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The Home of Food Trivia Quiz

Can you name the home of these foods by the description?

A multiple-choice quiz by ironhammer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ironhammer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,768

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1272

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which famous sausage is usually presented coiled up like a long rope and was traditionally bought by length rather than weight? Hint

Cumberland Sausage

Lancashire Sausage

Lincolnshire Sausage

Northumberland Sausage

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which classic Scottish fruitcake is made with candied citron, orange and lemon peels, almonds and various spices? This cake is traditionally covered completely with blanched whole almonds. Hint

Dundee Cake

Scottish Marmalade Cake

Edinburgh Cake

Citrus Cake

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which straw-white uncooked cheese, whose blue veining is the result of a moulding process will be found in the Po River valley, a few miles east of Milan? Hint

Gorgonzola

Mozzarella

Mascarpone

Parmesan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Leicestershire town is famous for its Pork Pies? Hint

Melton Mowbray

Melton

Leicester

Mowbray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which sugar coated yeast bun, studded with candied fruit and currants is said to have originated in a West Country town in the 18th Century? Hint

Bristol Bun

Bath Bun

Bridgewater Bun

Barnstable Bun

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Question 6 of 10

6. What white sparkling wine is produced in the region around Reims in France? Hint

C�tes du Rh�ne

Champagne

Bordeaux

Languedoc-Roussillon

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Question 7 of 10

7. What poultry recipe was developed in the Sanders Court and Caf� in 1939? Hint

Mc Chicken

Cajun Chicken

Chicken McNuggets

Kentucky Fried Chicken

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Question 8 of 10

8. What puff pastry parcel filled with succulent Greek currants was developed in a town, now part of Greater Manchester? Hint

Bluebottle Cake

Seagoon Cake

Bloodnok Cake

Eccles Cake

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Question 9 of 10

9. What regional specialty is haddock, smoked over hardwood until golden brown? Hint

Aberdeen Smokie

Arbroath Smokie

Argyll Smokie

Ayrshire Smokie

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Question 10 of 10

10. What savoury turnover originally enjoyed by tin miners consisted of short crust pastry with a meat and potato filling at one end and an apple mixture at the other end? Hint

Cornish Pasty

Somerset Patty

Devonshire Pie

Wiltshire Waffle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which famous sausage is usually presented coiled up like a long rope and was traditionally bought by length rather than weight?

Answer: Cumberland Sausage

Cumberland sausages are made with roughly chopped meat and lots of pepper. It is traditionally coiled and sold by the length.

2. Which classic Scottish fruitcake is made with candied citron, orange and lemon peels, almonds and various spices? This cake is traditionally covered completely with blanched whole almonds.

Answer: Dundee Cake

This is a rich and fruity cake, topped with almonds. It became popular at the end of the 19th century. It can be used as a Christmas cake.

3. Which straw-white uncooked cheese, whose blue veining is the result of a moulding process will be found in the Po River valley, a few miles east of Milan?

Answer: Gorgonzola

This cheese takes its name from the village of Gorgonzola, which lies north of Milan, part of the Lombardy region in Northern Italy. It is distinctively marbled with blue/green mould.

4. Which Leicestershire town is famous for its Pork Pies?

Answer: Melton Mowbray

The finest British uncured pork is used in a Melton Mowbray pork pie so when it is cooked, the meat goes a grey colour and not pink (as in some mass produced pork pies). Individual recipes are a closely guarded secret.

5. Which sugar coated yeast bun, studded with candied fruit and currants is said to have originated in a West Country town in the 18th Century?

Answer: Bath Bun

When Bath Buns were originally made they were topped with caraway seed that had been repeatedly been dipped in boiling sugar. These were known as 'comfits'.

6. What white sparkling wine is produced in the region around Reims in France?

Answer: Champagne

True Champagne is only made in the Champagne Region of France. The vineyards of Champagne cover an area 34,000 hectares.

7. What poultry recipe was developed in the Sanders Court and Caf� in 1939?

Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken

Pioneered by Colonel Harland Sanders and run by him until 1964. Is there anyone in the world who has not heard of "Finger Lickin' Good"?

8. What puff pastry parcel filled with succulent Greek currants was developed in a town, now part of Greater Manchester?

Answer: Eccles Cake

The first person credited with selling Eccles cakes was James Birch from his corner shop at Vicarage Road, Eccles in 1793.

9. What regional specialty is haddock, smoked over hardwood until golden brown?

Answer: Arbroath Smokie

The Arbroath Smokie is on of the many locally produced food and drink products have their unique heritage, character and reputation protected through the European Union Protected Food Name Scheme. To be able to call an Abroath Smokie the haddock must have been smoked in Arbroath.

10. What savoury turnover originally enjoyed by tin miners consisted of short crust pastry with a meat and potato filling at one end and an apple mixture at the other end?

Answer: Cornish Pasty

Originally only the filling was eaten, the pastry was just protection to keep the food clean and edible down the tin mine. Every Cornish bakery and every Cornish household have their own individual recipe. Nowadays they do not have the mixed filling, just a savoury one.

Source: Author ironhammer

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