Cooking and Baking Trivia

As awareness of coeliac disease has risen, so has the number of alternatives to white and wheat flour. Now coeliacs can enjoy cake, bread and other flour products too. The flours in this quiz are gluten-free alternatives to white and wheat flour.

All you need to do is identify which twelve of this collection are types of knives that might be used in a kitchen; the rest are other types of tools.

In the UK, tea, cakes, tarts and biscuits are all part of our afternoon get-togethers. There are many afternoon delights named after places in the United Kingdom. Can you recognise the real names of the cakes I've picked out?

Kitchen novices may scratch their heads at some of these unique utensils, but those experienced in the culinary arts will likely have an easy time of it. Match the kitchen utensil with its name. (Click the photos to get a closer look!)

I love baking delicious treats almost as much as I enjoy eating them. So many of these treats growing up were tied to holidays and certain times of the year. Here are 10 questions about some of my favorites.

The recipes we follow will occasionally call for a particular cooking technique. Don't panic! Take a look at these twelve cooking techniques in action! (Click the photos to get a closer look!)

Most good home cooks should be able to recognize these methods and recipes. However, if your idea of cooking is pressing the 'heat' button on your microwave, watch out! Note: As I am a Canadian, this quiz uses North American names for baked goods. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Knowing about baked foods can be a bit of a test, but if you can identify these ones, perhaps you can bake...erm...make the grade. Good luck!

In this quiz we are not trying to win a Michelin Star but learn the fundamentals in cooking and baking. Knowing your way around the kitchen and what tools to use, is far more important than the item that is being prepared. Let's get to cooking!

For those who love to bake, here's a selection of cakes, breads and other baked goods from around the world. If you play the Author's Kitchen game, you might recognise some of these.