Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 5th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | In Spain and Latin America, what 'E' is used to describe a baked or fried stuffed bread or pastry? |
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Empanada | |
| 2. | What 'S' is the generic Italian term for sparkling wine? |
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Spumante | |
| 3. | Galia, or Sarda, is a variety of what fruit? |
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Melon | |
| 4. | Despite its unhappy origins as slave food, what country's national dish is ackee and saltfish? |
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Jamaica | |
| 5. | Reportedly the "world's most expensive cheese", what 'P' describes a cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys from Serbia? |
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Pule | |
| 6. | What 'C' describes a rooster or cockerel that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food? |
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Capon | |
| 7. | Named after the Cambodian province in which it is grown and produced, what cultivar of pepper is this? |
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Kampot | |
| 8. | Ossetra and Sevruga are varieties of what? |
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Caviar / Sturgeon | |
| 9. | What Scottish liqueur derives its name from the Gaelic for 'the drink that satisfies'? |
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Drambuie (Scottish Gaelic: an dram buidheach) | |
| 10. | What 'C' describes this freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster? |
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Crayfish (aka crawfish, crawdads, crawlfish, crawldads) | |
| 11. | Bordering with Germany, grapes grown in what French wine region include Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris, Pinot blanc, Pinot noir, and Muscat? |
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Alsace | |
| 12. | Who debuted on British television in 1999 as The Naked Chef? |
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Jamie Oliver | |
| 13. | What 'R' is a wine region of northern Spain, best known for its red wines made with Tempranillo grapes? |
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Rioja | |
| 14. | What sauce is a mixture of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice, usually seasoned with salt, and either white pepper or cayenne pepper? |
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Hollandaise (also called Dutch sauce) | |
| 15. | What 'B' describes the characteristic scent of a wine? |
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Bouquet | |
| 16. | What cocktail is traditionally made with white rum, dark rum, orange curaçao, orgeat syrup and lime juice? |
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Mai Tai | |
| 17. | What French culinary term translates literally as "in pastry"?
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en Croûte | |
| 18. | What 'T' describes this Greek appetiser of fish roe mixed with bread crumbs or mashed potato, lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil? |
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Taramosalata | |
| 19. | What did the Earl John Montague invent so that he could eat with one hand while playing cards with the other? |
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The sandwich (He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich) | |
| 20. | What 'B' describes the white sauce in lasagne alla bolognese? |
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Béchamel (Italian: besciamella) | |
| 21. | A pie floater is an Australian dish particularly common in Adelaide. On what does the meat pie traditionally float? |
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Pea soup | |
| 22. | Loganberries and Tayberries are both a cross between what two berries? |
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Blackberry and (red) raspberry | |
| 23. | How many "eyes" does a coconut shell have? |
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3 | |
| 24. | Derived from the Cantonese for "Dragon Eye", what 'L' describes this fruit? |
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Longan (Cantonese: lùhng-ngáahn 龍眼) | |
| 25. | What chain of fast food restaurants scrapped its 40-year-old "Have It Your Way" slogan in 2014? |
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Burger King | |
| 26. | If you were served "fragrant meat" or "mutton of the earth" in China, what are you most likely to be eating? |
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Dog | |
| 27. | In American English, they're often called snap peas or snow peas. What French term is their more common name in British English? |
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Mange tout (French for "eat all") | |
| 28. | What common cooking measure is approximately 14.2 ml in Canada, 14.8 ml in the United States, 15 ml in the UK, and 20ml in Australia? |
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Tablespoon | |
| 29. | How many segments (carpels) do most oranges have? |
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10 | |
| 30. | What 'K' is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health benefits and often served with added juice, spices, fruit or other flavourings? |
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Kombucha | |
| 31. | What is a more common name for the central nervous system stimulant 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine (C8H10N4O2)? |
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Caffeine | |
| 32. | In German cuisine, what is a Berliner? |
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Doughnut / Donut (more specifically, a filled doughnut) | |
| 33. | Greek Mizithra, Cypriot Anari and Norwegian Geitost are all types of what? |
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Cheese | |
| 34. | What 'C' is the English-language name for a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries? |
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Congee/ Conjee (Thai: โจ๊ก chok) | |
| 35. | A relative of the grapefruit, and called Som-Oh (ส้มโอ) in Thai, what 'P' describes this large fruit? |
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Pomelo | |
| 36. | In Indonesian and Malay cuisine what is 'nasi'? |
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(Cooked) rice | |
| 37. | With the addition of cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Bénédictine, Grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and Angostura bitters; what is the main spirit ingredient of a Singapore Sling? |
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Gin | |
| 38. | Invented by Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon, also called the Hemingway or the Hemingway Champagne, is a cocktail made up of Champagne added to what spirit? |
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Absinthe | |
| 39. | Worldwide, what is the most widely planted wine grape variety? |
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Cabernet Sauvignon (followed by Merlot and Tempranillo) | |
| 40. | What is the name of this spice? |
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Cardamom | |
| 41. | What folded and stuffed pizza dish takes its name from the Italian for "trouser leg"? |
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Calzone | |
| 42. | From what country do Crown Royal, Forty Creek, and Glen Breton whisky brands originate? |
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Canada | |
| 43. | What vegetable is the principal ingredient of Rösti? |
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Potato | |
| 44. | What animal's meat, called Gaegogi (개고기), is used to make a Korean tonic soup called Bosintang (보신탕)? |
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Dog | |
| 45. | First produced in Barbados in the 18th century, what popular fruit is a hybrid of the Jamaican sweet orange and the Indonesian pomelo? |
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Grapefruit | |
| 46. | What Greek and Turkish appetizer is made from salted fish roe mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and a starchy base of bread or potatoes? |
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Taramasalata | |
| 47. | What 'R' describes a Swiss dish of coarsely grated, fried potatoes shaped into rounds or patties? |
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Rösti | |
| 48. | What is the name of the traditional English dish made of shallow-fried leftover potatoes and other vegetables? |
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Bubble and squeak | |
| 49. | How many standard bottles of wine are in a Methuselah? |
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8 (6 litres) | |
| 50. | Italian for "slipper", what 'C' describes this bread? |
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Ciabatta | |
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