Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 16th February 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What French dessert translates literally into English as "burnt cream"? |
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Crème brûlée | |
| 2. | What 'I' is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish, used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer? |
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Isinglass | |
| 3. | What 'R' describes a Swiss dish of coarsely grated, fried potatoes shaped into rounds or patties? |
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Rösti | |
| 4. | 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 | |
| 5. | Indigenous to Australia, what type of nuts are these? |
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Macadamia (Other names include Queensland nut, bush nut, maroochi nut, bauple nut, and Hawaii nut.) | |
| 6. | What is wrapped in bacon to make "angels on horseback"? |
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Oysters | |
| 7. | What name is given to a cocktail of vodka and fresh orange juice? |
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Screwdriver | |
| 8. | What is the key ingredient of a traditional satay sauce? |
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Peanuts | |
| 9. | Principally produced in Scandinavia, what 'A' describes a spirit distilled from grain and potatoes and flavoured with a variety of herbs, mainly caraway or dill? |
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Akvavit / Aquavit / Akevitt | |
| 10. | What is the main ingredient of the Middle Eastern dish "falafel"? |
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Chickpeas or Fava (Broad) beans | |
| 11. | Myristica fragrans is an evergreen tree providing the main source of mace, and what other spice? |
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Nutmeg | |
| 12. | What 'A' describes the Italian short-grain rice often used to make risotto? |
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Arborio | |
| 13. | How many segments (carpels) do most oranges have? |
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10 | |
| 14. | Also known as bitter or sour orange, what 'S' is the most common name for oranges used to make marmalade? |
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Seville | |
| 15. | 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 | |
| 16. | In Italian cuisine, what type of food is Zampone? |
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Sausage | |
| 17. | What 'B' describes a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal? |
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Brisket | |
| 18. | In the English language, what common culinary term is derived from the Tamil word for sauce? |
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Curry (Tamil: kari - கறி) | |
| 19. | Aloo is the South Asian term for what vegetable? |
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Potato | |
| 20. | What 'S' describes a classic cocktail traditionally made with cognac, orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier or Triple Sec), and lemon juice? |
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Sidecar | |
| 21. | With a smoky character derived from peat, on what Scottish island are Ardbeg, Lagavulin, and Laphroaig whiskies produced? |
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Islay | |
| 22. | What 'C' describes a large cylindrical pasta usually served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce? |
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Cannelloni | |
| 23. | What English word is derived from an Old French term for 'acrid wine'? |
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Vinegar (French: vin aigre) | |
| 24. | In Italian cuisine, what is distinctive about meat or fish served "Carpaccio"? |
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It is raw | |
| 25. | Originally from Sicily, what 'G' describes a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavourings? |
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Granita | |
| 26. | Often marketed as blue brie, what 'C' is a German cheese made from a combination of Penicillium camemberti and Penicillium roqueforti mould? |
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Cambozola (a portmanteau of Camembert and Gorgonzola) | |
| 27. | 'Ail' in French, 'Ajo' in Spanish, and 'Knoblauch' in German. What is it in English? |
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Garlic | |
| 28. | For what is St. James's Gate in Dublin most famous? |
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Guinness | |
| 29. | A herb, a spice, and a vegetable, what is this? |
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Fennel (Florence fennel / finocchio) | |
| 30. | Originating in Tuscany, what 'P' describes this traditional Italian dessert containing fruits and nuts? |
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Panforte | |
| 31. | From what country does Kronenbourg 1664 originate? |
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France (Strasbourg) | |
| 32. | In what decade was Diet Coke first introduced in the United States? |
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The 1980s (8th July 1982. From 1963 to 1982, Tab was Coca Cola's leading diet brand.) | |
| 33. | A traditional Japanese seasoning, what 'M' is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients? |
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Miso (みそ or 味噌) | |
| 34. | Known as zicai (紫菜) in China, nori (海苔) in Japan, and gim (김) in Korea, what 'L' describes it in English? |
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Laver (Porphyra umbilicalis, an edible seaweed) | |
| 35. | Miel is the French and Spanish word for what sweet foodstuff? |
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Honey (also miele in Italian, mel in Portuguese, mêl in Welsh, mil in Gaelic) | |
| 36. | What colour wine is most commonly produced with the Merlot grape variety? |
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Red | |
| 37. | The national sauce of Mexico, a Mole Poblano recipe includes what sweet brown key ingredient to counteract the heat of the chili peppers? |
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Chocolate | |
| 38. | A relative of the plum, what 'S' is a common name for the fruit of the blackthorn bush (Prunus spinosa)? |
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Sloe | |
| 39. | What is the English word for something that can be prepared as crème anglaise, crème moulée, or crème pâtissière? |
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Custard | |
| 40. | In Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and other Slavic countries, if you were served pivo what would you be drinking? |
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Beer | |
| 41. | In Italian cuisine, what 'B' describes roasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper; often served with additional toppings? |
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Bruschetta | |
| 42. | Formaggio is the Italian word for what foodstuff? |
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Cheese | |
| 43. | What type of nuts are crushed with garlic and basil to make Italian pesto? |
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Pine nuts | |
| 44. | Tuborg is a brewing company founded in 1873 in what country? |
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Denmark (Part of the Carlsberg Group since 1970) | |
| 45. | Filbert and cobnut are alternative names for what nut? |
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Hazelnut | |
| 46. | Ossetra and Sevruga are varieties of what? |
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Caviar / Sturgeon | |
| 47. | What four letter word is used to describe raw beef or mutton fat, especially the hard fat around the loins and kidneys, often used for deep frying and making pastry? |
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Suet | |
| 48. | Which has more caffeine: a cup of tea or a cup of coffee? |
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Cup of coffee (weight for weight, tea leaves contain more caffeine than coffee beans, but a fraction of the weight is used to make a cup of tea) | |
| 49. | What 'R' is a chemical compound also known as vitamin B2? |
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Riboflavin | |
| 50. | In an Italian restaurant, if you ordered a dish "di vitello", what meat would you be served? |
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Veal | |
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