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Food and Drinks Trivia Quiz questions (2024 update)

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This page was last updated on: January 10, 2024

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Question: Which Italian alcoholic beverage, with an alcohol content of between 25 and 36 percent, is made from lemons?

Answer: Limoncello

Question: What country does goulash come from?

Answer: Hungary

Question: Which famous chef created the book One: Simple One-Pan Wonders?

Answer: Jamie Oliver

Question: What is the name for the traditional dish of Korean cuisine consisting of fermented cabbage and vegetables?

Answer: Kimchi

Question: from which beer brand do we know the slogan "Our beer" (Ons Bier)?

Answer: Amstel

Question: What snack, sometimes referred to as the Spanish doughnut, is made of fried wheat dough, sometimes also made of potato dough?

Answer: Churros

Question: What is the name of the typical Viennese chocolate cake, filled with apricot marmalade and covered with a thick layer of chocolate icing?

Answer: Sachertorte

Question: What is hummus made from?

Answer: Chickpeas

Question: Which African dish consists of a stew of meat, vegetables and spices, often served with rice or couscous?

Answer: Tagine

Question: Which salad is named after a hotel and restaurant owner and chef of Italian descent?

Answer: Caesar salad

Question: Which 2 Dutch restaurants will have 3 Michelin stars in 2022?

Answer: De Librije (Zwolle) & Inter Scaldes (Kruiningen)

Question: What do you call the snack a sliced meatball on a skewer with some onion rings in between?

Answer: Berenhap (also called bear paw, bear claw, meatball special or sputnik)

Question: Pink Lady is what kind of fruit?

Answer: Apple

Question: What is the largest nut in the world?

Answer: The coconut

Question: What is the French term for quickly immersing food in boiling water and then in cold water to stop the cooking process?

Answer: Blanching

Question: Which fruit is a cross between the grapefruit and the orange?

Answer: Grapefruit

Question: From which country do we know the dish Kaiserschmarrn?

Answer: Austria

Question: Which cocktail consists of vodka, Kahlúa and milk or cream?

Answer: White Russian

Question: What is Japanese Sake made from?

Answer: Rice

Question: In which country is Mole a typical sauce?

Answer: Mexico

Question: What is the name of the South American dish of raw fish marinated in citrus juice?

Answer: Ceviche

Question: In what year was the fast food chain McDonalds founded?

Answer: 1955

Question: What is the world's most expensive spice?

Answer: Saffron

Question: What drink is traditionally made by fermenting tea with sugar, and a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts)?

Answer: Kombucha

Question: Which book by Yotam Ottolenghi is known for its emphasis on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes?

Answer: Plenty

Question: What is the name of the popular Swedish delicacy that consists of thin wafers with cream in between?

Answer: Kanelbulle (cinnamon roll)

Question: Which contains more kilocalories per 100 grams, an apple or a banana?

Answer: Banana: approx. 88.7 (An apple has approx. 52.1)

Question: What cocktail is made from vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco?

Answer: Bloody Mary

Question: What country do Patatas Bravas and paella come from?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which famous chef wrote the cookbook Kitchen Confidential, sharing his experiences in the culinary world?

Answer: Anthony Bourdain

Question: What type of pasta resembles small grains of rice and is often used in Italian risotto?

Answer: Orzo

Question: Which fruit contains the most vitamin C?

Answer: The Guava (A single guava fruit (weighing 100 grams) contains more than 200 mg of vitamin C). Source: 24 Kitchen

Question: Which spice, derived from the bark of a tree, is widely used in sweet dishes such as apple pie?

Answer: Cinnamon

Question: What kind of liquor is marsala?

Answer: Wine

Question: Which typical Turkish alcoholic beverage is usually seasoned with anise?

Answer: Raki

Question: Which city does Jopen beer come from?

Answer: Haarlem

Question: Which island does the liqueur Nobeltje come from?

Answer: Ameland

Question: In French, what do you call a custard-like dessert, topped with a caramelized layer of sugar?

Answer: Crème brûlée

Question: Which cocktail consists of vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and a triple sec?

Answer: The Cosmopolitan

Question: Which drink is also called Pikketanussie?

Answer: Gin

Question: Which typical German white wine has its roots in the French region of Alsace?

Answer: Riesling wine

Question: What do you call the Spanish dish that consists of cold soup of raw vegetables and herbs, usually with tomato?

Answer: Gazpacho

Question: Which fast-food chain has the famous slogan, "Eat Fresh!"?

Answer: Subway

Question: Which cocktail contains espresso coffee liqueur, sugar syrup and vodka?

Answer: Espresso martini

Question: From which cuisine do we know naan bread?

Answer: Indian cuisine

Question: Which shot consists of 1/3 part Pisang Ambon, 1/3 part Peanut Colada and 1/3 part orange juice?

