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  'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Finals week of the first "MasterChef Australia" 2009 had some interesting challenges and twists. Do you remember them?
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  'MasterChef Australia' 2009    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After the success of the reality cooking show "MasterChef" in England, it inspired the first "MasterChef Australia" in 2009. Good Luck!
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Which two contestants were fast-tracked to the finals week after winning their respective cook-offs against professional chefs?

From Quiz "'MasterChef Australia' 2009"





MasterChef Australia Trivia Questions
1. In the first Sunday night challenge, Julia won the right to choose the core ingredient for the contestants to cook a Greek dish with. Which ingredient did she choose?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Goat

Julia chose goat as the core ingredient. The winner of this challenge was given a special advantage over the other contestants in the first elimination challenge. Chris won this challenge.

2. What was the name of the Australian Navy ship on which the contestants cooked lunch?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: HMAS Kanimbla

In this challenge, the contestants had to cook one dish each for approximately 200 sailors on board HMAS Kanimbla. They had the help of Chief Petty Officer Cook Meldrum (nicknamed "Molly").

3. On Monday night, the first elimination challenge was the mystery box. Chris won the privilege of seeing the ingredients and was given a cookbook on Sunday night. What was in the mystery box?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Ingredients to make pastry

The contestants had to make pastry and deliver one sweet and one savoury pie each. They were given recipes to make a basic sweet pastry and a basic savoury pastry, but had to choose their own fillings.

4. What monetary figure will be awarded to the winner of "MasterChef Australia" 2009 (in Australian Dollars)?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: $100,000

The winner of the first "MasterChef Australia" will win $100,000 along with professional chef training and the opportunity to have their own cookbook published.

5. Who was eliminated at the end of Monday night's challenge?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Lucas

Lucas' pies were unfortunately deemed to be unseasoned and the least impressive, so he was eliminated from the contest.

6. Tom was eliminated when he guessed an incorrect ingredient in a taste test knockout elimination. What was the dish?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Moussaka

Yes, it was George's mum's moussaka. George's mum gave a few of her recipes for the competition. Tom was in the knockout elimination with Sam. Unfortunately, Tom chose thyme as an ingredient, but that wasn't in the moussaka.

7. Who won the "Mystery Box" challenge on Monday night?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Poh

Although given the advantage of knowing what the challenge would be prior to the other contestants, Chris did not deliver the winning dish. Poh's four cheese and vegetable pie, and rhubarb open pie with hazelnut and chocolate pastry, won over the judges.

8. Who were the main judges on "MasterChef Australia" 2009?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Matt, George and Gary

Food critic Matt Preston, chef and restaurateur George Calombaris and chef and restaurateur Gary Mehigan.

9. On Tuesday night, the elimination challenge was an invention test. The theme was decided by the winner of Monday night's challenge. What was the theme?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Malaysian

Poh chose Malaysian style cooking as that is her heritage. She was also given the opportunity to choose two core ingredients and chose ling fish and coconut cream. Needless to say, Poh won the challenge.

10. What was the name of the host on "MasterChef Australia" 2009?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Sarah Wilson

Sarah is a journalist and former editor of "Cosmopolitan" magazine in Australia.

11. Who was eliminated after Tuesday's challenge?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Julia

Both Julia and Julie had not cooked their fish thoroughly, however, Julia had also added ingredients that did not have a Malaysian taste.

12. What was the first challenge when Poh, Tom and Justine received a second chance after previously being eliminated?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Cooking on a Navy ship

They were brought back after they had originally been eliminated. The judges decided to give them a second chance. Unfortunately, Tom was in the bottom two after this challenge and eliminated in a Taste Test Knockout against Sam the following day.

13. Wednesday's elimination challenge was a pressure test. Who was eliminated after this challenge?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Justine

The dish was a chocolate mousse cake, which had eight different layers. Justine had trouble cutting the cake when she presented it to the judges. Although disappointed that she was eliminated, she was elated when chef Matt Moran of ARIA restaurant made a surprise visit and offered to be Justine's mentor and teacher.

14. Which two contestants were fast-tracked to the finals week after winning their respective cook-offs against professional chefs?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Julia and Lucas

Julia won the first Celebrity Chef Challenge against Peter Evans. Lucas won his Celebrity Chef Challenge against Ben O'Donoghue.

15. In Thursday's elimination challenge, the contestants had to cook three dishes they wanted to see in their cookbook. Which noted cookbook author was the guest judge?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Donna Hay

Donna Hay is a food stylist, author, and editor of "Donna Hay Magazine" in Australia.

16. Which contestant withdrew from the show on 10 May 2009, only two weeks into the program?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Nic Ciampa

Pasquale "Nic" Ciampa withdrew from the competition as he said he was needed at home to help with family and business commitments.

17. Which contestant was eliminated after Thursday's challenge?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Chris

The contestants were judged on three elements. The look of the dish and whether it would be suitable for photography; the taste of the dish; their individual cookbook vision. Chris was eliminated based on the taste of the dishes he cooked.

18. Which contestant was the first to be eliminated from the competition?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Melissa Lutton

Melissa Lutton was eliminated on 7 May 2009. She was voted out by other contestants of the blue team who had lost the team challenge.

19. At the finale on Sunday night, one of the challenges Poh and Julie faced was cooking the signature dish of which celebrity chef?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week

Answer: Matt Moran

Poh and Julie faced three challenges. A taste test, an invention test and a pressure test. During the pressure test, Matt Moran's signature chocolate tasting plate had some tough elements to it. Poh did not follow the recipe to the letter and it showed when the judges tasted it. Julie did follow the recipe and scored the highest number of points from the judges.

20. Which contestant was eliminated after serving bait to the judges?

From Quiz 'MasterChef Australia' 2009

Answer: Trevor

The blue and red teams were sent out on boats to catch fish, which they were to then clean, cook and serve to the judges within four hours. As the leader of the blue team, Trevor was worried about the time constraints and decided to head back in and use some of the squid and prawns they had been using as bait to supplement their dishes. The result was the blue team lost the challenge and the team members voted Trevor off.

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