Food & Drink50 randomly selected Food & Drink questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 26th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What type of fruit is a cantaloupe? |
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Melon | |
| 2. | What 'P' describes this heavy, slightly sweet rye bread originating from Germany? |
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Pumpernickel | |
| 3. | What 'R' describes this fine blue cheese made in the south of France from ewe's milk? |
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Roquefort | |
| 4. | What name is given to a cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice? |
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Sex on the Beach | |
| 5. | Consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping, bobotie is the national dish of what country? |
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South Africa | |
| 6. | What 'L' describes this traditional Scottish square sausage? |
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Lorne | |
| 7. | What variety of hard, green-skinned apple is named after a British-Australian woman who died in 1870? |
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Granny Smith (after Maria Ann "Granny" Smith) | |
| 8. | What name for a small round piece of lamb comes from the French for 'hazelnut'? |
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Noisette | |
| 9. | What 'B' describes the characteristic scent of a wine? |
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Bouquet | |
| 10. | What product has the slogan "gives you wings"? |
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Red Bull | |
| 11. | What 'M' describes a cocktail of whisky, sweet red vermouth and Angostura bitters, garnished with a Maraschino cherry? |
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Manhattan | |
| 12. | What type of dish is Vichyssoise? |
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Soup (puréed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, and chicken stock) | |
| 13. | What do you add to Yorkshire pudding to get toad in the hole? |
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Sausage | |
| 14. | Lapsang souchong is a variety of what? |
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Tea | |
| 15. | What food crop is most vulnerable to attack by the Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)? |
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Potato (they can also cause significant damage to tomatoes and aubergine/eggplants) | |
| 16. | What type of food are Angel Hair and Bridegrooms? |
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Pasta (Capelli d'angelo and Ziti) | |
| 17. | Popular in Cajun cuisine, what type of fruit are muscadines and scuppernongs? |
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Grapes | |
| 18. | What is unusual about the meat served in a steak tartare? |
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It is raw | |
| 19. | What is the English word for something that can be prepared as crème anglaise, crème moulée, or crème pâtissière? |
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Custard | |
| 20. | On the Indian subcontinent, what is the word for minced meat? |
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Keema / Qeema (Sindhi: قيمو, Hindi: क़ीमा, Urdu: قیمہ, Punjabi: ਕ਼ੀਮਾ) | |
| 21. | Nicknamed the "Queen of Fruit", what is the English name for this popular Southeast Asian fruit? |
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Mangosteen (Thai: mangkhut - มังคุด ) | |
| 22. | First produced in Barbados in the 18th century, what popular fruit is a hybrid of the Jamaican sweet orange and the Indonesian pomelo? |
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Grapefruit | |
| 23. | What 'T' describes a Japanese dish of battered and deep fried seafood or vegetables? |
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Tempura | |
| 24. | A national dish of Wales, what type of food is cawl? |
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Soup | |
| 25. | What 'C' is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice? |
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Cosmopolitan / Cosmo | |
| 26. | Common across the Indian subcontinent, what type of food is paneer? |
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Cheese | |
| 27. | What French dessert translates literally into English as "burnt cream"? |
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Crème brûlée | |
| 28. | What 'N' describes a variety of peach with "fuzzless" skin? |
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Nectarine | |
| 29. | What well known brand name began life as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1893? |
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Pepsi | |
| 30. | What name is given to a chicken casserole usually served with broccoli, almonds, and Mornay sauce? |
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Chicken Divan | |
| 31. | Often listed among the top ten best-selling beers in the world, from what country does Brahma beer originate? |
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Brazil | |
| 32. | What is the base ingredient of both the Greek dish 'tzatziki' and the Hindi 'raita'? |
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Yoghurt | |
| 33. | What type of nut is this? |
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Hazelnut (also cobnut or filbert nut) | |
| 34. | Originating in southern Louisiana in the 18th century, what 'G' describes a stew of okra and other ingredients served over rice? |
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Gumbo | |
| 35. | What is wrapped in bacon to make "angels on horseback"? |
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Oysters | |
| 36. | Italian for "half moon", what 'M' describes this curved, double-handled chopping blade? |
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Mezzaluna | |
| 37. | What cocktail consists of tequila, orange-flavoured liqueur, and lime juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass? |
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Margarita | |
| 38. | What 'S' is the culinary name for langoustine? |
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Scampi (also called Norway Lobster or Dublin Bay Prawn) | |
| 39. | What 'C' describes this variety of melon? |
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Cantaloupe | |
| 40. | What 'A' describes a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatin made from a meat stock or consommé? |
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Aspic | |
| 41. | What two alcoholic drinks make up a "Rusty Nail"? |
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Drambuie & Scotch whisky | |
| 42. | From what two countries does Jenever Gin originate? |
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Netherlands and Belgium | |
| 43. | In French cuisine, what 'T' describes an earthenware dish in which pâté is often served? |
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Terrine (pâté en terrine) | |
| 44. | What 'A' describes the Italian short-grain rice often used to make risotto? |
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Arborio | |
| 45. | In Japanese cuisine: Ramen, Shirataki, Soba, Sōmen, and Udon are five different types of what? |
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Noodles | |
| 46. | A type of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content, what 'M' describes this Japanese condiment? |
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Mirin | |
| 47. | What type of food are Macadamias? |
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Nuts | |
| 48. | What seasonal fruit is commonly known in Southeast Asia as the "Queen of Fruit"? |
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Mangosteen (Purple mangosteen - Thai: มังคุด) | |
| 49. | In American English, they're often called snap peas or snow peas. What French term is their more common name in British English? |
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Mange tout (French for "eat all") | |
| 50. | What tequila cocktail is the Spanish word for "daisy"? |
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Margarita | |
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