General Trivia

15

What is the classic Spanish food dish made from rice, poultry, and seafood?

11

In China these noodle-dough dumplings are filled with meat and boiled in soup, and are called what?

4

Roquefort cheese is a pungent French cheese made from the milk of what animal?

18

What do we call the food item consisting of toast, ham, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce?

13

Can you identify a rich, creamy sauce of butter, egg yolks and lemon juice that is named after a European country?

6

What do we call the white solid hogfat used as a lubricant in cooking?

10

What Colorado town with a precious name is home of Coors Beer?

17

What is the name for the long crisp bread loaf which French people buy and carry home under their arms?

10

The earliest vineyards in California were planted in 1769 by members of which religious order?

20

Which beverage was named after its resemblance to the dark brown clothing warn by 16th century Italian monks?

6

When the product which we call ice cream first made its appearance in the English language, around the year 1673, it wasn't called ice cream, as we know it today. By what two word phrase was it called?

16

These plants, native to hot, dry regions of the U.S. and Mexico, are grown for ornament, fiber, and food, but more famously, as the main ingredient of tequila. What are they?

8

They grow in clusters and range in color from pale green to black. What are they?

5

It was imported to Europe for the first time by Dutch traders around 1610. It was sold for the first time in Britain around 1660. What was it?

16

In the 18th and 19th centuries this was a generic term for many different kinds of vinegar-based sauces and condiments. Only later, after tomato sauce was added, did this product gain its current name and appearance. What is it?