Answer: Boswandeling

Question: What is the name of the soup from Ukrainian cuisine made from red beets that is commonly eaten in Slavic countries?

Answer: Borshch

Question: What do you call a cocktail with vodka and squeezed orange juice?

Answer: Screwdriver

Question: What is known as the world's stinking fruit?

Answer: The Doerian

Question: What do you call a fortified wine flavored with aromatic plants and herbs?

Answer: Vermouth

Question: Approximately how many sugar cubes does a 0.33-liter can of Coke contain?

Answer: About 7 sugar cubes

Question: What "seeds" are often associated with pesto?

Answer: Pine nuts

Question: Which herbal bitters alcoholic drink do we know from Sonnema?

Answer: Berenburg

Question: What kind of alcoholic beverage did Breaking Bad actors Bryan Cranston and Jesse Pinkman market?

Answer: Mezcal

Question: Which German beer brand do we know from the slogan "Bitte ein bit"?

Answer: Bittburger

Question: Which cookie is a French flambéed dessert made of thin pancakes with orange and lemon peel, sugar and liqueur?

Answer: Crepes suzette

Question: Which Italian chef is famous for his work at Osteria Francescana, which has been named the best restaurant in the world several times?

Answer: Massimo Bottura

Question: In which Dutch city can you find Brewery De Leckere?

Answer: Utrecht

Question: The flavor "Patatje Joppie" won the "Make the Taste" competition of chip manufacturer Lay's in 2010, true or false?

Answer: True

Question: What do we call the pastry from Sicilian cuisine that consists of a rolled cookie filled with ricotta?

Answer: Cannoli

Question: What Mexican food has a name that means "small donkey"?

Answer: Burrito

Question: Which classic cocktail consists of equal parts gin, red (Italian) vermouth and the bitter Campari over some ice cubes?

Answer: Negroni

Question: What do we call a mix of vegetables with fried egg, a scoop of peanut sauce, and crumbled crackers?

Answer: Gadogado

Question: In which Belgian city can you find Brewery de Halve Maan?

Answer: Bruges

Question: If you order "Escargots" in a French restaurant, what do you get?

Answer: Boiled land or sea snail

Question: Where does the Skuumkoppe beer come from?

Answer: Texel

Question: Which spice gives curry its yellow color?

Answer: Turmeric

Question: Which cocktail is made of rum, lime juice, cane sugar, sparkling water and mint with lots of ice?

Answer: Mojito

Question: Which Turkish sweet treat consists of layers of filo dough with a layer of ground nuts in between?

Answer: Baklava

Question: Which Dutch chef wrote the book Home Made?

Answer: Yvette van Boven

Question: Of which beverages are Cristal and Moët & Chandon well-known brands?

Answer: Champagne

Question: Which coffee plant grows to an altitude of about 1,000 meters?

Answer: Robusta

Question: What percentage of alcohol is in passion fruit liqueur Passoa?

Answer: 17%

Question: Which city does the IJwit beer come from?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question: Which green alcoholic beverage was one of the most popular alcoholic beverages of the late 19th century?

Answer: Absinthe

Question: What do we call a stew consisting of 2 parts potatoes, 1 part sour apples, 1 part sweet apples or pears and 1 part onions?

Answer: Hot Lightning (Hete Bliksem)

Question: Which cake specialty from the south of the country is baked from choux pastry batter, dipped in melted dark chocolate and then filled with whipped cream?

Answer: Bossche Bol

Question: Which famous chef committed suicide in 2018?

Answer: Anthony Bourdain

Question: What is the aromatic outer part of citrus peel called?

Answer: Zeste

Question: What is the name of the Indian dish of lentils, tomatoes and spices?

Answer: Dal (Dahl)

Question: What is the name of the traditional French dish of braised beef in red wine?

Answer: Bœuf bourguignon

Question: Which province do dúmkes cookies come from?

Answer: Friesland

Question: Which country does Fosters beer come from?

Answer: Australia

Question: What term do we use for a fragrant infusion of meat, fish, game, poultry or vegetables?

Answer: Broth

Question: What do you call letting wine come to room temperature?

Answer: Letting the wine breathe

Question: What does a drink Adten (or atten) mean?

Answer: Drinking a glass in one go

Question: From which beer brand do we know the slogan " Craftsmanship is mastery" (Vakmanschap is meesterschap)?

Answer: Grolsch

Question: In French, what do you call a stew with a whole rooster in red wine?

Answer: Coq au vin

Question: What dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with brown gravy originated in Quebec?

Answer: Poutine

Question: What is the name for a Brazilian stew of beans and various meats?

Answer: Feijoada

Question: What is a potluck dinner?

Answer: A communal meal where each participant or group of participants brings food (often prepared by themselves) and shares it with all other guests present