Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 11th May 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Fuji, Jazz, and Pink Lady are popular varieties of what? |
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Apple | |
| 2. | What was the first European country to incorporate chocolate into its cuisine? |
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Spain (16th century) | |
| 3. | Nicknamed "lady's fingers", what vegetable is a key ingredient in gumbo? |
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Okra (aka Bhindi / Bamia) | |
| 4. | What fruit is the main ingredient of a classic Melba sauce? |
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Raspberry | |
| 5. | What fruit is used to make the liqueur Kirsch? |
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Cherry (Morello cherries) | |
| 6. | From what country does the resinated wine Retsina originate? |
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Greece (Greek: Ρετσίνα) | |
| 7. | Côte de Beaune, Mâconnais, and Beaujolais are sub-regions of what French wine growing region? |
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Burgundy | |
| 8. | What 'M' describes the process by which fruit or vegetables are soaked in a liquid to soften the food and/or absorb the flavour of the liquid into the food? |
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Maceration | |
| 9. | At 119 million metric tonnes per year (2018 estimate), what is the most widely eaten meat in the world? |
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Pork | |
| 10. | What colour is tartrazine, the synthetic dye primarily used as a food colouring? |
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Yellow | |
| 11. | Named after the Cambodian province in which it is grown and produced, what cultivar of pepper is this? |
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Kampot | |
| 12. | What 'K' is a traditional Greek dish of slow-baked lamb on the bone marinated in garlic and lemon juice? |
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Kleftiko | |
| 13. | What 'K' is sometimes called turnip cabbage or German turnip? |
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Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea) | |
| 14. | Popular with backpackers, what 'G' is Australian slang for any cheap, boxed (cask) wine? |
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Goon | |
| 15. | Invented by Italian-Americans in Philadelphia, what 'S' describes this turnover of Italian cheeses, cold cuts, and bread dough? |
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Stromboli | |
| 16. | Often served with flour tortillas, shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and cheese; what name is given to this Tex-Mex dish? |
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Fajitas | |
| 17. | First produced in the town of Angostura in modern-day Venezuela; since 1875, Angostura bitters have been produced in what country? |
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Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain, Trinidad) | |
| 18. | What is added to vodka and coffee liqueur to make a White Russian? |
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Cream / Milk | |
| 19. | What are the two main ingredients of a Snowball cocktail? |
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Advocaat and lemonade (often with a squeeze of fresh lime juice) | |
| 20. | A traditional German bread eaten during the Christmas season, what 'S' describes this fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with icing sugar? |
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Stollen (called Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen during the Christmas period) | |
| 21. | In Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and other Slavic countries, if you were served pivo what would you be drinking? |
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Beer | |
| 22. | What is the Italian name of this coffee-flavoured dessert? |
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Tiramisù | |
| 23. | What name is given to the starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant? |
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Tapioca | |
| 24. | What 'H' describes a traditional Cypriot cheese made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk? |
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Halloumi (Greek: χαλούμι) | |
| 25. | Larger than a periwinkle or winkle, what culinary term describes this edible sea snail? |
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Whelk | |
| 26. | What fruit is the key ingredient of grenadine syrup? |
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Pomegranate (from the French word grenade which means pomegranate) | |
| 27. | In Italian cuisine, what 'B' are small mozzarella cheese balls? |
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Bocconcini | |
| 28. | Widely referred to in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits", what fruit is this? |
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Durian (Thai: ทุเรียน) | |
| 29. | What liqueur is added to cognac to make a Sidecar cocktail? |
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Triple sec (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Grand Gala) | |
| 30. | Popular in the 50s and 60s in Australia and New Zealand, carpetbag steak is a dish of beef stuffed with what? |
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Oysters | |
| 31. | Since overtaking Italian dressing in 1992, what is the best-selling salad dressing in the United States? |
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Ranch dressing | |
| 32. | What 'C' describes this variety of melon? |
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Cantaloupe | |
| 33. | What 'P' describes a cocktail of blended Scotch, Lagavulin 16 year old, lemon juice, honey, and ginger? |
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Penicillin | |
| 34. | What 'M' describes a type of small circular cake most often made from ground almonds or coconut? |
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Macaroon | |
| 35. | What orange flavoured liqueur is named after an island off the coast of Venezuela? |
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Curaçao | |
| 36. | What spirit is made in Italy from fermented and distilled grape pomace, left over from winemaking after pressing the grapes? |
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Grappa | |
| 37. | In what country would you find the wine growing regions of Eden Valley, Hunter Valley and Swan Valley? |
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Australia | |
| 38. | What chain of fast food restaurants scrapped its 40-year-old "Have It Your Way" slogan in 2014? |
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Burger King | |
| 39. | What 'R' describes a mixture of wheat flour and butter, most commonly used as a thickening agent for sauces in classical French cooking? |
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Roux | |
| 40. | What 7-letter word describes a sweet substance made by boiling nuts in sugar, often ground to a paste and used as a filling for chocolates? |
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Praline | |
| 41. | What cocktail comprises vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice? |
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Sex on the Beach | |
| 42. | What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange? |
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Apple (also known as Dempster's Pippin) | |
| 43. | Arrange these three in order of the year they were founded, earliest first: |
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B C A (1930, 1940, 1953) | |
| 44. | Translating into English as "little tongues", what 'L' is the Italian name for this variety of pasta? |
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Linguine | |
| 45. | Bosana, Lucques, Manzanilla and Tanche are all types of what? |
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Olive | |
| 46. | What are the corns in corned beef? |
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Salt grains | |
| 47. | Caipirinha is made with cachaça (a sugarcane hard liquor), sugar, and lime and is the national cocktail of what country? |
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Brazil | |
| 48. | What is mixed with dark chocolate to make a Ganache? |
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Cream | |
| 49. | What 'C' describes an apple brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy? |
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Calvados | |
| 50. | What 'M' describes this soft Italian acid-set cream cheese? |
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Mascarpone | |
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