General Trivia

8

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

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?

16

The name of which plant, cultivated for its edible leaves, comes from Latin word for milk, because of its milky juice?

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?

7

Pizza pies originated in what country?

15

What is the name for the French dish of thin pancakes filled with sweet or spicy fillings?

13

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

13

Early Spanish and English explorers brought this edible plant from the Peruvian Andes to Europe in the 16th century. Today it is one of the most popular vegetables in the world. What is it?

4

What is James Bond's favorite adult beverage, and how does he like it served?

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

10

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

16

Which beverage was named for the Queen of England in the 16th century notorious for her persecution of Protestants?

12

History records that for 5,000 years people have been eating this vegetable, although most people would consider it a fruit. The largest one ever grown weighed 262 pounds. What is it?

13

Which 5-letter word can refer to a spicy Latin dance or a spicy Latin sauce?

15

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