Quizzes

Holiday Food

Advocaat, a Dutch/Tyrolean liqueur found in several popular winter drinks, is made of sugar, brandy and:

• Eggs
• Cinnamon
• Milk
• Hazelnut

Which of these is NOT a kind of Christmas cookie?

• Lebkuchen
• Pfeffernusse
• Stargazy
• Belsnickel

An 18th century Continental European law restricted the serving of fruitcake because it was considered:

• "Cruel and unusual"
• "Sinfully rich"
• "Unduly expensive"
• "Unpalatable"

This is a centuries-old slang term for the day that English households start preparing their "Christmas puddings."

• Dinky Dessert Day
• Figgy Friday
• Stir-up Sunday
• Yuletide Trifle

Italian families traditionally celebrate Christmas Eve with a meal of seven different kinds of:

• Fish
• Cheese
• Pasta
• Meat

French Bûche de Noël is also commonly known as:

• Cheese ball
• Yule log
• Holiday ham
• Roasted chestnuts

Glögg and Glühwein are forms of:

• Iced cookies
• Holiday stews
• Mulled wine
• Fondue

Milan is the birthplace of this traditional dome-shaped holiday cake.

• Stollen
• Kummel
• Mint Milano
• Panettone

British tradition claims that eating this during the twelve days of Christmas will bring happiness through-out the next year.

• Mincemeat tarts
• Gingerbread men
• Fruitcake
• Candy canes

The confection we now know as a candy cane originally looked like this:

• Green & white discs
• Straight white sticks
• Red & white rings
• Solid red crosses

Candy Bar ID Trivia

Name this candy bar.

• Snickers
• Baby Ruth
• Take 5
• Fast Break

Name this candy bar.

• Milky Way
• Toblerone
• 5th Avenue
• Three Musketeers

Name this candy bar.

• Mounds
• Charleston Chew
• Aero
• Peppermint Patty

Name this candy bar.

• Skor
• Heath
• Caramello
• Fast Break

Name this candy bar.

• Twix
• Chunky
• Mars
• Rolo

Name this candy bar.

• Zagnut
• Oh Henry
• PayDay
• Snickers

Name this candy bar.

• Take 5
• 5th Avenue
• 100 Grand
• Butterfinger

Name this candy bar.

• Mars
• PayDay
• Almond Joy
• Snickers

Name this candy bar.

• Whatchamacallit
• 100 Grand
• Nestle's Crunch
• Reese's Whipps

Name this candy bar.

• Twix
• Caramello
• Kit Kat
• Chunky

Name this candy bar.

• Charleston Chew
• Mallo Cup
• Peppermint Patty
• Toblerone

Name this candy bar.

• PayDay
• Twix
• 100 Grand
• Zagnut

Name this candy bar.

• Skor
• Butterfinger
• Caramello
• Bit O' Honey

Name this candy bar.

• Mr. Goodbar
• Clark
• Krackel
• Nestle's Crunch

Name this candy bar.

• NutRageous
• Take 5
• Mars
• Zero

Name this candy bar.

• After Eight
• Goo Goo Cluster
• Cadbury Fruit And Nut
• Chunky

Name this candy bar.

• Butterfinger
• Reese's Whipps
• Cow Tales
• Clark

Name this candy bar.

• Mars
• Twix
• Marathon
• Milky Way

Name this candy bar.

• Almond Joy
• NutRageous
• Zagnut
• Fast Break

Name this candy bar.

• Goo Goo Cluster
• Sugar Daddy
• PayDay
• Peanut Chew

Beer Trivia

Now retired, which is the world's strongest beer?

• Dogfish's 'Raison D'extra'
• Hair of the Dog's 'Dave'
• Samuel Adams' 'Triple Bock'
• Lijiang Yinjiu

True or False: Beer is the most popular beverage in the world.

• True
• False

Which country has the most individual beer brands?

• Mexico
• USA
• Belgium
• Germany

Who was the first American to brew lager?

