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Quiz about Foods We Eat That Are Not Good For Us

Foods We Eat That Are Not Good For Us Quiz

I have a serious sweet tooth and this quiz is all about some of my favorite sweets. I also included some history on the sweets in my extra information sections.

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

Author
AuroraBoreanaz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,495

Updated
Sep 18 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1004

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Question 1 of 10

1. Some of my favorites are chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodle and white chocolate macadamia nut. What are these treats I am referring to, in North America?

Answer: (One Word, plural, seven letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of my favorite cakes is a chocolate cake, with white icing and cherries that shares its name with a region in Germany? Hint

German Chocolate

Red Velvet

Elb Marsh

Black Forest

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Question 3 of 10

3. I also love this dessert made from cream cheese, with a graham cracker crust that comes in New York style and French style. What is this rich dessert called?

Answer: (One Word, ten letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. These fruit filled desserts covered in a crust are common in apple or cherry flavors but I prefer the blueberry and blackberry versions. What is this flaky dessert called?

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What chocolate ice cream flavor with marshmallows and nuts can make for a 'bumpy ride'? Hint

Stony Lane

Rocky Road

Lumpy Avenue

Stumpy Street

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a generic term for a sugary sweet that comes in many different types, colors, sizes and flavors?

Answer: (One Word, five letters, also a girls' name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which kind of chocolate 'cake' is also the name of a Scouting organization in the USA that young girls can join? Hint

Brownies

Joffre

Campfire Cakes

Ding Dongs

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Question 8 of 10

8. What sweet treat can be eaten as a solid or liquid and is made by heating up sugar?

Answer: (One Word, seven letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This treat is made up of a chocolate ganache center covered in coating ranging from icing to cocoa powder. What is this rich bite size dessert called? Hint

Truffle

Enoki

Shiitake

Morel

10. Although most commonly thought of as being chocolate, this sweet creation can come in a variety of flavors. It is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk to become a dense sweet treat that goes by what name?

(Hint: Sometimes a melted chocolate version is put on top of ice cream.)

Answer: (One Word, five letters, sometimes melted on ice cream)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Some of my favorites are chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodle and white chocolate macadamia nut. What are these treats I am referring to, in North America?

Answer: cookies

Modern cookies are much sweeter than the original cookies which were used because they traveled well. Cookies are believed to have originated in seventh century Persia and that Muslims entering Spain are how they spread throughout Europe.

2. One of my favorite cakes is a chocolate cake, with white icing and cherries that shares its name with a region in Germany?

Answer: Black Forest

The wooded mountain region known as The Black Forest is located in the southwest part of Germany called Baden-W�rttemberg. The German name for the black forest cake is Schwarzw�lder Kirschtorte, which means black forest cherry torte.

3. I also love this dessert made from cream cheese, with a graham cracker crust that comes in New York style and French style. What is this rich dessert called?

Answer: cheesecake

The ancient Greek physician, Aegimus, is the first known person to talk about cheesecake because of his book on making a cheesecake. 1872 is the first year that a modern cream cheese version of a cheesecake was made by William Lawrence of Chester, New York. The French Neufch�tel cheese is the inspiration William Lawrence used when he created his first cheesecake.

4. These fruit filled desserts covered in a crust are common in apple or cherry flavors but I prefer the blueberry and blackberry versions. What is this flaky dessert called?

Answer: pie

Pies can be savory as well as sweet. Some of the savory pies are: bacon & egg pie, game pie, pot pie and curry pie. Some of the sweet pies are: pumpkin pie, key lime pie, strawberry pie, and lemon meringue pie.

5. What chocolate ice cream flavor with marshmallows and nuts can make for a 'bumpy ride'?

Answer: Rocky Road

William Dreyer was the first person to make rocky road ice cream back in 1929. The current name for the ice cream, rocky road, is a result of the great depression and an attempt to create something for people to smile about.

6. What is a generic term for a sugary sweet that comes in many different types, colors, sizes and flavors?

Answer: candy

The oldest candies are made from honey instead of sugar. Honey coated flowers and fruits are the candies of ancient China, Middle East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Medicine is another old use of candy as it was used as a method to ease digestive problems and sore throats.

7. Which kind of chocolate 'cake' is also the name of a Scouting organization in the USA that young girls can join?

Answer: Brownies

Evidence supports that Fanny Farmer is the first person to make brownies by modifying her chocolate cookie recipe to a chocolate bar cake recipe. Although there are other stories on the origins of brownies including a chef's error.

8. What sweet treat can be eaten as a solid or liquid and is made by heating up sugar?

Answer: caramel

The Medieval Latin word cannamellis, meaning sugar cane and the Latin word callamellus, meaning little reed (sugar cane) are the origins of the word caramel. Caramel is made when the sugars are heated and compounds reform after the molecules break down.

9. This treat is made up of a chocolate ganache center covered in coating ranging from icing to cocoa powder. What is this rich bite size dessert called?

Answer: Truffle

Chamb�ry, France is where the truffle originated back in 1895. N.Petruccelli is the person credited for creating the first truffle but Antoine Dufour is credited for increasing the popularity of the truffle in his London chocolate shop in 1902.

10. Although most commonly thought of as being chocolate, this sweet creation can come in a variety of flavors. It is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk to become a dense sweet treat that goes by what name? (Hint: Sometimes a melted chocolate version is put on top of ice cream.)

Answer: fudge

Emelyn Battersby Hartridge from Vassar College in New York is believed to be the first person to write about fudge. The story says in the late 1800s that Hartridge's college roommate made fudge so she could sell it for a profit.

Source: Author AuroraBoreanaz

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