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Caviar Anybody? Trivia Quiz

Caviar has a long (and delicious) history in Russia and the rest of the world. Let's see what you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by peterzezel. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
peterzezel

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,153

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1603

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where is the world's largest supply of caviar? Hint

Volga River

Caspian Sea

Aral Sea

Black Sea

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the Russian word for caviar? Hint

Sok

Ikra

Outre

Dubry

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Question 3 of 15

3. The European Union, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan account for how much of the world's IMPORT of caviar? Hint

75 percent

45 percent

25 percent

95 percent

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Question 4 of 15

4. From which fish does red caviar come? Hint

Sturgeon

Salmon

Sea Bass

Swordfish

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Question 5 of 15

5. Some species of sturgeon can live for how many years? Hint

Up to 20 years

Over 100 years

More than 10 years

Nearly 40 years

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Question 6 of 15

6. The ILLEGAL catch of sturgeon ... poaching about ten times the LEGAL catch ... most often occurs where? Hint

The Barents Sea

The Volga River

The Ussuri River

The Svir River

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of these is NOT a species of sturgeon? Hint

Stellate sturgeon

Beluga sturgeon

Sturgeon Generale

Russian sturgeon

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Question 8 of 15

8. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke about caviar at a state dinner. Everyone laughed except one person, who thought Putin was being serious. Who was that person? Hint

Boris Yeltsin

Jacques Chirac

Tony Blair

George W. Bush

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the Russian word for the best grade of caviar? Hint

Malossol

Vobla

Zakuska

Pausnaia

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Question 10 of 15

10. If someone in Russia told you he was a "brakaneer", what would he do for a living? Hint

Fish and game warden

Caviar taste tester

Sturgeon poacher

International caviar broker

11. Thanks to years of over-catching, pollution, and neglect, the Caspian sturgeon numbers are rapidly declining. Where is the world's SECOND largest source of black caviar expected to come from? Hint

California

Belize

India

Norway

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many calories are there in an ounce of caviar? Hint

7,400

400

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Question 13 of 15

13. Of all your USDA daily requirements, caviar is highest in what? Hint

Zinc

Calcium

Iron

Niacin

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Question 14 of 15

14. Though it produces only a very small percentage of the world's supply, which little-known fish also gives us BLACK caviar? Hint

Blowfish

Cageanfish

Lollyfish

Paddlefish

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Question 15 of 15

15. You're eating caviar, spread on blinis. What are they? Hint

Unsalted crackers

Pancakes

Slices of brown toast

Oyster crackers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is the world's largest supply of caviar?

Answer: Caspian Sea

Bordered by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Iran and fed by more than 100 rivers, the Caspian is the largest inland body of water on Earth. The Black Sea is the second leading source.

2. What is the Russian word for caviar?

Answer: Ikra

Although caviar might be something very Russian, the word caviar is not. "Caviar" first came into English in the 16th century, probably by way of the French and Italian, who borrowed it from the Turkish "havyar".

3. The European Union, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan account for how much of the world's IMPORT of caviar?

Answer: 95 percent

Russia accounts for a huge percentage of the world's CONSUMPTION of it, but of course, they don't have to import it. The United States accounts for about 1/3 of the world's total caviar imports... an average of 130,000 pounds of caviar per year, worth about 6.6 million dollars.

4. From which fish does red caviar come?

Answer: Salmon

Sturgeon give us BLACK caviar.

5. Some species of sturgeon can live for how many years?

Answer: Over 100 years

Some species live to be more than 100 years old and can grow up to 2,500 pounds and 15 feet long.

6. The ILLEGAL catch of sturgeon ... poaching about ten times the LEGAL catch ... most often occurs where?

Answer: The Volga River

While Russia has to always be on guard for poaching by its neighbours, the majority of poaching is done by Russians themselves, feeding a large network of blackmarket caviar.

7. Which of these is NOT a species of sturgeon?

Answer: Sturgeon Generale

Beluga sturgeon, of course, produces Beluga caviar. Russian sturgeon produces osetra (or ocetra) caviar, and stellate sturgeon gives us sevruga caviar.

8. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke about caviar at a state dinner. Everyone laughed except one person, who thought Putin was being serious. Who was that person?

Answer: George W. Bush

Putin explained to Bush how Russia produces caviar. They catch the sturgeon, open up the fish, carefully remove the eggs, close the fish and throw it back into the water. Everyone at the table is laughing .. except Bush who said, "I believe you Mr President." Everyone laughed even harder.

9. What is the Russian word for the best grade of caviar?

Answer: Malossol

Translated, it means "lightly salted".

10. If someone in Russia told you he was a "brakaneer", what would he do for a living?

Answer: Sturgeon poacher

Unlike the English word "poacher", the Russian "brakaneer" has the connotation of an established profession.

11. Thanks to years of over-catching, pollution, and neglect, the Caspian sturgeon numbers are rapidly declining. Where is the world's SECOND largest source of black caviar expected to come from?

Answer: California

It was a common food in California during the gold rush days, until overharvesting led to the decline of sturgeon and its eventual protection. California fish farmers have now developed a way to farm sturgeon.

12. How many calories are there in an ounce of caviar?

Answer: 70

There are slightly less (55 per ounce) in ED (salmon) caviar if you are diet-conscious.

13. Of all your USDA daily requirements, caviar is highest in what?

Answer: Iron

10.6 percent of your daily iron requirement, 4.4 percent of your calcium, 0.1 percent of your niacin needs ... and no zinc.

14. Though it produces only a very small percentage of the world's supply, which little-known fish also gives us BLACK caviar?

Answer: Paddlefish

Indigenous to the Caspian, it is more often caught by Iranian fishermen than their Russian counterparts.

15. You're eating caviar, spread on blinis. What are they?

Answer: Pancakes

A VERY Russian way to eat caviar.

Source: Author peterzezel

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