Food Themed Trivia

1. In which fantasy series by Anne McCaffrey would you find fruit pies known as 'bubbly pies'?

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: The Dragonriders of Pern

'Bubbly pies' are fruit pies which get their name from the way the pie fillings bubble when hot. The most common ingredient used in bubbly pies is blueberries, and each hold (the places where the population of Pern live, usually consisting of stone buildings or cave networks) has its own recipe. Bubbly pies are a popular dish at gathers, festivals organised by Lord Holders (the people in charge of holds), who were also in charge of providing the food. Some fillings are flavoured with the bark of the klah tree, which has a taste similar to cinnamon. 'The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern' has recipes for bubbly pies of various sizes.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: Tiffany's

"Breakfast at Tiffany's" is Truman Capote's 1958 novella about Holly Golightly, the the whimsical former country girl attempting to re-create herself as a New York socialite. The "Tiffany's" in question is, of course, not a restaurant, but the famous jewelry store where Holly imagines herself buying the most expensive items. Capote apparently based the character on several friends of his. The narrator of the story (who is unnamed) lives in the same apartment building as Holly, and is inexorably drawn into her life. According to Capote in interviews, despite living off the largesse of the rich men she befriends, Holly is an "American Geisha" rather than a prostitute. Audrey Hepburn produced an iconic screen characterization in the lead role of the 1961 film version.

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: The Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse

Alice was eventually allowed to sit down at the table. She was asked the riddle "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" and was rather annoyed to learn that her questioners didn't know the answer either. Later critics have suggested two answers - 1) Poe wrote on both; 2) Both have inky quills. Elsie, Lacie and Tilly are the three little girls that are later mentioned as living at the bottom of a treacle well. The Dormouse is asleep for most of this encounter and is eventually stuffed into the teapot by the other two.

From Quiz Taste No Evil

Answer: Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty, born in 1909 in Mississippi, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for "The Optimist's Daughter". She has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, along with many others. "The Golden Apples" is a group of short stories, written as a novel since the same characters occur in each. It tells of the people, isolated from everywhere except Morgana, with all their goodness and flaws. You'll either love it or hate it. But, no matter what, neither Eudora Welty nor the "The Golden Apples" is "Evil"!

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: fried chicken

Her whole meal was soup, four dinner rolls, fried chicken, a chocolate shake and a serving and a half of blueberry pie with coffee ice cream. Plus, she had eaten candy just before dinner.

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: Deadeye Dick

The recipes appear throughout the book and are based on real recipes from three cookbooks: 'James Beard's American Cookery', 'The Classic Italian Cook Book' by Marcella Hazan, and 'The African Cookbook' by Bea Sandler. However, Vonnegut warns the reader in his author's note not to attempt the recipes, as he has altered the ingredient quantities. Rudolph 'Rudy' Waltz, the narrator, learns to cook from his rich family's servants while he spends much of his childhood with them in the kitchen, and does all the cooking when his brother Felix moves out and his parents have to let the servants go. He and Felix later move to Haiti and buy a hotel there, hence the Haitian food.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut's seventh novel, with familiar themes of alienation, madness and the dystopian nature of America, is also brilliantly satirical and wickedly funny. The plot centers on a small town big shot who loses his mind. When a visiting novelist comes to discuss his latest science fiction book, the town owner thinks the book is true, and directed at him personally. The consequences are hilarious, appalling, and disastrous at the same time. While the title slogan is a General Mills trademark and is thoroughly identified with Wheaties cereal, it has evolved another darker meaning; that of an alcoholic drink in the morning. "Rabbit Redux" is the only other actual title of a novel listed, and it had no connection to the "silly rabbit" from the Trix commercial. "Shot from Guns" was the slogan for Quaker Puffed Rice, and "Snap, Crackle and Pop" dates all the way back to 1932. They are the mascot characters used to sell Rice Krispies, based on the sound supposedly made when milk hits the cereal.

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: One side will make her grow taller; one side will make her grow smaller.