• John Wagner
• Sam Adams
• John Miller
• August Busch

Which is the fear of an empty glass?

• Ophidiophobia
• Cenosillicaphobia
• Hydrophobia
• Chemophobia

How long did Prohibition last?

• 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
• 15 years, 5 months, 5 days
• 14 years, 10 months, 21 days
• 13 years, 10 months, 19 days

Which is the best-selling brand in the Western Hemisphere outside of the United States?

• Brahma Beer
• Corona
• Red Stripe
• Cerveza Cantina

Which brewer ran an ad campaign that claimed its beer was 'Good For You'?

• Miller
• Guinness
• Busch
• Heineken

Which brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

• Budweiser
• Coors
• Corona Extra
• Miller High Life

Red Stripe is the national beer of which country?

• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry S. Truman
• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which city gives its name to the lightest, palest styles of lager?

• Bavaria
• Munich
• Plzeň
• Bohemia

Which is the most popular style of beer consumed in the world?

• Ale
• Stout
• Pilsner
• Lager

In Great Britain alone, what is the estimated amount of beer lost in people's mustaches and beards each year?

• 24,502 gallons
• 15,423 gallons
• 23,116 gallons
• 19,683 gallons

Women account for which percentage of beer consumption in the USA?

• 15
• 25
• 50
• 60

Top Chef Trivia

In Season 5, who stepped in as a semi-permanent judge when Gail Simmons took time off to honeymoon?

• Anthony Bourdain
• Wylie Dufresne
• Eric Ripert
• Toby Young

Who was the first guest judge of season four?

• Rocco DiSpirito
• Anthony Bourdain
• Daniel Boulud
• Ming Tsai

Which season four recipe will be included in the Top Chef Cookbook?

• Dale's Baby Back Ribs Marinated in Tandoori
• Richard's Banana Scallops with Banana Guacamole
• Antonia's Rice Salad with Skirt Steak, Arugula, Cherry Tomatoes
• Jennifer's Shrimp and Scallop Beignets

Which season four chef won the most elimination challenges?

• Stephanie
• Richard
• Dale
• Antonia

During season four, Lisa created a bizarre side dish that impressed Rick Tramonto. What was it?

• Honey-Soaked Rice Pilaf
• Peanut Butter Mashed Potatoes
• Butterscotch Scallops
• Sugared Shrimp Scramble

In an earlier season, this contestant earned some heat from the Judges' Table with the statement,

Iced Tea Quiz

A national survey conducted by Cracker Barrel found that drinkers of unsweetened tea are considered twice as ____ as those who prefer sweet tea.

• Smart
• Calm
• Dull
• Sexy

Iced tea was first widely popularized at the World's Fair in St. Louis. What was the year?

• 1904
• 1899
• 1909
• 1916

Southerners say it's a sin when iced tea clouds (or

Snack Cake ID Quiz

Name this snack cake.

• Yodel
• Swiss Roll
• Ho Ho
• Funny Bones

Name this snack cake.

• Yankee Doodle
• Little Debbie Chocolate Cupcake
• Enten-mini Chocolate Creme Cupcake
• Hostess Cup Cake

Name this snack cake.

• Devil Dog
• Suzy Q
• Devil Square
• Zinger

Name this snack cake.

• Yodel
• Funny Bones
• Swiss Roll
• King Don

Name this snack cake.

• Honey Bun
• Vanilla Kandy Kake
• Moon Pie
• Yankee Doodle

Name this snack cake.

• Ring Ding
• Devil Square
• Creme Puck
• Zebra Cake

Name this snack cake.

• Jelly Krimpet
• Sunny Doodle
• Strawberry Twinkie
• Shortcake Roll

Name this snack cake.

• Raspberry Zinger
• Suzy Q
• Sno Ball
• Coconut Juniors

Name this snack cake.

• Big Wheel
• Ring Ding
• Yankee Doodle
• Peanut Butter Kandy Kake

Name this snack cake.

