Addicted to Spuds Trivia Quiz

Answer: scalloped potatoes

The answer is scalloped potatoes. It's a very creamy and rich dish. If you were thinking the answer should be potatoes au gratin, scalloped potatoes originally had no cheese in the recipe; currently the two are very similar.

Answer: baked potatoes

The potatoes mentioned here are bigger, longer potatoes suitable for baking, so that's our answer. Since no other ingredients are being used, just wrap them in foil and put them in the oven. You can eat them with a little butter or sour cream and chives or stuff them with peppers, chile, cheese and on and on. Some people in Australia like to stuff them with mushrooms and Vegemite. Just another example of how spuds just want to get along with everything.

Answer: latkes

Latke is taken from a Yiddish word for a shallow-fried pancake of grated or ground potatoes. Jews traditionally eat them during Hannukkah. They are eaten all over Europe, especially Eastern Europe. In Poland they are called placki ziemniaczane; in Belarus, where they are the national dish, they are called draniki.

Answer: Potatoes O'Brien

This dish is easy to prepare, as are most potato dishes, which is another reason for their popularity. Usually, small potatoes like Yukon Gold, red potatoes or new potatoes are used for potatoes O'Brien. Both Boston, Massachusetts and New York City claim to have originated this dish in the early 1900s.

Answer: True

While most vodka is made from grains such as wheat or corn, some is still made with potatoes. Though we generally think of vodka as a Russian drink, it may have originated in Poland.

Answer: hash browns

Hash browns are a breakfast staple in parts of the United States. If the potatoes are diced or cubed they may be known as home fries, a side dish for lunch or dinner. If you add corned beef, chopped meat or vegetables, home fries can be called hash.

Answer: France

We can thank the French for this flavorful soup. There are dozens of variations but plan on using potatoes, leeks, celery, onion, milk, chicken stock or broth - and whatever else you might have that looks good! Several European countries embraced the potato when it arrived from its native South America

Answer: gnocchi

Potato gnocchi are relatively recent (16th century) additions to the little dumplings made from a variety of ingredients. They are often served as appetizers or the first course of a meal. There are many variations of recipes for them. Though they are considered an Italian dish, Roman soldiers may have first sampled them in the Middle East and brought the idea back to Rome and then to the rest of Europe.

Answer: potato salad

Once again potatoes come to the rescue with an easy-to-prepare recipe so you can spend more time enjoying the picnic. And as always, there are a myriad of ways to prepare it.

Answer: All of these are common

These and a lot more go well with fries or chips. You can mix gravy and cheese together but you might want to use the white vinegar as a solo topping.