Food And Drink Trivia Quiz V

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Also known as the mandarin orange, what citrus fruit was named for an ancient city in Morocco?

       a. Tangerine
       b. Lime
       c. Valencia orange
       d. Kumquat


Unsurprisingly, what Belgian liqueur with a tangerine flavor and cognac base is the main ingredient in a cocktail called a Waterloo?

       a. Lemon Waterloo
       b. Mandarin Napoleon
       c. Tangerine Wellington
       d. Brandy Alexander


As the story goes, Captain Hanson Gregory of Maine (or maybe the Amish) made what change to the doughnut?

       a. Added the hole
       b. Added jelly filling
       c. Glazed it
       d. Gave them to Homer Simpson


During the 2001 British election, what dish developed in Glasgow in the 1960s did Foreign Secretary Robin Cook describe as "a true British national dish"?

       a. Chicken tikka masala
       b. Sweet and sour pork
       c. Teriyaki steak
       d. Couscous


Linguine is named for what body part, which is crucial to your enjoyment of linguine?

       a. Tongue
       b. Fingers
       c. Nose
       d. Teeth


What will a pescetarian eat that most vegetarians won't?

       a. Eggs
       b. Fish
       c. Milk
       d. Chicken


Three of these items are from the same plant. The other is a staple in Thai cooking. What is the odd spice out?

       a. Chinese parsley
       b. Cilantro
       c. Lemon grass
       d. Coriander leaves


Rainbow trout is often served amandine, meaning that it is cooked with what item?

       a. Spinach
       b. Mustard
       c. Almonds
       d. Capers


Pork comes from just about anywhere on a pig. But to be ham, where on the pig must the meat come from?

       a. Hind leg
       b. Flank
       c. Shoulder
       d. Jowl


If you buy this fruit canned, odds are it's the Bartlett variety. What is it?

       a. Peach
       b. Plum
       c. Pear
       d. Pomegranate


What pasta dish probably gets its name from a slang word for a chamber pot?

       a. Lasagna
       b. Ravioli
       c. Spaghetti
       d. Manicotti


Made of paper-thin slices of raw beef, served cold, what Italian antipasto was named for a Venetian painter known for such works as The Legend of Saint Ursula?

       a. Saltimbocca
       b. Carpaccio
       c. Salami
       d. Pizza


A White Russian is someone from Belarus, an anti-Red Russian, or a drink containing all but which of these ingredients?

       a. Kahlua
       b. Vanilla beans
       c. Vodka
       d. Milk or cream


And it's grown there, too. What fruit juice do you add to vodka to get a Cape Codder?

       a. Cranberry juice
       b. Orange juice
       c. Apple juice
       d. Grape juice


Served improperly in a Japanese restaurant, fugu can kill you. It certainly killed kabuki actor Mitsugoro Bando in 1975. What is fugu?

       a. Puffer fish
       b. Mushroom salad
       c. Rattlesnake stew
       d. Fried insects




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