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44 | Food and Cooking Around the World Trivia

Posted on November 27, 2019November 16, 2021 by Brian
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Who’s hungry? This week is Thanksgiving (here in the US) and we’re heading into the holidays, which means time for big feasts and parties. Let’s kick off the season with thirty fun questions about cooking and food. So put on your napkin and let’s tuck in to Food Trivia this week.

As always, it’s three rounds of ten questions each. Each round will get a little harder than the one before. If you need rules or a score card, visit our aptly named Rules page for both. You can use those rules or any rules you may want. We’re pretty laid back here and the only one you’re competing against is yourself. Unless you’ve got us playing in your carpool or with your buddies during a trivia night. Either way, we’ve got rules to cover you.

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Episode Transcript/Quiz

Episode Opening

We’re sliding into the holidays and what better way to prepare than with some Food and Cooking trivia!

I’m your host and head chef, Brian Rollins and this is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. Every week, we offer up a three course meal of ten questions each. If you’re looking for rules, be sure to swing by DorkyGeekyNerdy.com/rules to bone up on them.

OK, looks like the oven’s preheated and all our ingredients are prepped. Let’s get cooking.

The Dorky Round

1. Le Cordon Bleu translates to what, in English?

The Blue Ribbon

2. Soaking food in a liquid, usually acidic, prior to cooking is known as what?

Marination

3. What device began life as 'George's Barbecue Kettle'?

The Weber Grill

4. If someone is a pescetarian, what type of animal can they eat?

Fish

5. What dish is served with rice, sauces, and seafood such as squid, eel, tuna, and salmon?

Sushi

6. Trained pigs are useful in rooting out what valuable food?

Truffles

7. In 1893, the US Supreme Court ruled that what food was a vegetable?

Tomatoes. Though, botanically speaking, it’s a fruit. Specifically, it’s a berry.

8. What French Canadian dish consists of french fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy?

Poutine

9. What variety of candy contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids?

White Chocolate

10. What is the proper name for bowtie pasta?

Farfalle

The Geeky Round

1. What measurement is the equivalent of two teaspoons?

A dessertspoon

2. Pickling is the preserving of food in what two liquids?

Brine or Vinegar

3. If a food is halal, it's safe to eat under which religion's customs?

Islam

4. Pho, a soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, hails from what country?

Vietnam

5. Sweet potatoes come from Central and South America. Yams come from what continent?

Africa

6. What cooking technique gets its name from the French for 'under vacuum'?

Sous-vide

7. What stew is thickened with either okra or filé powder?

Gumbo

8. What confection was originally called Fairy Floss?

Cotton Candy

9. Which derogatory term for the British originated when they were the first culture to determine a way to fight scurvy?

Limey

10. What type of salad is made from celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes in a mayonnaise sauce?

A Waldorf salad

The Nerdy Round

1. A traditional one of what, contains yellow mustard, pork, ham, swiss cheese, and pickles?

A Cuban sandwich

2. The Greeks and Romans used what to seal their wine containers?

A layer of olive oil. Corks didn’t come into use until the 1780s.

3. A fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans led to what?

The Irish Potato Famine of 1845

4. What is the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavor?

The Maillard Reaction

5. Fortune Cookies are not from China. Where did they originate?

While the modern fortune cookie took off in San Francisco, a cookie containing a slip of paper with a fortune on it first appeared in Kyoto, Japan in the 19th century.

6. In what country is the most expensive Big Mac sold?

Switzerland. The cheapest is India where it’s made from lamb and called the Maharaja Mac.

7. What vegetables are considered the Holy Trinity in Cajun cuisine?

Onions, celery, and bell pepper.

8. What is the most consumed meat on the planet?

Chicken

9. Which entertainer invented the jelly bean and pickle sandwich as a joke, only to discover he actually liked it?

“Weird Al” Yankovic

10. Which western delicacy has an odor clinically indistinguishable from sweaty socks?

Aged cheddar cheese

Episode Conclusion

Anyone else hungry? I know I am. As I mentioned before, the book of the week is a great gift as are all our books of the week. Be sure to check them all out as your doing your gift shopping. It helps keep our microphones on and the website simmering.

Next week, we’re back into an old familiar favorite. Here’s your clue:

“Released on July 8, 1999, what fantasy novel sold 68,000 copies in just three days?”

I’m your host, Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening and bon appetit.

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  • 2 thoughts on “44 | Food and Cooking Around the World Trivia”

    1. Marion says:
      December 25, 2019 at 3:37 pm

      Great. Now Im hungry.

    2. JW says:
      January 14, 2020 at 4:15 am

      Deliciousness! As always a good one.

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