Food quiz & kitchen questions
Cuisines, ingredients, drinks — and why some dishes are named the way they are.
Which country does pizza originally come from?
More Food & Drink questions
Guess first, then open.
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How old must a Scotch whisky be to be allowed to call itself single malt?
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- 3 years
- 5 years
- 10 years
- 12 years
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Which spirit is traditionally flavoured with juniper berries?
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- Gin
- Tequila
- Sake
- Port wine
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The vegetable 'eggplant' got its English name because early European varieties were what colour and shape?
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- White and egg-shaped
- Purple and round
- Green and long
- Yellow and oval
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The famous 1957 exclamation crediting poutine's invention, 'it'll make a damn mess!', is linked to a restaurant owner in which small Quebec town?
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- Warwick
- Trois-Rivieres
- Sherbrooke
- Chicoutimi
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Jordan's national dish mansaf is lamb cooked in a sauce made from what?
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- Sesame paste
- Pomegranate molasses
- Dried fermented yoghurt
- Tomato and olive oil
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What is a çaydanlık used for in Turkish cuisine?
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- Brewing strong tea, which is then diluted with hot water
- Making Turkish coffee, which is served directly in small cups
- Frothing milk to serve with filter coffee
- Making coffee flavoured with cardamom
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Why does pastis turn cloudy when diluted with water?
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- Dissolved sugar crystallises out
- Carbon dioxide forms tiny gas bubbles
- A colouring oxidises in the air
- Anise oil forms finely dispersed droplets
True or false?
Same material, different game — in a duel this one runs without a clock, but with an explanation after every reveal.
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Champagne may only be produced in the French region of Champagne.
Reveal Reveal
True.
Champagne is a protected designation of origin (AOC). Only sparkling wines from the Champagne region, made by the traditional bottle fermentation, may carry this name.
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Energy drinks often contain caffeine.
Reveal Reveal
True.
Most energy drinks contain caffeine, sugar and taurine as stimulants.
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Poutine, fries with cheese curds and gravy, comes from Australia.
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False.
Poutine comes from Quebec in Canada.
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Pulque, the traditional milky drink of central Mexico, is distilled from the sap of the agave plant.
Reveal Reveal
False.
Pulque is made by fermenting fresh agave sap and has been drunk in Mexico since pre-Hispanic times; distillation is what produces agave spirits such as tequila and mezcal.
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