Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 12th January 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 type of berries are used to flavour gin? |
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Juniper (Juniperus communis) | |
| 2. | What is dried in an oast house? |
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Hops (as part of the brewing process) | |
| 3. | In what country would you find the wine growing regions of Eden Valley, Hunter Valley and Swan Valley? |
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Australia | |
| 4. | What name is given to the lining from the stomachs of cows or other ruminants when used as food? |
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Tripe | |
| 5. | What Scottish soup dish consists of leeks and peppered chicken stock, often thickened with oatmeal, rice, or pearl barley? |
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Cock-a-leekie | |
| 6. | What type of alcoholic drink is Manzanilla? |
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Sherry | |
| 7. | What nut gives Frangelico liqueur its distinct flavour? |
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Hazelnut | |
| 8. | Blue Mountain, Bourbon, and Colombian are varieties of what? |
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Coffee (Arabica varieties) | |
| 9. | Tapas in Spain. Banchan in Korea. Dim Sum in China. What 'M' is the equivalent in Greece? |
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Mezé / Mezés / Mezee (A selection of small dishes) | |
| 10. | A traditional Japanese seasoning, what 'M' is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients? |
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Miso (みそ or 味噌) | |
| 11. | What member of the Brassica family is named after a European city? |
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Brussels sprout | |
| 12. | What British food brand is named after the port in Uruguay where the products were originally processed and packaged in the late 19th century? |
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Fray Bentos | |
| 13. | What is fermented to produce the Japanese wine saké (酒)? |
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Rice | |
| 14. | Normally stronger than a Buck's Fizz, what 'M' is a cocktail of equal parts champagne and orange juice? |
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Mimosa | |
| 15. | Place sugar cube in a short tumbler and saturate with Angostura bitters, add a dash of plain water. Muddle until dissolved. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey. Garnish with orange twist, and a cocktail cherry. Name that cocktail. |
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Old Fashioned | |
| 16. | Called Galak in Continental Europe and Latin America, what brand produces Milkybar? |
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Nestlé | |
| 17. | What would you be served if you ordered cuisses de grenouille in a French restaurant? |
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Frog's legs | |
| 18. | What drink gets its name from the Dutch for "burnt wine"? |
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Brandy (Dutch: brandewijn) | |
| 19. | What is the English language term for the common spice known in India as 'jeera' (Hindi: जीरा)? |
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Cumin | |
| 20. | What is the key ingredient of Guacamole? |
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Avocado | |
| 21. | Since the 1980s, what fast food chain has emerged as a traditional favourite for Christmas dinner in Japan? |
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KFC | |
| 22. | A lamington, made from squares of sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate (or sometimes raspberry) sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut, originates from what country? |
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Australia | |
| 23. | Sanders' secret recipe for KFC seasoning purportedly contains how many herbs and spices? |
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11 | |
| 24. | What 'P' describes a type of naan bread with a filling of nuts and raisins? |
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Peshwari | |
| 25. | What country produces more kiwifruit than all other countries in the world combined? |
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China (1,765,847 tonnes in 2013 - Italy 447,560 - New Zealand 382,337 - Chile 255,758) | |
| 26. | A stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice is the basic recipe for what? |
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Mayonnaise | |
| 27. | What well known condiment brand is made at Avery Island, Louisiana? |
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Tabasco Sauce | |
| 28. | What 'M' describes this traditional Greek dish usually made with sautéed aubergine (eggplant) and tomato, layered with minced meat? |
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Moussaka | |
| 29. | In what country is the wine-producing region of Stellenbosch? |
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South Africa | |
| 30. | Originating in Italy, what 'P' describes cornmeal boiled into a porridge that can be eaten directly or baked, fried or grilled? |
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Polenta | |
| 31. | What name is given to a cocktail of vodka and fresh orange juice? |
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Screwdriver | |
| 32. | What would you be eating if you ordered 'pamplemousse' in a French restaurant? |
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Grapefruit | |
| 33. | In Japanese cuisine: Ramen, Shirataki, Soba, Sōmen, and Udon are five different types of what? |
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Noodles | |
| 34. | What 'B' is an appetizer of Lebanese origin consisting of mashed cooked eggplant (aubergine), olive oil, lemon juice, various seasonings, and sometimes tahini? |
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Baba ghanoush | |
| 35. | In Italian cuisine, what type of food is Pecorino? |
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Cheese (A family of hard Italian cheeses made from ewe's milk. Pecora means "sheep".) | |
| 36. | Filbert and cobnut are alternative names for what nut? |
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Hazelnut | |
| 37. | What vegetable is known in German as Kartoffel? |
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Potato | |
| 38. | What French city, capital of the Bourgogne (Burgundy) region, gives its name to a type of mustard? |
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Dijon | |
| 39. | What is the name of this spice? |
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Cardamom | |
| 40. | Most commonly used in milk production, what does UHT stand for? |
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Ultra-High Temperature / Ultra-Heat Treatment | |
| 41. | From what European country does the red wine Bull's Blood of Eger (Egri Bikavér) originate? |
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Hungary | |
| 42. | What fruit, indigenous to tropical Africa, is an ingredient of both Worcestershire sauce and HP sauce? |
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Tamarind | |
| 43. | What 'J' describes a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a very hot spice mixture of the same name? |
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Jerk (Jamaican jerk spice) | |
| 44. | In Tex-Mex cuisine, with a wide range of fillings, what 'C' describes any deep-fried burrito? |
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Chimichanga | |
| 45. | What condiment typically comprises mayonnaise, finely chopped capers, pickled gherkin, lemon juice, and herbs? |
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Tartar / Tartare sauce | |
| 46. | Originating in Sicily and popular among Italian immigrants in New Orleans, Louisiana, what type of food is muffuletta? |
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Bread / Sandwich (a round Sicilian sesame bread, also a popular sandwich made from the bread) | |
| 47. | Traditionally coloured and spiced with paprika, what 'C' describes a type of pork sausage primarily found in Spanish, Portuguese and Mexican cuisine? |
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Chorizo | |
| 48. | From what country does Kronenbourg 1664 originate? |
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France (Strasbourg) | |
| 49. | Pétales de Maïs is the French name for what popular food? |
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Corn flakes | |
| 50. | Made by Carthusian monks since 1737, what 'C' is a yellow-green French liqueur composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers? |
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Chartreuse | |
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