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Quiz about Guildy Pleasures  Food and Drink
Quiz about Guildy Pleasures  Food and Drink

Guild-y Pleasures - Food and Drink Quiz


You've got the munchies. It's time for a snack. Maybe you crave twinkies, or ice cream, or you harbor a secret lust for mulled cider. Join the Quiz Makers' Guild as we sneak off to the kitchen to indulge in our guild-y pleasures.

A multiple-choice quiz by ertrum. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ertrum
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
244,681
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
8835
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Stuthehistoryguy's guild-y pleasure is a doughy confection that originated in the creative Meccas of Washington state but has since found fertile ground in malls across North America, as well as other locations too far-ranging and insidious to name. Founded in 1985 as a single store in the Seattle/Tacoma area's Sea Tac Mall, this company has grown to include over 600 franchises in 31 countries, each paying homage to that masterpiece of culinary decadence men call the cinnamon roll. What's the name of both the company and its legendary product? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Skunkee's secret, guild-y pleasure comes in the form of little powdered figures with names like Bumper (orange), Bubbles (lemon), Bigheart (blackcurrant), Baby Bonny (raspberry) Boofuls (lime) and Brilliant (strawberry). When eating them you can pop them in your mouth whole, lick the powdered coating off them, or even bite their heads off to reveal their softer innards. What are these delectable treats? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Agony's guild-y pleasure is homemade clear chicken broth, with lots and lots (and lots) of crackers. She usually makes a big pot to keep in the fridge, and then heats some up in her favorite deep glass bowl, in the microwave. Sometimes, though, when she adds salt to the hot, but not boiling, soup, it starts to boil furiously, even bubbling up right over the rim of the bowl! What is happening here?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Gretas' guild-y pleasure is the humble and prosaic potato chip, so often taken for granted as a snack food or relegated to the side of a cheeseburger platter and left to grow soggy in a puddle of pickle juice. In truth, the potato chip has a fascinating history that began in a popular American restaurant in the 1800s when a customer complained that the sliced potato wedges were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen to be "thinned." In which U.S. state did the very first potato chips come into being?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Uglybird is willing to confess his adoration of what may be history and science's guiltiest pleasure. Ancient Mayan art depicts priests dripping blood onto the pods from which this perhaps guiltiest of all gastronomic pleasures is prepared. Preposterous, even laughable you say? Ah, then consider Macht and Dettmer's 2006 study in the journal 'Appetite' documenting that people ingesting this food report guilt feelings not experienced when eating apples or nothing at all. What modern delicacy is made from these once blood-soaked pods that has been shown to be at least a guilty (if not the guiltiest) of all gastronomic pleasures?

Answer: (9 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. MotherGoose's selection reflects her heritage. Her favourite guild-y pleasure is a type of deep-fried fruit doughnut called "oliebollen". They are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve in which European country?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Cymruambyth's guilty pleasure (about which, by the way, she feels no guilt at all!) is a dietary staple around the world. It comes in various forms, and it is a foodstuff of great historical and cultural importance. It is a synonym for hospitality, work, money, and in Newfoundland it was seen as having the power to protect a household against malicious spirits!

Answer: (5 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. With a cry of "It must be chocolate!", Nannanut set about deciding how to narrow her focus on this her greatest of guild-y food pleasures. Australian chocolate seems a natural choice. Which of the following are Aussie chocolate goodies? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Eburge's guild-y pleasure is something that comes in many varieties and from many countries too. It is commonly eaten with crackers and is well known as Wallace's favourite food.

Answer: (6 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. Ertrum's guild-y pleasure first came from Africa, by way of Arabia. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became so popular in Europe that J. S. Bach wrote a cantata about it. Hint



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1. Stuthehistoryguy's guild-y pleasure is a doughy confection that originated in the creative Meccas of Washington state but has since found fertile ground in malls across North America, as well as other locations too far-ranging and insidious to name. Founded in 1985 as a single store in the Seattle/Tacoma area's Sea Tac Mall, this company has grown to include over 600 franchises in 31 countries, each paying homage to that masterpiece of culinary decadence men call the cinnamon roll. What's the name of both the company and its legendary product?

