Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 9th December 2024 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | If you ordered Kartoffelsalat in a German restaurant, what would you be served? |
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Potato salad | |
| 2. | What is the English name for the traditional Spanish dish tortilla española? |
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Spanish omelette | |
| 3. | What 'A' is a natural seed extract often used to colour "red" cheese? |
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Annatto / Achiote | |
| 4. | With a smoky character derived from peat, on what Scottish island are Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig whiskies produced? |
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Islay | |
| 5. | What fruit is used to make the liqueur Kirsch? |
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Cherry (Morello cherries) | |
| 6. | What variety of black tea, originally from the Chinese province of Fujian, gets its distinct flavour from being smoke-dried over pinewood fires? |
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Lapsang Souchong ( Chinese: 正山小種) | |
| 7. | Despite its unhappy origins as slave food, what country's national dish is ackee and saltfish? |
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Jamaica | |
| 8. | What 'P' describes an unleavened Indian bread, usually eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal? |
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Puri / Poori (Punjabi ਪੁੜੀ) | |
| 9. | 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? |
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Hollandaise | |
| 10. | What sort of beverage is Lapsang souchong? |
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Tea ("Small plant from Lapu mountain") | |
| 11. | Adopted in 1937, and used for the next 50 years, what beer was promoted with the slogan "Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water"? |
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Coors | |
| 12. | In French cuisine, what is added to butter to make a beurre manié? |
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Flour (French: "kneaded butter" - used to thicken soups and sauces) | |
| 13. | On the Indian subcontinent, what is the word for minced meat? |
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Keema / Qeema (Sindhi: قيمو, Hindi: क़ीमा, Urdu: قیمہ, Punjabi: ਕ਼ੀਮਾ) | |
| 14. | What liqueur is added to cognac to make a Sidecar cocktail? |
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Triple sec (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Grand Gala) | |
| 15. | What type of alcoholic drink is Manzanilla? |
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Sherry (Pale Dry) | |
| 16. | What 'S' is a culinary term used to describe glands such as the thymus, pancreas, salivary glands and testicles, when used as food? |
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Sweetbread | |
| 17. | What 'R' describes this northern Italian rice dish cooked in a broth to a creamy consistency? |
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Risotto | |
| 18. | 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? |
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Lea & Perrins (John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins) | |
| 19. | If you were served Pumpernickel in Germany, what would you be eating? |
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Bread (heavy, slightly sweet rye bread) | |
| 20. | Indigenous to Australia, what type of nuts are these? |
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Macadamia (Other names include Queensland nut, bush nut, maroochi nut, bauple nut, and Hawaii nut.) | |
| 21. | Also known as chapati, what 'R' describes this flat bread originating from the Indian subcontinent? |
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Roti | |
| 22. | In North America, what is the key meat component of a Reuben sandwich? |
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Corned beef (with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island or Russian dressing) | |
| 23. | What 'J' is the name given to a champagne bottle containing the equivalent of 4 standard bottles? |
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Jeroboam (a.k.a. Double Magnum) | |
| 24. | What fortified wine is named after a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean? |
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Madeira | |
| 25. | What 'S' is most commonly used in the production of pasta verde? |
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Spinach | |
| 26. | In Britain, the Spanish Seville orange is primarily used in the production of what? |
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Marmalade | |
| 27. | 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 | |
| 28. | In Italian cuisine, what type of food is Zampone? |
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Sausage | |
| 29. | What name is given to a dessert of vanilla ice cream, peaches, and raspberry sauce? |
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Peach Melba (created by the French chef Auguste Escoffier in honour of Dame Nellie Melba) | |
| 30. | What name is given to a cocktail of vodka, Galliano, and orange juice? |
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Harvey Wallbanger | |
| 31. | Named after a French Benedictine monk, what is the vintage brand of Moët & Chandon champagne called? |
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Dom Pérignon | |
| 32. | The world's most traded spice, from what country did black pepper originate? |
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India (Malabar Coast) | |
| 33. | What is wrapped in bacon to make "angels on horseback"? |
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Oysters | |
| 34. | In South Asian cuisine, what 'P' describes a type of naan bread filled with a mixture of nuts and raisins? |
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Peshawari (also Kashmiri) | |
| 35. | What worldwide brand is a registered trademark of Doctor's Associates Inc.? |
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Subway | |
| 36. | A popular Italian pizza, Quattro Stagioni translates literally into English as four ____ what? |
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Seasons | |
| 37. | If you were served Brötchen in a German restaurant, what would you be eating? |
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Bread rolls | |
| 38. | What is the English name for the Ottoman confection Lokum (لوقوم)? |
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Turkish Delight | |
| 39. | What 'D' describes a cocktail traditionally made with white rum, lime juice and sugar? |
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Daiquiri | |
| 40. | What is the name of this spice? |
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Cardamom | |
| 41. | With what vegetable is a savoury Florentine dish prepared? |
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Spinach | |
| 42. | In a restaurant, what does the sommelier specialise in? |
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Wine | |
| 43. | 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 | |
| 44. | Pomodoro is a popular name for Italian restaurants worldwide. To what single word does it translate in English? |
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Tomato | |
| 45. | Branded "The Original Pilsner", from what country does Pilsner Urquell originate? |
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Czech Republic (Plzeň / Pilsen) | |
| 46. | What name is given to the starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant? |
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Tapioca | |
| 47. | Also known as the tree tomato, what 'T' most commonly describes this fruit? |
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Tamarillo | |
| 48. | 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 | |
| 49. | If you ordered "Pollo" in a Spanish restaurant, what meat would you be served? |
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Chicken | |
| 50. | What 'F' is the Japanese name for this pufferfish, a delicacy with deadly consequences if prepared incorrectly? |
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Fugu (Japanese: フグ) | |
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