Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 13th July 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What is dried in an oast house? |
| 2. | What 'M' describes this large sausage from Bologna, Italy? |
| 3. | Named after a town in Yorkshire, England, what is the name of these small, roughly circular black sweets made of liquorice? |
| 4. | De Castellane, Heidsieck & Co Monopole, Mercier, Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, and Pol Roger are among the champagne houses located in what French town? |
| 5. | What 'C' describes a rooster or cockerel that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food? |
| 6. | What name is given to a mix, typically, of Chinese cinnamon, fennel seeds, star anise, Sichuan peppercorn and cloves? |
| 7. | What Leicestershire town gives its name to a pork pie made from uncured meat? |
| 8. | What fortified wine is made from white grapes grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain? |
| 9. | What type of nut is in the centre of a Ferrero Rocher? |
| 10. | A turophile is a connoisseur of what? |
| 11. | Formaggio is the Italian word for what foodstuff? |
| 12. | What did the Earl John Montague invent so that he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other? |
| 13. | With what French wine growing region are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay most commonly associated? |
| 14. | What 'F' describes cuisine that combines the elements of two or more different culinary traditions? |
| 15. | What 'E' is a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savoury sauce? |
| 16. | Originating in southern Louisiana in the 18th century, what 'G' describes a stew of okra and other ingredients served over rice? |
| 17. | What 'A' describes a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage made from the flowers and leaves of the grand wormwood plant, together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other herbs? |
| 18. | What main ingredient is cooked with onions in white wine to make a Moules Marinière? |
| 19. | What is the key alcoholic ingredient of a Mint Julep cocktail? |
| 20. | In England, Stinking Bishop is a type of what? |
| 21. | French for 'stewed fruit', what 'C' is a dessert made of fruit cooked in water with sugar and spices? |
| 22. | In 1905, Stamen Grigorov proved that Lactobacillus bulgaricus is responsible for the creation of what dairy product? |
| 23. | What is the English name for this fruit? |
| 24. | Invented by Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon, also called the Hemingway or the Hemingway Champagne, is a cocktail made up of Champagne added to what spirit? |
| 25. | What vegetable is the principal ingredient of Rösti? |
| 26. | What name is given to a chocolate-flavoured variant of a caffè latte or cappuccino? |
| 27. | What 'L' describes the traditional yogurt-based drink in South Asian cuisine? |
| 28. | Consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping, bobotie is the national dish of what country? |
| 29. | In what U.S. State is Jim Beam produced? |
| 30. | From what country do Crown Royal, Forty Creek, and Glen Breton whisky brands originate? |
| 31. | What brand of Tex-Mex-style foods is this? |
| 32. | In what month does the annual Beaujolais Nouveau Day take place? |
| 33. | Into what are sponge fingers (ladyfingers) dipped to make a traditional Italian Tiramisu? |
| 34. | Despite its unhappy origins as slave food, what country's national dish is ackee and saltfish? |
| 35. | In Spain and Latin America, what 'E' is used to describe a baked or fried stuffed bread or pastry? |
| 36. | In Japanese cuisine: Ramen, Shirataki, Soba, Sōmen, and Udon are five different types of what? |
| 37. | What 'P' describes a family of still, semi-sparkling and sparkling white wines made with Glera grapes in northeastern Italy? |
| 38. | In Italian cuisine, what type of food is Pecorino? |
| 39. | The name of what Italian cheese means "recooked"? |
| 40. | What are the two main ingredients of a Snowball cocktail? |
| 41. | Called Galak in Continental Europe and Latin America, what brand produces Milkybar? |
| 42. | In what country was the San Miguel Corporation founded in 1890? |
| 43. | What 'F' describes a yoghurt-like, low-fat cream cheese that translates literally from French as 'fresh cheese'? |
| 44. | A national dish of Wales, what type of food is cawl? |
| 45. | What do you add to Yorkshire pudding to get toad in the hole? |
| 46. | In Italian cuisine, what type of food is Zampone? |
| 47. | What name is given to a French sauce consisting of egg yolk and liquid butter, usually seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a little white pepper or cayenne pepper? |
| 48. | What word describes a beef steak similar to a T-Bone, but with a larger tenderloin as it is cut from the rear end of the short loin? |
| 49. | Originally from Sicily, what 'G' describes a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavourings? |
| 50. | What is added to whisky to make a Whisky Mac? |
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