Answer: Cinnabon

Cinnabon received some exposure in popular culture as the workplace of Azrael Abyss, the co-host of the 'Goth Talk' sketch on 'Saturday Night Live'. The character of Azrael was played by Chris Kattan, whose slender frame suggested that he did not overly indulge in Cinnabon's eponymous product, which boasts 730 calories and 24 fat grams.
2. Skunkee's secret, guild-y pleasure comes in the form of little powdered figures with names like Bumper (orange), Bubbles (lemon), Bigheart (blackcurrant), Baby Bonny (raspberry) Boofuls (lime) and Brilliant (strawberry). When eating them you can pop them in your mouth whole, lick the powdered coating off them, or even bite their heads off to reveal their softer innards. What are these delectable treats?

Answer: Jelly Babies

Although Jelly Babies are made by a couple of different companies, the ones that I have described are made by Bassett's in the United Kingdom.

Trebor Bassett first introduced Jelly Babies in 1919, under the name of Peace Babies, to celebrate the end of World War I. Ironically, shortages during World War II led to the end of Peace Babies, which were subsequently reintroduced in 1953, under the name of Jelly Babies.

Once upon a time I was able to buy Jelly Babies at Marks and Spencers outlets, but it has been years since they have had any stores in my part of Canada. So I am forced to scrounge for my special treat among stores that carry imported British sweets, which is a shame, since this is one treat that tastes better the fresher it is!
3. Agony's guild-y pleasure is homemade clear chicken broth, with lots and lots (and lots) of crackers. She usually makes a big pot to keep in the fridge, and then heats some up in her favorite deep glass bowl, in the microwave. Sometimes, though, when she adds salt to the hot, but not boiling, soup, it starts to boil furiously, even bubbling up right over the rim of the bowl! What is happening here?

Answer: The soup was superheated - the salt crystals gave the bubbles a 'seed' to form around

Sometimes, a substance can become superheated - hotter than boiling point, without bubbling. This usually happens when the substance is heated in a smooth container, that does not offer any rough spots for gas bubbles to form on. It also happens, especially in microwaves, when the substance has been heated twice - all the 'seeds' for bubbles being used up the first time.

When a granular substance is added, suddenly nucleation occurs - the bubbles have a chance to form. This can be extremely dangerous - people have been seriously burned by adding sugar to their microwaved coffee.

The hot liquid seems to explode out of the container!
4. Gretas' guild-y pleasure is the humble and prosaic potato chip, so often taken for granted as a snack food or relegated to the side of a cheeseburger platter and left to grow soggy in a puddle of pickle juice. In truth, the potato chip has a fascinating history that began in a popular American restaurant in the 1800s when a customer complained that the sliced potato wedges were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen to be "thinned." In which U.S. state did the very first potato chips come into being?

Answer: New York

The condensed version of the story is that a well-known Native American Chef named George Crum was celebrated for his thick-sliced potato slices at an upstate New York lodge. But one day a customer sent the fried potato slices back, claiming that they were too thick. Twice, Chef Crum did his best to customize his slices to the customer's liking, to no avail. Finally, he sliced them so thin that they couldn't be cut with a fork, intending to send the customer a message.

But instead of being angry, the customer was delighted by the thin, crisp potato slices.

The first potato chips were born, and continued to be offered on the lodge menu as "Saratoga Chips", eventually becoming so popular that they were marketed to stores all over New York.
5. Uglybird is willing to confess his adoration of what may be history and science's guiltiest pleasure. Ancient Mayan art depicts priests dripping blood onto the pods from which this perhaps guiltiest of all gastronomic pleasures is prepared. Preposterous, even laughable you say? Ah, then consider Macht and Dettmer's 2006 study in the journal 'Appetite' documenting that people ingesting this food report guilt feelings not experienced when eating apples or nothing at all. What modern delicacy is made from these once blood-soaked pods that has been shown to be at least a guilty (if not the guiltiest) of all gastronomic pleasures?

Answer: chocolate

Ancient Mayan priests are shown dripping blood onto cacao pods in art works believed to be over 1000 years old. And a recent study entitled 'Everyday mood and emotions after eating a chocolate bar or an apple' published in the journal 'Appetite, 46, 332-336, 2006' has shown that subjects experience guilt when eating chocolate that is not experienced either when eating apples or nothing at all. Not surprisingly, this study also demonstrated that chocolate eaters experienced an increase in mood, energy while eating chocolate as opposed to apples or nothing at all.
6. MotherGoose's selection reflects her heritage. Her favourite guild-y pleasure is a type of deep-fried fruit doughnut called "oliebollen". They are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve in which European country?

