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Food Compound Words Trivia Quiz

Compound words are two individual words combined to form a new word. Many of our daily foods have compound word names. Can you guess the food compound words based on the two individual word clues?

A multiple-choice quiz by Sari73. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sari73

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
377,905

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
858

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A metal container for cooking food + a sweet baked food decorated with icing that usually comes in a round shape = a round food that is served with syrup. Hint

potsticker

pancake

panbread

flatbread

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A small, round green legume + an edible seed that grows in a hard shell = a popular snack at ball games.

Answer: (6 letters; singular form of the word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A long, tubular, plastic accessory that you can drink from + a small shrub fruit = a red heart-shaped fruit covered with seeds on the outside. Hint

gooseberry

raspberry

cranberry

strawberry

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A cereal grain that grows in husks + an occasion to have prepared food = a cereal that is usually cooked for breakfast. Hint

wheatgerm

oatmeal

cornflakes

wheatflakes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

An oval shaped product of a chicken + a vegetative organism that grows through leaves and sunlight = a large oval purple vegetable. Hint

eggroll

eggflower

eggplant

sunflower

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

An orange-brown spice made of a bamboo-shaped root + a food that is made from flour and yeast = a popular brown colored food seen around the Christmas holiday. Hint

mooncake

fruitcake

gingerbread

shortbread

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A sudden explosive sound + a yellow vegetable, known as maize = a popular snack food at the movie theatre. Hint

cracker jack

popcorn

pop tarts

rock candy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A pork meat + a meal that looks like a sandwich, topped with a bun = a round, cooked sandwich that is often paired with french fries. Hint

fishstick

chickenstick

fishburger

hamburger

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

A thick mixture of flour and water (rhymes with a name for a female deer) + an edible, hard-shelled seed = a popular breakfast pastry that is usually round. Hint

coconut

walnut

peanut

doughnut

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues:

The color of the sky + a round-shaped fruit grown in shrubs = a small, sweet edible fruit that grows on a bush. Hint

blueberry

raspberry

loganberry

gooseberry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A metal container for cooking food + a sweet baked food decorated with icing that usually comes in a round shape = a round food that is served with syrup.

Answer: pancake

A pancake is a popular breakfast food in America and can be eaten during any time of the day. Pancakes are even better when served with maple syrup, fruits or jam.

2. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A small, round green legume + an edible seed that grows in a hard shell = a popular snack at ball games.

Answer: peanut

Peanuts are used in many different ways. They can be boiled, roasted, made into oil, or processed into peanut butter.

3. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A long, tubular, plastic accessory that you can drink from + a small shrub fruit = a red heart-shaped fruit covered with seeds on the outside.

Answer: strawberry

Strawberries are full of nutrients and a good source of vitamin C to help you grow. They can be eaten fresh or with cakes, ice cream, and favorite drinks.

4. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A cereal grain that grows in husks + an occasion to have prepared food = a cereal that is usually cooked for breakfast.

Answer: oatmeal

Oatmeal is also known as oat groat or porridge. It is usually found processed as rolled, crushed, steel-cut or ground oats and has become a popular breakfast food.

5. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: An oval shaped product of a chicken + a vegetative organism that grows through leaves and sunlight = a large oval purple vegetable.

Answer: eggplant

Although the eggplant doesn't look like an egg, it was named by Europeans in the mid-18th century, who thought it was a fruit that resembled goose eggs.
At that time, varieties of eggplant were yellowish-white and so resembled an egg.

6. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: An orange-brown spice made of a bamboo-shaped root + a food that is made from flour and yeast = a popular brown colored food seen around the Christmas holiday.

Answer: gingerbread

Gingerbread is usually a dark brown, sweet biscuit flavored with ginger and molasses. A popular holiday ginger cookie is called the gingerbread man, who is shaped like a person. In folk tales, the gingerbread man always tries to escape from animals who try to eat him.

7. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A sudden explosive sound + a yellow vegetable, known as maize = a popular snack food at the movie theatre.

Answer: popcorn

Popcorn is made from swelled up corn kernels that make a pop sound when cooked. It also has two basic shapes: snowflake and mushroom. Snowflake is a type that pops bigger and is made for movie theaters. Mushroom is a type for sweets because it maintains its shape.

8. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A pork meat + a meal that looks like a sandwich, topped with a bun = a round, cooked sandwich that is often paired with french fries.

Answer: hamburger

According to an old legend, the Menches brothers at an 1885 fair first created the hamburger when they ran out of sausages for their buns. They named the sandwich after the place name of the fair, the city of Hamburg.

9. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: A thick mixture of flour and water (rhymes with a name for a female deer) + an edible, hard-shelled seed = a popular breakfast pastry that is usually round.

Answer: doughnut

Doughnuts are popular everywhere and come in many varieties. They are usually made from fried dough, covered with sugar and have a hole in its middle.

10. What is the name of the food that combines these two clues: The color of the sky + a round-shaped fruit grown in shrubs = a small, sweet edible fruit that grows on a bush.

Answer: blueberry

Blueberries are a sweet, dark blue fruit that is grown in North America. They are popular ingredients in many types of foods such as pies, cakes, ice cream and yogurts.

Source: Author Sari73

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