Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 24th November 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What year appears on the label of Kronenbourg beer? |
| 2. | What fortified wine is made from white grapes grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain? |
| 3. | What 'C' describes this special Jewish ceremonial bread eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays? |
| 4. | 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? |
| 5. | What is the English word for something that can be prepared as crème anglaise, crème moulée, or crème pâtissière? |
| 6. | In Italian cuisine, what 'B' describes roasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper; often served with additional toppings? |
| 7. | 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? |
| 8. | What fruit is traditionally poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup in a Belle Hélène? |
| 9. | If you were served champignon de Paris in a French restaurant, what would you be eating? |
| 10. | The name of what dish is derived from the Dutch for "cabbage salad"? |
| 11. | In what country is Staropramen Brewery? |
| 12. | Mela is Italian for what popular fruit? |
| 13. | What 'C' is the English-language name for a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries? |
| 14. | What almond flavoured liqueur is traditionally added to coffee to make an Italian classico? |
| 15. | What variety of hard, green-skinned apple is named after a British-Australian woman who died in 1870? |
| 16. | What is the name of the anise-flavoured aperitif widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus? |
| 17. | 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? |
| 18. | In Japanese cuisine, what name is given to a one pot dish, normally comprising thinly sliced beef slowly cooked or simmered at the table in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and mirin, along with vegetables and other ingredients? |
| 19. | Originated in Venice, Italy, a Bellini is a cocktail made with Prosecco and a purée of what fruit? |
| 20. | For what foodstuff is the Périgord region of France most well known? |
| 21. | The name of what Italian cheese means "recooked"? |
| 22. | A staple of Sicilian cuisine, what 'C' describes these tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough with a sweet ricotta-based filling? |
| 23. | In a restaurant, what does the sommelier specialise in? |
| 24. | What type of berries are used to flavour gin? |
| 25. | What flavour is the liqueur Kahlúa? |
| 26. | From what country does Molson Beer originate? |
| 27. | An oenologist (enologist) specialises in the scientific process of making what? |
| 28. | What food crop is most vulnerable to attack by the Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)? |
| 29. | What comes in varieties such as Oyster, Champignon and Shiitake? |
| 30. | What term is transliterated into English from the Greek word for pie? |
| 31. | Larger than a periwinkle or winkle, what culinary term describes this edible sea snail? |
| 32. | What popular appetizer translates from French to English as "flight in the wind"? |
| 33. | What is the French term for a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelised sugar? |
| 34. | What 'C' describes this simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and green basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil? |
| 35. | In Italian cuisine, what 'B' are small mozzarella cheese balls? |
| 36. | What carbohydrate is also known as grape sugar? |
| 37. | Advocaat is made from eggs, sugar and what alcoholic spirit? |
| 38. | What seasonal fruit is commonly known in Southeast Asia as the "Queen of Fruit"? |
| 39. | What 'H' describes this traditional Venezuelan Christmas dish made with meat, capers, raisins and olives, wrapped in maize and bound in a banana leaf? |
| 40. | 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? |
| 41. | Of what 'R' is Canola (Canadian Oil, Low Acid) a hybrid? |
| 42. | What folded and stuffed pizza dish takes its name from the Italian for "trouser leg"? |
| 43. | If a distilled drink is 80 proof by U.S. standards and 70 proof by Imperial standards, what is its percentage alcohol by volume? |
| 44. | What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange? |
| 45. | What is mixed with dark chocolate to make a Ganache? |
| 46. | Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, and Naga Viper are all varieties of what? |
| 47. | Consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping, bobotie is the national dish of what country? |
| 48. | Also known as chapati, what 'R' describes this flat bread originating from the Indian subcontinent? |
| 49. | Adopted in 1937, and used for the next 50 years, what beer was promoted with the slogan "Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water"? |
| 50. | What herb, native to the Mediterranean region, is sometimes called wild marjoram? |
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