• Vanilla Zinger
• Butterscotch Krimpet
• Hostess Golden Cup Cake
• Sunny Doodle

Name this snack cake.

• Zebra Cake
• Creme Puck
• Ring Ding
• Chocodile

Name this snack cake.

• Lemon Krimpet
• Twinkie
• Vanilla Zinger
• Golden Creme

Name this snack cake.

• Ring Ding
• Yankee Doodle
• King Don
• Ding Dong

Name this snack cake.

• Coconut Kreamie
• Strawberry Shortcake Roll
• Boston Kreme Roll
• Raspberry Zinger

Name this snack cake.

• Ring Ding
• King Don
• Suzy Q
• Hostess Cup Cake

Name this snack cake.

• Creme Puck
• Suzy Q
• Ding Dong
• Chocodile

Name this snack cake.

• Orange Cup Cake
• Popem
• Golden Cup Cake
• Golden Krimpet

Name this snack cake.

• Chocodile
• Creme Puck
• Ding Dong
• Big Wheel

Name this snack cake.

• Entenmann Popette
• Mrs. Freshley's Big Bear
• Moon Pie
• Little Debbie Marshmallow Pie

Name this snack cake.

• Chocodile
• Swiss Roll
• Ding Dong
• Big Wheel

Fresh Herb Identification

This herb's distinctive flavor (and anti-flatulent properties) make it one of the essential ingredients in traditional black beans.

• Asafoetida
• Fenugreek
• Tarragon
• Epazote

This herb hails from the mint family and is a natural with lamb and potatoes.

• English Thyme
• Rosemary
• Lavender
• Russian Tarragon

This one's a must in a caprese salad, stacked with mozzarella, tomato & olive oil.

• Sweet Basil
• Greek Oregano
• Summer Savory
• Sorrel

The dried seeds of this plant are called

Cold Cuts ID Quiz

This soft, air-dried sausage is usually made with a combo of beef and pork.

• Mortadella
• Dutch Loaf
• Lebanon Bologna
• Cotto Salami

This is a turkey version of which classic cold cut?

• Corned Beef
• Pastrami
• Bastirma
• Brisket

This traditional cut has been so long beloved, it's the star of an English ballad first performed in the 1730s.

• Roast Beef
• Brisket
• Corned Beef
• Smoked Meat

This dry cured ham is simply lip smacking when wound around melon slices.

• Pancetta
• Capicola
• Sopressatta
• Prosciutto

Name these hams from left to right.

• Pressed Ham / Black Forest Ham
• Turkey Ham / Chopped Ham
• Black Forest Ham / Turkey Ham
• Chopped Ham / Pressed Ham

A small dash of white wine contributes to the flavor of this cured, sometimes multi-meat Italian treat.

• Genoa Salami
• Nostrano
• Capicola
• Bresaola

We can't pretend this is anything but olive loaf. What ingredient is not found in it?

• Corn Syrup
• Mechanically Separated Chicken
• Red Peppers
• Cloves

This picture is full of baloney. What varieties are they from top to bottom?

• Beef / Turkey / Chicken & Pork
• Soy / Turkey / Beef
• Chicken & Pork / Beef / Turkey
• Beef / Soy / Pork

This soft, smoked meat is a variety of liverwurst,.

• Cervelat
• Gelbwurst
• Leberkase
• Braunschweiger

This pork and beef sausage is cured, rather than cooked.

• Lebanon Bologna
• Hard Salami
• Mortadella
• Morcilla

This smoked, juniper-flavored proscuitto is also known as what?

• Speck
• Bresaola
• Lardo
• Presunto

This kosher cut is a grocery store staple.

• Dutch Loaf
• Spiced Luncheon Loaf
• Beef Salami
• Summer Sausage

Name these ham styles from left to right.

• Black Forest Ham / Chopped Ham
• Smithfield Ham / Black Forest Ham
• Chopped Ham / Smithfield Ham
• Virginia Ham / Chopped Ham

The name of this American-made, Italian style sweet salami means