Anagrammed Edibles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Grapefruit

The humble grapefruit is a citrus fruit known for its relatively bitter taste, which many people sweeten up by adding a spoonful of sugar or yoghurt to it. Though it can be eaten at any time of the day, it is often thought of as an alternative to other popular breakfast foods, such as cereal and toast.

Answer: Cheesecake

Cheesecake is an extremely versatile dish in that numerous items, ranging from fruit and chocolate, to green tea and nuts can be added to it. Usually made with a base of crushed biscuits or sponge cake, the bulk of a basic cheesecake is made from a mixture of soft cheese, eggs and sugar.

Answer: Chocolate

Chocolate is made from cocoa beans and is known to go all the way back to 1000 B.C., when it was harvested by the Mokaya people of southeast Mexico. The word itself comes from the Mayan word for 'bitter water', known as 'xocolatl'.

Answer: Lobster

The lobster is a ten-legged crustacean which is closely related to the crab and shrimp. Found in every one of the world's oceans, they have relatively poor eyesight, yet have developed a keen sense of smell and taste to compensate for it.

Answer: Nectarine

Often referred to as a smooth-skinned peach, the nectarine does not have the fuzz associated with the peach. However like the peach, the nectarine is a stone fruit and also has an egg-shaped seed in the middle of it.

Answer: Peanuts

Despite its name, the peanut is not actually a true nut and therefore has much in common with the lentil and the bean, as all three are actually legumes. Naturally cholesterol free, the peanut grows underground and is rich in energy and nutrients, making it an ideal snack food.

Answer: Sardine

Sardines belong to the herring family, and their name is thought to derive from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. They can be smoked, deep-fried or steam-cooked, and are often sold in oil or tomato sauce.

Answer: Crumpet

The crumpet is a type of bread-like cake which has small pores along it, as well as a spongy texture. Referred to as the English muffin in the U.S, the crumpet is often toasted before being slathered with butter or something else, such as jam , marmalade or a chocolate spread such as Nutella.

Answer: Chicken

Chicken has long been a popular meat, and is the most commonly eaten poultry in the world. Extremely versatile, the meat is often a Sunday lunch staple, and there are literally thousands of different recipes dealing with the cooking of it. Moreover, it is so popular that there are even fast food chains, such as K.F.C., dedicated to the selling of it.

Answer: Toast

Though toast is nothing more than toasted bread, it is one of the most popular breakfast foods, and can accompany or be slathered in many different products, including, but not limited to, melted cheese, baked beans, Marmite, jam and egg. Incredibly, though the toaster is actually a fairly recent invention, human beings have been toasting bread since the Stone Age, and have even used it to make makeshift plates known as trenchers.