Alice's height is variable throughout the story and she adjusts it in various ways. Sometimes she drinks from a little bottle she finds and sometimes she finds little cakes which carry the written message "Eat Me". Her encounter with the caterpillar is in Chapter 5 and, after some difficulty in achieving her normal size, she proceeds to the house of the Duchess, in Chapter 6.

From Quiz Taste No Evil

Answer: The Five Orange Pips

In "The Five Orange Pips", an Englishman who has been living in Florida for a number of years, making his fortune, returns to England after the American Civil War is over. He has changed a great deal and stays close to home, mostly in his room, drinking heavily. There are only two people to whom he is close, his brother and his brother's son. One day he gets an envelope with five orange pips in it and the envelope marked with three K's. Soon he, his brother and his nephew are dead and Holmes is left to crack the case, which he does (of course!), but it is an anticlimatic ending for him. (As well as the reader...) But, no matter what, "The Five Orange Pips" and the ending aren't "Evil"

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: two bowls of noodles

Sayuri, needing to ask Pumpkin for a favor, is the one who actually finds a noodle vendor and buys the noodles. Yellow pickles were favored by Auntie and Sayuri. The novel was written by Arthur Golden.

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: The Chalet School

Frau Mieders, the domestic science mistress in Elinor M Brent-Dyer's 'Chalet School' books, has her work cut out for her. If a cookery lesson appears in the 'Chalet School' books, expect something to go horribly wrong. In 'The Chalet School and the Lintons', Cornelia Flower mistakes garlic cloves for spice cloves and uses them to flavour some apple pies, with disgusting results. In 'Jo Returns to the Chalet School', the girls bake various cakes and Joyce Linton opts for Cornish saffron cakes; unfortunately, when she goes to get saffron from Matron's cupboard, what she thinks is saffron is actually sulphur, and it causes a hideous smell. In 'Carola Storms the Chalet School', Carola Johnston's class are making fried fish and doughnuts, and when Carola is asked to fetch olive oil from Matron's cupboard for frying, she mistakenly takes cod liver oil instead, and the doughnuts end up stinking of fish. Finally, in 'Ruey Richardson: Chaletian', Margot Maynard has a dodgy flour sifter and accidentally spills flour everywhere while making apple strudel, causing chaos in the kitchen.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: peach

"James and the Giant Peach" is another children's favorite from this great author. The simple story is that James flies away from his bad home life on a fantastical worldwide journey, riding in the peach with several magic bugs for companions. First published in 1961 and illustrated by Nancy Burkert (US edition) and Michael Simeon (UK edition), the book is whimsical and light, yet delivers a subtly powerful message about how the dysfunction of adults impact vulnerable children, and how children cope with it. It was made into a successful movie in 1995, using a combination of live action and animation. The film was produced by the visionary Tim Burton.

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: The 4.50 from Paddington

The alternative title for this book is "What Mrs McGillycuddy Saw". Miss Jane Marple, in her first Christie appearance, solves the mystery. Critics have pointed out that this is not a usual Christie detective novel, since their is little detection or following up of clues. The police discover nothing and one critic points out that the mystery is apparently solved by Divine Intervention. Christie declares in this book her support for capital punishment.

From Quiz Taste No Evil

Answer: John Cheever

"The World of Apples" is a collection of stories, many having been published in magazines as far back as 1961. Cheever, born in 1912, was known for his inventive language. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979. Six weeks before his death in 1982 he was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters with the National Medal for Literature. But, no matter what, neither John Cheever nor "The World of Apples" could be called "Evil".

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: The Hobbit

"Roast Mutton" is the second chapter of "The Hobbit". In it, Gandalf mysteriously vanishes and Bilbo is caught trying to steal a troll's purse.

