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Chicken? Please Don't Be... Trivia Quiz

Chicken can be applied to a myriad of dishes...from virtually every culture. What do you know of this lovely fowl? The following is a sampling of the chicken in its culinary form...

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
12223

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. A very young chicken, also known as a squab broiler, this expensive bird is usually purchased via mail orders or from butchers. What is the French term for this delicacy? Hint

Canard

Poussin

Girolle

Gras

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Question 2 of 10

2. A capon can be described as which of the following? Hint

Egg laying hen

Free range fowl

Rock Cornish hen

Castrated male chicken

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is not usually included as a 'giblet'? Hint

gizzard

liver

heart

brain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Boneless, skinless breasts, shallots or scallions, chicken stock, lemon juice, capers and butter...are collectively the essential ingredients of which chicken recipe? Hint

tagine

piccata

tandoori

parmigiana

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Question 5 of 10

5. Chicken Cordon Bleu simply would not be the same without its key ingredients. Which of the following below is NOT one of these essential items? Hint

Sliced ham or prosciutto

Boneless, skinless breast halves

Swiss or Gruyere cheese

Cottage or ricotta cheese

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Question 6 of 10

6. One well-known chicken dish involves chicken rolled around herbed butter. This dish is named for which Eastern European city? Hint

Warsaw

Moscow

Kiev

Prague

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Question 7 of 10

7. The following, breaded chicken cutlets covered with parmesan and mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, describes which lovely chicken recipe? Hint

Piccata

Scallopine

Parmigiana

Cacciatore

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Question 8 of 10

8. One French country fricasse, prepared with chicken parts, bacon, and red wine, among other ingredients, is better known to us as which of the following? Hint

Chicken a la king

Grilled chicken Dijon

Chicken tetrazzini

Coq au vin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Most expert cooks suggest that you dip your chicken in which of the following prior to preparing classic fried chicken? Hint

soy sauce

wine

vinegar

buttermilk

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Question 10 of 10

10. This wonderful dish contains chicken, onions, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, etc. goes traditionally with polenta. What is the name for this tantalizing concoction? Hint

Jamaican jerk

Brunswick stew

Cacciatore

Country captain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A very young chicken, also known as a squab broiler, this expensive bird is usually purchased via mail orders or from butchers. What is the French term for this delicacy?

Answer: Poussin

2. A capon can be described as which of the following?

Answer: Castrated male chicken

A capon is a castrated young male chicken. Capons are very large, usually up around 8 to 10 pounds. They are often fed milk and bread for several days before processing.

3. Which of the following is not usually included as a 'giblet'?

Answer: brain

The gizzards are eminently edible, many in the American 'heartland' love them fried.

4. Boneless, skinless breasts, shallots or scallions, chicken stock, lemon juice, capers and butter...are collectively the essential ingredients of which chicken recipe?

Answer: piccata

The capers and the lemon juice give it the tang that makes piccata special.

5. Chicken Cordon Bleu simply would not be the same without its key ingredients. Which of the following below is NOT one of these essential items?

Answer: Cottage or ricotta cheese

It's not hard to develop a delicious dish with the above ingredients, and copious amounts of butter!

6. One well-known chicken dish involves chicken rolled around herbed butter. This dish is named for which Eastern European city?

Answer: Kiev

Chicken Kiev...truly delicious, and truly devastating for those desiring to lose weight!

7. The following, breaded chicken cutlets covered with parmesan and mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, describes which lovely chicken recipe?

Answer: Parmigiana

8. One French country fricasse, prepared with chicken parts, bacon, and red wine, among other ingredients, is better known to us as which of the following?

Answer: Coq au vin

Coq means 'cock' aka 'rooster'. Vin means 'wine'....chicken with wine!

9. Most expert cooks suggest that you dip your chicken in which of the following prior to preparing classic fried chicken?

Answer: buttermilk

Buttermilk makes the chicken very tender.

10. This wonderful dish contains chicken, onions, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, etc. goes traditionally with polenta. What is the name for this tantalizing concoction?

Answer: Cacciatore

Cacciatore means 'hunter's style' in Italian and is also prepared with rabbit meat.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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