Food Trivia Quiz
1. In 1853, George Crum, the chef of Moon’s Lake House, a restaurant in New York, created this hugely popular snack in response to a complaint from a fastidious diner. What?
Potato Chips. The complaint was that the fried potato served was not crispy enough. So the chef sliced the potato paper-thin, salted them heavily and refried them.
Jaali chips
Microwave Plantain chips
2. Who wrote the cookbook ‘An Excellent and Most Useful Little Work, Essential to All Who Wish to Become Acquainted with Some Exquisite Recipes’ way back in 1555?
Nostradamus
3. Botanists call it Hibiscus Cannabinus. How do we know it better?
Gongura
On "googling", I learned that Gongura (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is actually a variant of Hibiscus cannanibus. So I've given points for both Gongura and Kenaf.
Some Gongura recipes
4. Which fruit gets the most mentions in the Bible?
The Fig
5. What’s
a) Chinese for ‘Touch your heart’
Dim Sum
b) Hindi for ‘Handkerchief Bread’
Roomali Roti
c) Portuguese for ‘Wine of garlic’
Vindaloo
d) French for ‘To blow or puff up’
Souffle
e) Spanish for ‘Omelette’
Tortilla
6. In 1876, what was introduced as “Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household”?
Heinz Ketchup
7. Which was the first food to be Microwaved?
Popcorn
8. Marcel Boulestin did it first in 1937. Many have imitated him ever since. What am I talking about?
First TV Cook. Appeared in BBC’s Cook’s Night Out.
9. Yankee Doodle went to town
Riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it ___________
Fill in the blanks. (sitter)
Macaroni
10. Created first by Fernand "Pete" Petiot, a bartender at Harry's NY Bar Paris, this drink was brought to America shortly after repeal of prohibition. The name of the drink was changed to the Red Snapper for a while, but eventually the original name was chosen. Name the drink. Bloody Mary
The scores:
Archana 10
Asha 8.8
Elizabeth 10
Maneka 10
Ranjani 8.2
Tweety 8
Congratulations to all the partcipants!
27 Comments:
Hi Whats ur email id?
Good to see you back Faffer, gimme your email ID or enhance comment moderation for this post. I don't want to spoil the fun.
Hi Tezi & Archana,
I have the email id in the post - its fafferina[at]gmail[dotcom. Thanks for dropping by.
I know one Faffer! 5. Hindi for 'Handkerchief bread' is 'Rumali Roti'! For the rest I will be back!!:))
faffer, I have no answers sorry...I guess I'm not that food or world savvy :(
Hey Faffer, interesting quiz
Only Q.5 seems easy enough to answer - that too roomali roti and frittata...i don;t quite know the rest
BTW Im one big fan of McCall Smith's writing too...and Mms Ramotswe
Asha and Nabeela, Thanks for visiting.
Nandita Thanks for dropping by. I discovered Mma Ramotswe only a couple of months ago - the stories are charming, aren't they?
Hi Faffer,
Subha Deepavali!
Except for roomali roti, I have no clue about other questions, sorry Faffer!
I wish you'd prepare a quiz about the food stuff that we know( familiar) and grew up with. There is so much material out there and it'd be loads of fun too.
Indira, Thank you for the Deepavali greetings. Happy Deepavali to you and your family too. I will definitely set an Indian-food themed quiz. I can probably use your site as a source - it's a treasure trove of information there :)
Thanks! my score of 8 out of 10 is not bad at all, M! I can't wait see all 10 right answers!
Hope you had a great Diwali too!
Wow Faffer ! Thats a tough one you have posted. I might need to refer some books before I answer any of the questions correctly.
hey faffer...chanced upon your blog only today..u got very good blog out here..i luv quiz and try to send the ans today.have fun and enjoy blogging..thanx.
Anupama, Looking forward to seeing your answers.
Maneka, Welcome to my blog and thanks for the nice words. Do visit again.
Faffer,I am waiting for the answers! Did you forget me M?!
hey ...i have already mailed the answers twice and never heared a word from u! did i get atleast a pass mark?he.he. just kiddin..
Thanks faffer ...i am so happy about my score 10/10 ..thanks for giving us the oppertunity .can't wait to see the next one. u have a spooky and happy HALLOWEEN .
Hi, I just came across your blog today, you do have nice blog with a happening Food Trivia quiz:)
Lera, Thank you and welcome to my blog.
WOW! Archana got all of them! Cool!!:))
Fig got me:D:D
Great work, Faffer! You got more?!
liked the quiz...but aren't you posting anything recently ?
Faffer,
Apart from Roomali Roti, I only knew the answers to the questions 7 and 9. That's it! Do you think I should stop calling myself a foodie? :(
I am looking forward to more such quizzes from you.
Good one
Wishing peace, health, and happiness in 2007 and always. Happy New year to you and your family !
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