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: The Wheel of Time

Kaf is the 'Wheel of Time' universe equivalent of coffee and is drunk in Seanchan, the homeland of the empire of the same name. Oosquai (which gets its name from whiskey) is made from zemai, or corn, and is an alcoholic drink consumed by the Aiel, a warrior race composed of various tribes who inhabit the desert lands known as the Aiel Waste. Other drinks in the series include brandy, forkroot tea - which tastes of mint, has effects similar to a strong opioid and prevents channellers from using their power - and various fruit punches. Ebou Dar, a port city with a Mediterranean theme, is home to several inns including the Wandering Woman; gilded fish, a spicy fish dish, is one of the dishes served there, and is a favourite of Mat Cauthon, one of the main protagonists. Other fish dishes served in the city include squid with peppers and oysters with cream.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: A Clockwork Orange

Speaking of dystopian novels, John Anthony Burgess Wilson (1917-1993), the English writer and composer, is the author of "A Clockwork Orange", a work which helps define the genre. Kubrick and McDowell are the director and star, respectively, of the 1971 movie adaptation, which generated huge attention and controversy because of its subject matter. Burgess credits the film with significantly increasing the popularity of his work. Alex is the sociopathic protagonist, and he's every adult's worst nightmare; a man-child with no conscience or moral compass, a violent nature, and the willingness to use his high intelligence to enlist others in his nefarious pursuits. The novel, published in 1962, was set sometime in the near future. Instead of alcohol to fuel their mischief, Alex and his gang start their nights in a local "milk bar" where the seemingly wholesome beverage can be augmented with the patron's drug of choice. Alex's terrible crimes eventually land him in prison and mental institutions, where efforts to rehabilitate him using the most modern methods of mind control are frightening, to say the least. They include using his favorite music by Beethoven to recondition him. The book has a somewhat upbeat and redemptive final chapter which was omitted from the US editions, and which Kubrick felt was unconvincing and not consistent with the story. Thus Kubrick's vision realized in the movie has a dark and foreboding prognosis.

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: Farmer Maggot

Hobbits love mushrooms almost as much as pipe weed or ale. When setting out on his adventure with Merry and Pippin, Frodo finds himself in Farmer Maggot's field and is very afraid that the farmer will set his dogs on him, since as a young boy he was caught stealing mushrooms, and the farmer threatened him with the dogs if he ever came back. Maggot is very forgiving, however, and presents him with a big basketful of fresh mushrooms. When speaking to Maggot, Frodo learns that the Black Riders of Mordor are already in pursuit of him and the ring. The hobbits manage, however, to get to Bucklebury safely, only to learn that the Riders have been there too.

From Quiz Taste No Evil

Answer: Plum Island

"Plum Island" is a novel about a double-murder of two biologists at the nearby research site, an alleged germ warfare laboratory. Fortunately, a NYPD homicide detective is recuperating nearby. Spoiler: Needless to say, the detective, Paul Corey, figures out who the criminal is, and then spends the last half of the book bringing the person to justice. But, no matter what, "Plum Island" and the ending aren't "Evil".

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: George Carlin

Carlin, who passed away in 2008, had the honor of being the very first guest host on "Saturday Night Live".

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: Matilda

The terrible headmistress in question is Miss Trunchbull, and the boy forced to eat the cake is Bruce Bogtrotter. Roald Dahl's books and adult stories both heavily feature food, from the roast meats in 'Fantastic Mr Fox' to the weird and wonderful sweets in 'The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and the killer leg of lamb in 'Lamb to the Slaughter'. In 'Matilda', Bruce Bogtrotter has been caught stealing cake, so Miss Trunchbull has the school cook bake an enormous chocolate cake and offers it to Bruce, forcing him to eat the whole thing in front of the entire school. Although Bruce is nearly sick, he manages to eat the entire cake with the other children cheering him on, and Miss Trunchbull is so enraged that she smashes a plate over his head, although he is too full to notice.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) wrote over sixty books in his lifetime. The numerous adaptations of these works include television specials and series, films, and a Broadway musical ("Seussical"- from 2000). "Green Eggs and Ham" was published in 1960, and it quickly became a favorite. As of 2015, it had sold more than eight million copies, and was one of the biggest selling hard cover books of all time. The genius of the book is in its extremely simple language. Publisher Bennett Cerf challenged Seuss to write a story using only fifty or fewer different words. He not only pulled it off, but included only one word longer than five letters. Any guesses? The word is "anywhere".

