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Food Trivia Quiz

Anyone else hungry? Well, let’s dig into thirty trivia questions about Food and Cuisine around the world.

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The Dorky Round

One

Le Cordon Bleu translates to what, in English?
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The Blue Ribbon

Two

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

Three

What device began life as “George’s Barbecue Kettle”?
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The Weber Grill

Four

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

Five

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

Six

Trained pigs are useful in rooting out what valuable food?
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Truffles

Seven

In 1893, the US Supreme Court ruled that what food was a vegetable?
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Tomatoes. Though, botanically speaking, it’s a fruit. Specifically, it’s a berry.

Eight

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

Nine

What variety of candy contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, but no cocoa solids?
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White Chocolate

Ten

What is the proper name for bowtie pasta?
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Farfalle

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The Geeky Round

One

What measurement is the equivalent of two teaspoons?
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A dessertspoon

Two

Pickling is the preserving of food in what two liquids?
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Brine or Vinegar

Three

If a food is halal, it’s safe to eat under which religion’s customs?
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Islam

Four

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

Five

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

Six

What cooking technique gets its name from the French for “under vacuum?”
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Sous-vide

Seven

What stew is thickened with either okra or filé powder?
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Gumbo

Eight

What confection was originally called Fairy Floss?
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Cotton Candy

Nine

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

Ten

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

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The Nerdy Round

One

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

Two

The Greeks and Romans used what to seal their wine containers?
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A layer of olive oil. Corks didn’t come into use until the 1780s.

Three

A fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans led to what?
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The Irish Potato Famine of 1845

Four

What is the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavor?
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The Maillard Reaction

Five

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

Six

In what country is the most expensive Big Mac sold?
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Switzerland. The cheapest is India where it’s made from lamb and called the Maharaja Mac.

Seven

What vegetables are considered the Holy Trinity in Cajun cuisine?
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Onions, celery, and bell pepper

Eight

What is the most consumed meat on the planet?
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Chicken

Nine

Which entertainer invented the jelly bean and pickle sandwich as a joke, only to discover he actually liked it?
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“Weird Al” Yankovic

Ten

Which western delicacy has an odor clinically indistinguishable from sweaty socks?
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Aged cheddar cheese

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