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Satisfy your appetite for trivia with our Food & Drink quiz collection. Spanning world cuisines, classic cocktails, cooking techniques, culinary history, and the stories behind your favourite dishes, these quizzes are perfect for foodies, home cooks, and anyone who loves a good meal accompanied by great conversation.
From the origins of iconic dishes and the chemistry of baking to wine regions, street food cultures, and Michelin-starred restaurants, each quiz serves up a different flavour of culinary knowledge. Questions range from everyday cooking facts to deep-cut food history — there's something for every level of foodie, all free to play.
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Originally made in Germany, traditional Rumple Minze schnapps is known for what distinctive flavor?
Answer: Peppermint
A common ingredient in ice cream and toothpaste, carrageenan is an extract of what?
Answer: Seaweed
A new spin on the BLT, the increasingly popular “BLAT” sandwich typically comes with bacon, lettuce, tomato and what?
Answer: Avocado
In which of these cities are you most likely to “suck the heads” at a traditional crawfish boil with friends?
Answer: New Orleans
A caramel candy brand since 1903, Werther’s Original is named after a town in the Westphalia region of what country?
Answer: Germany
These cream-filled shortcakes were introduced by Continental Baking in 1930
Answer: Hostess Twinkies
A Food & Wine magazine article titled “Cook Like a Pit Master” presents tips on preparing what kind of food?
Answer: Barbecue
In the U.S., a bottled labeled “86 Proof” contains what percentage of alcohol?
Answer: 43%
Of which fruit is "pearmain" a variety?
Answer: Apple
Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans?
Answer: Hawaii
A popular way to serve spaghetti is with a meat & tomato sauce, called this style after a northern Italian region.
Answer: Bolognese
What is the name of the traditional Hungarian stew made with meat, vegetables, and paprika?
Answer: Goulash
A bushel is a standard unit originally used to measure the weight of what?
Answer: Grain
A popular kind of sushi, a California roll commonly features what kind of “imitation” seafood inside?
Answer: Crab
What fruits are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them?
Answer: Cranberries
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Answer: Avocado
In the favorite brunch menu item Eggs Benedict, how are the eggs prepared?
Answer: Poached
In the ’50s, the Swedish company Malaco debuted a line of soft, gummy candies shaped like what animals?
Answer: Fish
A cut of beef is said to be “marbled” if it is what?
Answer: Flecked With Fat
What is latke?
Answer: A potato pancake
A hot dog topped with chili sauce,raw onions and mustard is named after what famous New York City neighborhood?
Answer: Coney Island
A popular breed of poultry, Cornish hen takes its name from a region of what country?
Answer: England
In the popular drink bubble tea, the little pearls or “boba” that gather at the bottom are typically made from what?
Answer: Tapioca
What food has a name that means twice cooked?
Answer: Toast
A popular holiday dish that features a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey goes by what name?
Answer: Turducken
Prized for their distinctive flavor, vanilla beans are the fruit of a rare type of what flower?
Answer: Orchids
Partly due to its rounded shape and leathery green skin, what fruit is also known as an “alligator pear”?
Answer: Avocado
The soft drink Mr. Pibb was introduced as a competitor to which popular soft drink?
Answer: Dr Pepper
A 2010 study found that nearly 70% of what imported item failed to live up to its claims of being “extra virgin”?
Answer: Olive Oil
Philly locals order their city’s signature cheesesteak sandwich “wit” or “witout” what topping?
Answer: Fried Onions
A caprese salad traditionally includes which of these ingredients?
Answer: Mozzarella Cheese
“Peasant’s cabbage” was an early term used for what cruciferous plant that spiked in popularity in the 2000s?
Answer: Kale
What color was Coca Cola originally?
Answer: Green
Feijoada is the national dish of which South American country?
Answer: Brazil
Peter Paul introduced this candy bar in 1921, for times you don't feel like a nut
Answer: Mounds
Popular in France, a croque-monsieur is a heated sandwich traditionally filled with what?
Answer: Ham and Cheese
A popular coffee drink, a macchiato is traditionally an espresso with what topping?
Answer: Milk Foam
On food packaging, a circle with a “U” indicates that the food is certified as what?
Answer: Kosher
A pink monster with a voice like Boris Karloff’s is the mascot of what popular breakfast cereal?
Answer: Franken Berry
What British chocolate company produces creme-filled chocolate eggs known for simulating the texture and appearance of a soft-boiled chicken’s egg?
Answer: Cadbury
The eggs of this sturgeon are the preferred form of caviar.
Answer: Beluga
Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of what vegetable?
Answer: Potato
A popular snack food for children, string cheese is normally made from what type of cheese?
Answer: Mozzarella
Like your spaghetti firm? Order it "al" this Italian word.
Answer: Dente
On his show “Man v Food,” host Adam Richman won the “Davy Jones Locker Challenge” by eating 7 pounds of what?
Answer: Seafood
In the holiday film “A Christmas Story”, the Parkers dine on what dish after their Christmas turkey is ruined?
Answer: Peking Duck
Which fruit is used to flavor the liqueur, Southern Comfort?
Answer: Peach
Poison ivy belongs to a diverse botanical family that also includes the cashew and what tropical fruit?
Answer: Mango
Vodka is made from which vegetable?
Answer: Potato
Paprika is sometimes sprinkled on these appetizers that have been boiled, halved & shelled by Lucifer.
Answer: Deviled eggs