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: Mr Alfred Jingle

Mr Jingle is a very plausible conman, who has an endless fund of highly doubtful anecdotes, delivered in a staccato rapid rattle. His audacity lands Mr Pickwick in some very ambiguous and embarrassing situations. On one occasion Jingle's antics cause Mr Pickwick a great deal of embarrassment in a young ladies' boarding school. Later, however, when Jingle is in distress and Pickwick finds him in prison, Pickwick forgives him and is very kind to him.

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: Tom Jones

He later defines lust as a person's appetite for a good chunk of white flesh. The novel was penned by Henry Fielding.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: airline stewardesses

From love in the luggage rack to bacchanals in the bathroom, Trudy Baker and Rachel Jones witnessed it all. The only trouble is, they were fictitious airline stewardesses, made up from the imagination of real author Donald Bain. After interviewing two real stewardesses, he felt their experiences weren't enough to sustain a whole book. So, he wrote it himself, then enlisted them to assume the fictitious names, pose as the book's authors, and go on tour to publicize it. They had so much fun enjoying their new celebrity status that one of them changed her name to her pen name. The book was so successful that Bain went on to write three sequels. He revealed the trickery in his 2006 autobiography, "Murder HE wrote: A Successful Author's Life".

From Quiz Mushroom, Mushroom

Answer: John Ford

The quotation is from a play called "The Broken Heart." Ford was one of the last of the Jacobean dramatists, together with Marlowe and Jonson. His plays are mostly concerned with human dignity, courage and endurance. T.S. Eliot thought highly of him. Of his other plays, probably the best known is "'Tis a pity she's a whore".

From Quiz Taste No Evil

Answer: Anton Chekhov

Chekhov was born in 1860 in Taganrog in Southern Russia. He was a practicing physician who began writing on the side for financial gain. However, he quickly begin making innovations which have impacted the modern short story. Chekhov felt it was the author's task to ask the questions, not to answer them. This, of course, sometimes causes the reader problems. But, no matter what, neither Chekhov nor "The Cherry Orchard" are "Evil"!

From Quiz Food Throughout the Pages

Answer: blue

I have a friend who owns a bar and restaurant. Once a year, he being a "Star Wars" fan like me, transforms the place to look like the Mos Eisley cantina-complete with blue milk. The novel was also written by George Lucas.

From Quiz An Author's Kitchen

Answer: Redwall

Many 'Redwall' fans love the books for their descriptions of food, and the foods mentioned here are just a few of the marvellous dishes on offer throughout the series. There is even a 'Redwall Cookbook' with dishes divided into Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Strawberry cordial/fizz is a cold fruit drink popular with dibbuns (the young animals who live at Redwall Abbey) and is often drunk at gatherings, such as feasts and the races around the abbey walls in 'Taggerung'. Shrimp 'n' hotroot soup is a spicy dish popular with otters - hotroot being a very potent pepper - and also features leeks, onion, garlic and herbs. Meadowcream is a type of cream sweetened with meadow herbs and honey, and served with scones and strawberry jam, or fruit tarts.

From Quiz What are You Reading for Breakfast?

Answer: Sausages

British comedy/fantasy author Tim Holt has been likened to well known popular fantasy novelist Douglas Adams, and the comparison is apt. Born in London in 1961, and educated at Westminster School and Oxford, Holt is also the son of novelist Hazel Holt. "Life, Liberty..." was published in 2011. In the story, property lawyer Polly Mayer and her brother Don, who writes musical jingles for advertising, get involved in a "what came first, chicken or egg" metaphysical riddle contest. Things get weird when Polly's coffee starts disappearing out of her cup, and when she goes to pick up her dry cleaning, the shop isn't there. Don goes to investigate and is soon exploring concentric universes and intelligent pig philosophers. If you think in a lateral or literal way, this probably isn't the book for you.

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