150+ Food and Drink Trivia Questions and Answers

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Test your culinary knowledge with 150+ food and drink trivia questions. From world cuisines and ingredients to cheese, desserts and drinks, reveal the options and check each correct answer on the page.

150+ Food and Drink Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. The purple chicha is made from:
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    • Culli corn
    • Rainbow Corn
    • Malted Corn
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  2. The remoulade is a traditional sauce of:
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    • Spain.
    • France.
    • UK.
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  3. The Salteña is a kind of pie that has its origin in:
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    • Peru
    • Bolivia
    • Colombia
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  4. The sandwich is a snack or aperitif typical of ____ gastronomy.
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    • English
    • Irish
    • American
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  5. The Som tam is a salad originating from two countries. Choose the wrong option:
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    • Laos
    • Thailand
    • Indonesia
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  6. The Sorrentinos are originally from...
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    • Mexico
    • Argentina
    • Chile
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  7. The summer roll or Gỏi cuốn is a meal of:
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    • Malaysia
    • Vietnam
    • Cambodia
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  8. The Wiener Schnitzel is one of the best known dishes in the cuisine of:
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    • Poland
    • Germany
    • Austria
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  9. The word “caviar” refers to a fish’s salt-cured roe. Which one?
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    • Common carp
    • Wels catfish
    • European seabass
    • Sturgeon
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  10. This dish made us real curious… A ‘Vegemite’ is a paste, very salty and thick, made from leftover brewer’s yeast, with vegetable and spice aditives.
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    • Australia
    • England
    • New Zealand
    • British Guiana
    • United States
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  11. This is real easy… A’Panna cotta’ is a creamy dessert set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.
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    • Tunisia
    • Italy
    • Portugal
    • India
    • Iran
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  12. This traditional Greek cheese is made from sheep’s milk and goat’s milk. It is:
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    • Kasseri
    • Feta
    • Graviera
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  13. To be legally sold as bourbon, whiskey’s mash must have at least 51 percent of what grain?
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    • Barley
    • Wheat
    • Rye
    • Corn
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  14. To prepare tofu you need mainly seeds of:
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    • Soybeans
    • Chia
    • Sunflower
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  15. Tom Collins is a combination of "Old Tom" brand gin with lemon juice and sugar and soda. This mixture is prepared in___.
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    • a Margarita glass.
    • an Old glass.
    • a long glass.
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  16. Tortellini is the name of a type of Italian pasta filled with different ingredients, usually in a square shape: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  17. What about a Latin American dish?... An ‘Hallaca’ is a corn dough stuffed with a stew of beef, pork and chicken, and other ingredients like olives, capers, onions and raisins.
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    • Mexico
    • Honduras
    • Argentina
    • Venezuela
    • Dominican Republic
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  18. What ancient civilization is believed to have developed the mustard preparation we know today?
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    • The Persians.
    • The Greeks.
    • The Romans.
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  19. What animal’s milk is the French Roquefort cheese made from?
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    • Goat
    • Cow
    • Sheep
    • Buffalo
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  20. What are Almazán's patience?
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    • A round, thin, dry-interior cookie.
    • A candy made with a toasted almond covered with caramelized sugar.
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  21. What are the main ingredients of sushi?
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    • Rice and fish with sesame.
    • Noodles in broth based on meat, miso and soy sauce.
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  22. What cocktail has vodka, freshly squeezed lime juice, ginger beer and is served in a copper mug?
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    • Cosmopolitan
    • White Russian
    • Moscow Mule
    • Screwdriver
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  23. What color is Robert sauce?
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    • White.
    • Brown.
    • Brown-red.
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  24. What do they use to fill the briouats in Moroccan cuisine?
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    • Meat mixed with cheese, lemon and pepper.
    • Minced meat, anchovies, eggs, tomato sauce, cheese, harissa and sometimes capers.
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  25. What else is the bean known by?
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    • Pinto beans.
    • Green beans.
    • Black beans.
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  26. What else is the brioche known by?
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    • Yolk bread.
    • Milk bun.
    • All of the above.
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  27. What is Chow Mein?
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    • Fried chicken, bittersweet.
    • Chinese stir-fry noodles.
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  28. What is clafoutis?
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    • A French cake made by baking cherries in a liquid dough like crepes.
    • A small glass container whose purpose is to hold a solid or liquid dish instead of a drink.
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  29. What is crostini?
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    • A flatbread covered with herbs.
    • Slices of toast with ingredients on top.
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  30. What is curanto?
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    • A Mexican dish consisting of whole pieces of chili.
    • A millenary traditional method of cooking food in the Chiloé Archipelago.
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  31. What is ghee?
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    • A fresh cheese originating in India.
    • A clarified butter from Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
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  32. What is kifli?
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    • A sweet cake made with yeast.
    • A traditional Eastern European roll.
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  33. What is prinsesstårta?
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    • A thick, sticky Swedish chocolate cake that looks like an American brownie.
    • A Swedish cake consisting of layers of sponge cake, thick pastry cream and jam, covered with marzipan.
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  34. What is sablé?
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    • A variety of bread.
    • A round, crispy French cookie.
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  35. What is the country that invented thick stuffed corn tortillas called “pupusas”?
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    • Guatemala
    • Mexico
    • El Salvador
    • Venezuela
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  36. What is the Japanese fish delicacy that can be deadly if not correctly processed and prepared?
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    • Ayu
    • Geso
    • Fugu
    • Hotate
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  37. What is the lox?
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    • Salmon cut into steaks.
    • An Italian cheese originally from the south of the country.
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  38. What is the main ingredient in Mofongo?
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    • Fried bananas.
    • Young pork.
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  39. What is the most popular fruit in the world?
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    • Bananas
    • Apples
    • Pineapples
    • Cherries
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  40. What is the name of this English cheese?
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    • Munster
    • Tunworth
    • Coulommiers
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  41. What is the petit gâteau?
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    • A little chocolate cake.
    • A cheese from the Normandy region.
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  42. What is the pumpernickel?
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    • A kind of bread.
    • A type of ham.
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  43. What is the trio of vegetables considered to be the “holy trinity” in Cajun cuisine?
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    • Onions, bell pepper and celery
    • Tomatoes, onions and garlic
    • Leeks, spinach and rosemary
    • Zucchini, carrots and curry
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  44. What is the wench kiss?
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    • A kind of chocolate candy.
    • A round doughnut that is first fried and then filled with jam or cream.
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  45. What Mediterranean sauce is formed with the olive oil and garlic emulsion?
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    • Aioli
    • Remoulade
    • Chimichurri
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  46. What product could be five times more valuable than wine in ancient Mediterranean cultures?
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    • Salt
    • Honey
    • Wheat
    • Olive oil
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  47. What traditional Italian dessert consists of a cream made with egg yolk, sugar and wine?
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    • Praline
    • Zabaione
    • Panna cotta
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  48. What traditional Mexican dish consists of grilled meat cut into strips?
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    • Sope
    • Fajitas
    • Nachos
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  49. What's the burrata?
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    • An Italian cheese.
    • A taco sauce.
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  50. What's the Chupe?
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    • A typical South American soup.
    • An alcoholic beverage obtained from the distillate originating in Jalisco, Mexico.
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