Only Consonants V Trivia Quiz

Answer: French onion

A classic of French cuisine, the French onion soup attributes its signature brown colour to the caramelising of the onions during cooking. It is most often eaten with cheese (particularly Gruyere) and croutons on top.

Answer: Mulligatawny

Mulligatawny is a fragrant Indian soup whose primary ingredient is black pepper, giving the soup its name which, loosely translated, means "pepper water".

Answer: Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse is a fish soup of French origin, containing many herbs, spices and shellfish. Several versions of bouillabaisse exist, with the most popular being the Marseille variety.

Answer: Red Red Wine

Originally recorded by Neil Diamond in 1968, 'Red Red Wine' was famously covered by UB40 in 1983 and outperformed the original on many charts.

Answer: Nights in White Satin

'Nights in White Satin' was released by the Moody Blues in 1967, but it took a couple of years for it to become a hit. It wasn't until 1972 that it was riding high at the top of the US Top 100 Singles Chart.

Answer: Subterranean Homesick Blues

A Bob Dylan classic, 1965's 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', itself purportedly a reference to a Jack Kerouac novel, inspired many future songs including Radiohead's 'Subterranean Homesick Alien'.

Answer: Tour de France

The Tour de France is one of the world's biggest cycling races. While the starting point has varied over the years (like starting in Yorkshire in England for the 2014 tour), the race generally tends to end in Paris after three weeks of cycling competition, more or less.

Answer: Winter Paralympic Games

The Winter Paralympics generally follow that year's Winter Olympics and allow those with disabilities to participate across several sports, including skiing and curling. The first Games were held in 1976, following the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck.

Answer: FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the world's biggest association football competition, as nations go head to head with one another to be crowned the world champions. The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay, who also won that year's competition.

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel

From the mind of Joss Whedon, 'Buffy' began in 1997 with Sarah Michelle Gellar in the lead role. Its spin-off, 'Angel', came about in 1999 instead focused on a vampire who becomes human again and tries to make up for his previous vampire behaviour.

Answer: Doctor Who and Torchwood

Arguably the world's most popular and long-running science fiction series, 'Doctor Who' was first broadcast on November 23, 1963. Many different actors have portrayed the title role of the Doctor over the years. 'Torchwood' was a spin-off from the revived (post-2005) 'Doctor Who' and first hit our screens in 2006, with 'Doctor Who' character Captain Jack Harkness leading the team.

Answer: Cheers and Frasier

'Cheers' is considered a landmark American sitcom, which aired between 1982 and 1993. Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer) was originally only meant to be in a few episodes but his performance went over so well with the makers of 'Cheers' that he was promoted to being a proper cast member. Frasier Crane's story continued in his own spin-off series 'Frasier', which aired from 1993 (after 'Cheers' ended) to 2004.

Answer: Bottle of the house wine

The house wine is usually the cheapest wine a restaurant has. Perfect for people like me who like wine but aren't bothered or very knowledgeable about all those fancy, expensive varieties.

Answer: Soup of the day

Though you'd be more likely to see it in a cafe than a restaurant, soup of the day is usually advertised in the establishment as opposed to on the menu.

Answer: Table for two

If there's two of you, chances are you'll be asking for a table for two. If you're dining alone, chances are they'll sit you at a table with at least one other chair at it, with other diners occasionally looking on in pity. No, I am not bitter about it.