Thursday, June 18, 2015

Take the Food Trivia Quiz!

Take the food trivia quiz! Do you know, or can you guess, the right answers?  You will find those below.

1. What breakfast food gets its name from the German word for "stirrup"?

2. Under federal guidelines, how much alcohol can there be in a beer labeled "non-alcoholic?

3. How did the "pound cake" get its name?

4. Wild rice isn't rice. So, what is it?

5. How long does it take to hard boil an ostrich egg?

6. What does the pasta word linguine actually mean?

7. When Birdseye introduced the first frozen food in 1930, what was it called?

8. What is the traditional food served at Wimbledon each year?

9.  What does VSOP mean on a bottle of cognac?

10. What do Eskimos use to prevent their food from freezing?

If you score:
1-3: you are a dumpster diver
4-5: you are a casual diner
6-8: you are a gourmet food critic
9-10: you cheated

Answers:
1. The bagel; 2. Up to 0.4999 percent; 3. From the 1 lb quantity of ingredients (sugar, butter, eggs, and flour); 4. An annual grass that grows in marshy lakes and shallow streams; 5. An hour and 45 minutes; 6. "Little tongues"; 7. Frosted food (yuk!); 8. Strawberries and Cream; 9. Very Superior Old Pale; 10. A refrigerator

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3 comments:

  1. I scored zero. What does that make me. Clueless? - Diane Holcomb

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    1. You should have gotten at least one, based on the photo! I guess it isn't a well-constructed quiz, but life is just not fair. Thanks for playing!

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