Answer: The Netherlands

"Oliebollen" translates as "oily balls". Doesn't sound very appetizing, does it? However, they are really delicious. They usually contain grated apple, raisins or currants. After frying, they are rolled in powdered sugar. Oliebollen are only available commercially for a limited time each year, usually for just a few weeks around the time of Christmas and New Year. MotherGoose has tried to make them at home but they never turn out as well as those that were sampled in The Netherlands or those cooked by her Tante Johanna (Auntie Jo).
7. Cymruambyth's guilty pleasure (about which, by the way, she feels no guilt at all!) is a dietary staple around the world. It comes in various forms, and it is a foodstuff of great historical and cultural importance. It is a synonym for hospitality, work, money, and in Newfoundland it was seen as having the power to protect a household against malicious spirits!

Answer: bread

Cymruambyth is a bread freak! She prefers it fresh out of the oven, with butter. Mr. C. likes his fresh bread with peanut butter, which makes Cymruambyth wrinkle her nose in disgust! Bread comes in many forms: flat breads like tortillas and chapatis, oatcakes, bannock and johnnycake, and the yeasty glory of focaccia, French bread, bara brith (one of Cymruambyth's favourites), fergasa and hundreds more.

Bread has been a staple food since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have found evidence of bread-making as far back as the Neolithic era.

Bread has assumed cultural importance, too. It is a sign of hospitality (one invites a guest to 'break bread'), in the Lord's Prayer, Christians ask God to 'give us today our daily bread', in Israel bread and work are related, the Cockney term for money is Bread and Honey, and in the sixties, the Hippies also equated bread with money. The main provider for a family is known as the bread-winner. Real Estate agents suggest that a home-seller bake bread on the day of an open house, so that the lovely smell of fresh-baked bread will waft into the nostrils of potential buyers - nothing says 'home' like the smell of fresh baked bread, they say.

Next time you enjoy a slice of fresh bread (not that plastic stuff from the store, but true, home-baked, crusty, fragrant bread straight out of the oven) think kindly of that cave dweller who first figured out how to feed her family with a concoction of flour, water, salt and yeast. Yum!
8. With a cry of "It must be chocolate!", Nannanut set about deciding how to narrow her focus on this her greatest of guild-y food pleasures. Australian chocolate seems a natural choice. Which of the following are Aussie chocolate goodies?

Answer: All of these

Yowies are chocolate eggs which contain the parts for a put-together animal toy. All the animals are Australian and the resulting structure can quite easily become a collector's item depending on its rarity.

Freddo is a delightful flat frog made entirely of milk chocolate. The frogs used to come wrapped in picture foil which was carefully unwrapped and flattened to preserve Freddo's crinkly image. Nowadays, Cadbury's makes Freddo Frogs, and they can be bought in the UK as well as Australia, where they were invented.

TimTams are uniquely Australian and feature a chocolate centre between two crunchy layers of biscuit or cookie, completely covered again in another layer of chocolate. The resulting rectangular package is heaven.
9. Eburge's guild-y pleasure is something that comes in many varieties and from many countries too. It is commonly eaten with crackers and is well known as Wallace's favourite food.

Answer: cheese

As I said, cheese comes in many varieties, such as Cheddar, Wensleydale, Stilton, Blue Vein, Jarlsberg, Swiss, Havarti, Camembert, Brie... the list goes on. I could go on for ages about all the cheeses I know. I don't have a favourite cheese, but the top 3 have to be Camembert, Cheddar and Havarti. Wallace, as in "Wallace and Gromit", was who I was referring to in the question.

In the words of Wallace, "Cheese, Gromit!"
10. Ertrum's guild-y pleasure first came from Africa, by way of Arabia. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became so popular in Europe that J. S. Bach wrote a cantata about it.

Answer: coffee

Bach's cantata tells the story of a father and his daughter who was addicted to coffee. She agrees to give it up if her father will find her a suitable husband, only to insist that HE let her continue the habit.

Coffee houses were very popular across Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. (In fact, Lloyds of London and Sotheby's both started out as coffee houses.)

The average American adult drinks about 22 gallons of coffee each year.
Source: Author ertrum

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