Food And Drink Trivia Quiz VII

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In French, "a la mode" means "fashionable". What does it mean in food?

       a. Attractively presented
       b. With ice cream
       c. On the side
       d. Eaten outside


What tropical bird have both Guinness beer and Froot Loops used as their mascot?

       a. Toucan
       b. Macaw
       c. Flamingo
       d. Hummingbird


Plum sauce is also known by what avian name?

       a. Turkey sauce
       b. Duck sauce
       c. Swallow sauce
       d. Flamingo sauce


You might get what form of food poisoning by eating sausage, for which it is named?

       a. Botulism
       b. Ptomaine
       c. Trichinosis
       d. Salmonellosis


In what cheesy city of brotherly love would you fall in love with cream cheese and cheese steak?

       a. Philadelphia
       b. San Francisco
       c. New Orleans
       d. Chicago


Although heavy, carb-filled meals are probably to blame for the drowsiness, what holiday food does contain tryptophan, a known sedative?

       a. Pumpkins
       b. Turkey
       c. Cranberries
       d. Sugarcane


Feeling under the weather, I self-medicate with cysteine, as well as with water hot enough to dissolve alliin, piperine and potassium ions. What traditional remedy have I prescribed myself?

       a. Chicken soup
       b. Beef stew
       c. Clam chowder
       d. Gumbo


Who would wear a white hat called a toque blanche, which is designed to circulate air over the head, apparently by Marie-Antoine Careme as a way to confer status?

       a. Chefs
       b. Elite soldiers
       c. Catholic clergy
       d. Soccer players


What part of the goose gets pasted to make pate de foie gras?

       a. Kidney
       b. Liver
       c. Heart
       d. Gizzard


Americans renamed French fries "freedom fries" during the Iraq War. And at one time, what did they rename "liberty cabbage"?

       a. Romaine
       b. Endive
       c. Sauerkraut
       d. Cauliflower


You'll cry if you cut this, but only if the propanethial-S-oxide finds its way to your eyes. What food is this?

       a. Stinky cheese
       b. Garlic
       c. Onions
       d. Asparagus


What kind of beans are used to make Boston baked beans?

       a. Pinto
       b. Lima
       c. Navy
       d. Kidney


Reputedly, the home of the ice cream cone, the hot dog and iced tea, thanks to the 1904 World Fair, what city is known for the very thin crusts of its pizza?

       a. San Francisco
       b. St. Louis
       c. Philadelphia
       d. New Orleans


Which is the name, not of a tasty drink, but of a ski resort that once hosted the Olympics?

       a. Cortina d'Ampezzo
       b. Frangelico
       c. Grand Marnier
       d. Cointreau


What Australian soprano could be served ... so to speak ... with peaches or as a toast?

       a. Dame Nellie Melba
       b. Dame Joan Sutherland
       c. Dame Edna Everage
       d. Dame Sylvester Graham




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