General Trivia

18

It is said that when Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba in the 1940's, he would visit his favorite bar every day and consume up to a dozen of his favorite exotic cocktails, named for a Cuban city. Which drink?

13

One of the most important foods eaten by the American colonists was succotash, a dish composed of what two ingredients?

2

The largest item ever made was prepared for Beduin feasts in the following way: cooked eggs stuffed into fish, the fish stuffed into cooked chickens, the chickens stuffed into a roasted sheep's carcass, and the sheep stuffed into a whole animal - of what kind?

10

Osso Buco is an Italian dish consisting primarily of what ingredient?

16

True or false: White wine is made from white grapes, while red wine is made from red grapes.

8

Imported into Europe for the first time by Dutch traders around 1610, what beverage was sold commercially for the first time in Britain around 1660?

18

Churchills, Coronas, Lonsdales, and Torpedos are examples of what consumable products?

3

What is the name of the basic container in which most Chinese dishes are prepared?

4

What is the Japanese dish of deep fried vegetables and seafood?

16

What is a two-word name for the spicy middle-eastern food dish consisting of meat and vegetables roasted on skewers?

15

Which has more calories, or are they about the same: a cup of apple juice, a cup of orange juice?

17

What is the heavenly name for the almond-flavored sponge cake made from flour, sugar, and egg whites?

7

The whiskey called bourbon is distilled from a fermented mash composed at least 51% of what grain?

8

If you go to a restaurant and order sweetbreads, what kind of food would you be ordering? Be specific !

4

Many of the plants used to make mustard in factories near Dijon are grown not in France, but in what large country outside of Europe?