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General Culinary 5 Trivia Quiz

Mixed food and drink quiz, General Culinary 5.

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,137

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4964

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 45 (6/10), snhha (10/10), BigTriviaDawg (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What country is Grissini bread from? Hint

France

Spain

Italy

Portugal

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the generic term for cabbage, broccoli, kale, and mustard greens? Hint

Dimethhicone

Brassica

Brandade

Musettetae

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the term for the spices with foam-making qualities found in the Middle East? Hint

Grice

Karbanjoni

Saponiferica

Bois de Panama

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of the edible mushrooms of the Boletus genus, which of the cohort is not a deadly nuisance? Hint

Boletus satanus

Boletus luridus

Boletus styxa

Boletus erythropus

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Question 5 of 10

5. The name of what French biscuit literally means 'little ear'? Hint

Sable

Petit breurre

Miroir

Oreillette

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which European sauce is the most common, made from roux scalded in milk? Hint

Bechamel

Sacuine

Au bleu

Museuahe

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the term for the stuffed vegetable dish that can be found throughout Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and other neighboring countries? Hint

Kabak

Dolma

Doner

Umpluti

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these wonderful food items is not from the mollusk class of animals? Hint

Octopus

Clams

Squid

Sea Urchin

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Question 9 of 10

9. What country produces the fruit chanal (aka chanar)? Hint

Chile

Spain

Portugal

Russia

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the watery-porridge made in S. China? Hint

Locro

Congee

Frutazuh

Mucilage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What country is Grissini bread from?

Answer: Italy

Grissini are pencil-thin bread sticks that originated in northern Italy during the Renaissance.

2. What is the generic term for cabbage, broccoli, kale, and mustard greens?

Answer: Brassica

Brassica, or Brassicaceae, is another name for the cabbages, all part of the mustard family.

3. What is the term for the spices with foam-making qualities found in the Middle East?

Answer: Bois de Panama

Bois de Panama is a bark extract used for culinary purposes and in some beauty products.

4. Of the edible mushrooms of the Boletus genus, which of the cohort is not a deadly nuisance?

Answer: Boletus erythropus

Boletus erythropus, also known as the 'red foot bolete', is acceptable to eat, but only when cooked!

5. The name of what French biscuit literally means 'little ear'?

Answer: Oreillette

An oreillette is a type of Beignet, something like a French doughnut.

6. Which European sauce is the most common, made from roux scalded in milk?

Answer: Bechamel

Another name for a bechamel is simply 'white sauce'.

7. What is the term for the stuffed vegetable dish that can be found throughout Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and other neighboring countries?

Answer: Dolma

Dolmas are usually made with grape leaves and stuffed with a meat mixture in Greece and Turkey.

8. Which of these wonderful food items is not from the mollusk class of animals?

Answer: Sea Urchin

Mollusks are typically shelled creatures, such as clams, oysters and abalone, but some mollusks, namely squid, octopi and the like, have only a hard 'beak' inside their bodies.

9. What country produces the fruit chanal (aka chanar)?

Answer: Chile

From the plant species Gourliea chilensis, the pulp of the chanal or chanar is used to make sweet wines.

10. What is the watery-porridge made in S. China?

Answer: Congee

Congee is a rice porridge that is often eaten for breakfast. Numerous food items can be added, from sour to sweet to spicy.

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