Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #20…

1. What are ‘Porcini’?

2. How is a drink taken before bed to help you sleep more commonly known?

3. What is green horseradish known as in Japan?

4. Which Caribbean island now produces Angostura Bitters?

5. What is ‘Sake’ made from?

6. Which country would you associate with Cognac?

7. From which country does Gorgonzola cheese originate?

8. What is the hollow base of a wine bottle called?

9. What is the primary ingredient of ‘Gazpacho’?

10. Jack Daniels whisky is distilled in which US state?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #19…

1. Who won the 2022 series of Celebrity MasterChef?

2. What type of alcoholic beverage is used to make a ‘Black & Tan’?

3. What was the original name for Starburst?

4. Which ingredient in bread makes it rise?

5. ‘Black Krim’ and ‘Yellow Pear’ are both varieties of what?

6. In which US state can you find the wine growing region of Napa Valley?

7. Is Yorkshire Tea grown in Yorkshire?

8. Which beer bottle has a 5 pointed blue star on its label?

9. Who had a number one single in 2022 with the song ‘Food Aid’?

10. From which fruit is grenadine obtained?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #18… This quiz is all about alcohol.

1. Which German digestif is made with 56 herbs and spices?

2. What is the main flavouring in pastis?

3. Which better is gin mainly made from?

4. What colour is Aperol?

5. In which US State can you find the wine producing region of Napa Valley?

6. What type of drink is ‘Malfy’?

7. On which Scottish island can you find the Talisker distillery?

8. Armagnac originates from which country? 

9. What name is given to the Greek dry anise flavoured aperitif?

10. Which sweet Italian drink originated in the town of Saronno in Tuscany?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #17… With Halloween just around the corner, this quiz is all about pumpkins!

1. Which coffee company would you associate with the Pumpkin Spice Latte?

2. In which season would you harvest pumpkins?

3. Before they turn orange, what colour are pumpkins?

4. In ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, who is the ‘Pumpkin King’?

5. Which character from the Oz books, created by L Frank Baum, has a pumpkin for a body? 

6. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, where in Hogwarts can you see floating carved pumpkins at Halloween?

7. The Windsor Pumpkin Regatta takes place in which country?

8. Which popular story is about a magic pumpkin that turns out to be the head of a headless horseman?

9. Which actor played David S. Pumpkins on ‘Saturday Night Live’?

10. Which actress played ‘The Slutty Pumpkin’ in ‘How I Met Your Mother’?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #16…

1. Who are Dave Myers and Si King?

2. What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles ?

3. What meat is traditionally used to make a Scotch Pie?

4. What, in 1937, was the first frozen food available in Britain?

5. What is the name of the best known Welsh cheese, which is not always made in Wales these days?

6. Grenadine is obtained from which fruit?

7. What was the last name of the 1850’s London Oyster owner who offered a gin based drink in a small tankard known as a ‘No. 1 Cup’?

8. What is wrapped in bacon to make the dish ‘Devils on horseback’?

9. What is the Scottish word for turnips?

10. Which spirits company has a distinctive bat logo and is associated with the advertising slogan ‘Welcome to the Latin quarter’?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #15…

1. Which UK city celebrated its first potato festival in 2008?

2. What does the Spanish phrase ‘Vino de Casa’ mean?

3. Which sweet plant root is used to make Pontefract cakes?

4. Kirsch is a fruit brandy traditionally made from which fruit?

5. Which variety of British apple celebrated its bicentenary in 2009?

6. What brand of beer does Homer Simpson drink?

7. Which food would you associate with Melton Mowbray?

8. In a thanksgiving episode of Friends, what unconventional ingredient does Rachel include in her ‘traditional English trifle’?

9. Which North Western British bay is famous for its potted brown shrimps?

10. What famously grows in the ‘Yorkshire Triangle’?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #14…

1. What is the name of Nigella Lawson’s range of cookware?

2. Cinnamon is the inner part of what?

3. What does APA stand for in relation to beer?

4. What drink is it said to be bad luck to toast with?

5. What is an ‘Amuse Bouche’?

6. Which culinary reality TV cooking programme first aired in 2010?

7. Which luxury food shop has been resident in Piccadilly, London, since 1707?

8. What does the ‘HP’ stand for on a bottle of ‘HP Sauce’?

9. Who wrote children’s stories and recipes called ‘Bake Me A Story’?

10. How does ‘Paella’ get its name?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #13…

1. By what name is dear meat more commonly known?

2. Which British singer has a tattoo of bottle of ketchup on his arm?

3. ‘Taramasalata’ originates from which country?

4. What type of pastry is used for profiteroles?

5. What is the Hungarian word for ‘pepper’?

6. What is the name of the traditional English dish made from pork trimmings and pigs head?

7. What is the primary ingredient of a Dopiaza curry?

8. Which powder includes Turmeric, Fenugreek, Chillies and Cumin?

9. Which country produces Becks beer?

10. What kind of food is ‘Manchego’?

Welcome to Food & Drink Quiz #12…

1. In what year was the first lager brewed in Britain? Was it A. 1859, B. 1879 or C. 1909?

2. In which language does the phrase “Stomdronken” mean “Drunk”?

3. What is the trademark logo of Guinness?

4. Pernod and Ricard are less toxic versions of which spirit?

5. What two ingredients make up a ‘Black Velvet’ cocktail?

6. Aguardente is a spirit from Brazil, what is its main ingredient?

7. What was so special about HMS Menestheus?

8. Where does the coffee liqueur ‘Kahlua’ come from?

9. From what fruit is ‘Babycham’ made?

10. From which town did ‘Port’ get its name?