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| 1. | Plantain, Red, Latundan and Cavendish are varieties of what fruit? |
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Banana | |
| 2. | What is the French culinary term for a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, and various stews? |
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Bouquet garni | |
| 3. | In France they are called Coquilles Saint Jacques. What is the English name for them? |
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Scallops | |
| 4. | In French cuisine, what 'T' describes an earthenware dish in which pâté is often served? |
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Terrine (pâté en terrine) | |
| 5. | What would you be eating if you ordered Rocky Mountain Oysters? |
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Testicles (bull calf) | |
| 6. | In England, Stinking Bishop is a type of what? |
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Cheese | |
| 7. | What 'L' describes this Australian cake made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut? |
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Lamington | |
| 8. | What is a more common name for the central nervous system stimulant 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine (C8H10N4O2)? |
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Caffeine | |
| 9. | Translating into English as "little tongues", what 'L' is the Italian name for this variety of pasta? |
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Linguine | |
| 10. | What name is given to the starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant? |
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Tapioca | |
| 11. | What was the first European country to incorporate chocolate into its cuisine? |
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Spain (16th century) | |
| 12. | What 'D' describes a cocktail traditionally made with white rum, lime juice and sugar? |
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Daiquiri | |
| 13. | What nuts are used to make marzipan? |
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Almonds | |
| 14. | In German cuisine, what is a Berliner? |
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Doughnut / Donut (more specifically, a filled doughnut) | |
| 15. | What 'R' describes this fine blue cheese made in the south of France from ewe's milk? |
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Roquefort | |
| 16. | Name any one of the three main spices used to give Sambuca its distinct flavour? |
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Anise (aniseed), Star Anise, Liquorice | |
| 17. | Popular throughout Spain, Portugal and Latin America, what 'G' describes this cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables? |
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Gazpacho | |
| 18. | What name for a small round piece of lamb comes from the French for 'hazelnut'? |
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Noisette | |
| 19. | What product has the slogan "gives you wings"? |
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Red Bull | |
| 20. | What sort of beverage is Lapsang souchong? |
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Tea ("Small plant from Lapu mountain") | |
| 21. | In what country is the Langhorne Creek wine region? |
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Australia | |
| 22. | Despite its unhappy origins as slave food, what country's national dish is ackee and saltfish? |
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Jamaica | |
| 23. | What spirit is the base ingredient of the coffee liqueur Kahlúa? |
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Rum | |
| 24. | What four-letter word is a colourless Greek aperitif flavoured with anise? |
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Ouzo | |
| 25. | If you ordered "Pollo" in a Spanish restaurant, what meat would you be served? |
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Chicken | |
| 26. | What chain of fast food restaurants scrapped its 40-year-old "Have It Your Way" slogan in 2014? |
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Burger King | |
| 27. | 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 | |
| 28. | What member of the Brassica family is named after a European city? |
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Brussels sprout | |
| 29. | What 'P' describes a family of still, semi-sparkling and sparkling white wines made with Glera grapes in northeastern Italy? |
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Prosecco | |
| 30. | What fortified wine is named after a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean? |
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Madeira | |
| 31. | What type of nut is this? |
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Pistachio | |
| 32. | A herb, a spice, and a vegetable, what is this? |
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Fennel (Florence fennel / finocchio) | |
| 33. | What British company produced the world's first solid chocolate bar in 1847? |
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Fry's (J. S. Fry & Sons) | |
| 34. | What well known brand name began life as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1893? |
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Pepsi | |
| 35. | A natural, edible product, by what name is albumen more commonly known? |
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Egg white | |
| 36. | Much smaller than an orange, what 'K' describes this fruit? |
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Kumquat | |
| 37. | What country produces the wine Vinho Verde? |
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Portugal | |
| 38. | What would you be eating if you ordered 'pamplemousse' in a French restaurant? |
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Grapefruit | |
| 39. | What 'T' describes this Greek meze made from salted and cured fish roe mixed with olive oil and lemon juice, in a starchy base of bread, potatoes, or almonds? |
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Taramasalata | |
| 40. | "All American Food" is a trade name of what fast food restaurant chain, founded in 1923? |
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A&W | |
| 41. | Gruyère is a hard yellow cheese that originated in what country? |
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Switzerland | |
| 42. | What name is given to a chocolate-flavoured variant of a caffè latte or cappuccino? |
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Mocha / Café mocha / Mocaccino | |
| 43. | What flavour is the liqueur Triple Sec? |
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Orange | |
| 44. | Galia, or Sarda, is a variety of what fruit? |
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Melon | |
| 45. | From what fruit is the French spirit Calvados made? |
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Apples / Pears (Calvados is an apple or pear brandy) | |
| 46. | In Greek cuisine, what 'K' is a dish of lamb, marinated in garlic and lemon juice, then slow-baked on the bone? |
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Kleftiko | |
| 47. | What 'D' describes a family of stuffed Mediterranean dishes, including stuffed vine leaves, stuffed tomato, stuffed pepper, and stuffed cabbage? |
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Dolma (plural dolmas or dolmades) | |
| 48. | Common across the Indian subcontinent, what type of food is paneer? |
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Cheese | |
| 49. | What would you be served if you ordered cuisses de grenouille in a French restaurant? |
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Frog's legs | |
| 50. | Lapsang souchong is a variety of what? |
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Tea | |
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