 'J' is the name given to a champagne bottle containing the equivalent of 4 standard bottles? |
| 29. | If you ordered "Pollo" in a Spanish restaurant, what meat would you be served? |
| 30. | What is the generic term for a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugar cane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugar cane juice? |
| 31. | The dried rhizomes of what member of the ginger family are used as both a spice and a food colouring? |
| 32. | In Australia, what type of food is a Moreton Bay bug? |
| 33. | With what French wine growing region are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay most commonly associated? |
| 34. | Breede River Valley is a wine-producing region in what country? |
| 35. | From what two countries does Jenever Gin originate? |
| 36. | What 'P' describes a natural substance used in food as a gelling agent, particularly in jams and jellies? |
| 37. | What 'N' describes an Italian cocktail of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso, and one part Campari, garnished with a slice of orange? |
| 38. | What 'H' describes a Chinese dipping sauce that translates from Cantonese as 'seafood sauce'? |
| 39. | What 'C' is the beetle notorious for destroying potato crops? |
| 40. | What U.S. city gives its name to a variety of baked beans, typically sweetened with molasses or maple syrup, and flavoured with salt pork or bacon? |
| 41. | An edible seed, what type of nut is this? |
| 42. | What spirit is made in Italy from fermented and distilled grape pomace, left over from winemaking after pressing the grapes? |
| 43. | 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? |
| 44. | In the Northern Hemisphere they are more likely to spoil in the warmer months of May, June, July, and August. Therefore what, is it traditionally told, should only be eaten in months with the letter 'r' in their names? |
| 45. | What Scottish liqueur derives its name from the Gaelic for 'the drink that satisfies'? |
| 46. | U.S. regulations state that drinks labelled bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% what? |
| 47. | What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange? |
| 48. | Adopted in 1937, and used for the next 50 years, what beer was promoted with the slogan "Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water"? |
| 49. | Popular in Canada and the United States, what Christmas drink is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped eggs, plus spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon, and a sprinkling of ground cinnamon or nutmeg? |
| 50. | The name of what well known alcoholic brand translates into English as Aunt Mary? |
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