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Gorgeous Greek Gastronomy Trivia Quiz

I love Greek cuisine so it seems a good choice as the subject for my first quiz. Hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by jojo10. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jojo10

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,608

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first known cookbook was actually written about Greek cuisine rather than Roman. When was it written? Hint

440 BC

110 AD

220 AD

330 BC

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Question 2 of 10

2. Popular 'dips' that most people know are hummus and Taramasalata. What is the main ingredient of melitzanosalata? Hint

Split yellow peas

Aubergine or Eggplant

Fish Roe

Potato puree

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these other cultures has contributed greatly to the diversity of Greek cuisine? Hint

Phonecian

Germanic

Venetian

Spanish

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Question 4 of 10

4. What makes up the 'Mediterranean triad' on which ancient Greek cuisine was based? Hint

Wine, fish and olive oil

Olive oil, meat and fish

Wheat, olive oil and wine

Meat, fish and wine

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why are beef dishes so uncommon in Greek cuisine? Hint

Beef takes longer to cook

The Greeks did not have any cattle

Greeks do not like yorkshire pudding

Sheep and goats were better suited to the terrain

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Question 6 of 10

6. What unusual animal was hunted for food to extinction on the island of Cyprus? Hint

Dodo

Sabre-tooth tiger

Pigmy elephant

Pigmy hippopotamus

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Question 7 of 10

7. What do moussaka and kethethis have in common? Hint

Neither of these

The main ingredient is minced meat

Both of these

Their names are Arabic, Persian or Turkish rather than Greek

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of my favourite dishes is kleftiko, lamb shanks cooked so slowly that the meat just falls of the bones. Where did the name of this dish originate according to legend? Hint

'Stolen meat' because Greek bandits would steal sheep and goats

'Spit roasted lamb'

'Overcooked lamb' because it was left to cook overnight

'Left over lamb' because it was recooked

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Question 9 of 10

9. A favourite 'meze' is dolmades, which is rice wrapped and cooked inside leaves. What other leaves can be stuffed to make tasty dishes? Hint

Cabbage

Courgettes or zucchini

Tomatoes and peppers

Peppers

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Question 10 of 10

10. The alcoholic beverage Ouzo is best known for turning water milky white when mixed. What is used to flavour the alcoholic beverage Ouzo? Hint

Anise

Lemon juice

Pine resin

The sediment from Greek coffee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first known cookbook was actually written about Greek cuisine rather than Roman. When was it written?

Answer: 330 BC

This was written by Archestratos who is better known as a poet, but only fragments of it survive.

2. Popular 'dips' that most people know are hummus and Taramasalata. What is the main ingredient of melitzanosalata?

Answer: Aubergine or Eggplant

Split yellow peas are used in Fava. Taramasalata is made from fish roe, and potato with garlic is the main ingredient in skordalia.

3. Which of these other cultures has contributed greatly to the diversity of Greek cuisine?

Answer: Venetian

Additionally, Turkish and French influences are apparent. The merger of Greek and Roman gastronomy was the basis for Byzantine cuisine.

4. What makes up the 'Mediterranean triad' on which ancient Greek cuisine was based?

Answer: Wheat, olive oil and wine

These were the staple foods, supplemented by fruit and vegetables.

5. Why are beef dishes so uncommon in Greek cuisine?

Answer: Sheep and goats were better suited to the terrain

Much of Greece is fairly mountainous, so is better suited to sheep and goats.

6. What unusual animal was hunted for food to extinction on the island of Cyprus?

Answer: Pigmy hippopotamus

This was prior to the rise of classical Greek civilizations and city states during the Neolithic period. The butchered remains of hundreds of pigmy hippopotami were discovered in the Aetokremnos rock shelter on the Akrotiri peninsula of the island.

7. What do moussaka and kethethis have in common?

Answer: Both of these

Some of the most well known dishes do not have Greek names because of the diversity of other cultural influences.

8. One of my favourite dishes is kleftiko, lamb shanks cooked so slowly that the meat just falls of the bones. Where did the name of this dish originate according to legend?

Answer: 'Stolen meat' because Greek bandits would steal sheep and goats

The words kleptomaniac and kleptocracy also derive from the root kleft- or klepht, meaning 'to steal'.

9. A favourite 'meze' is dolmades, which is rice wrapped and cooked inside leaves. What other leaves can be stuffed to make tasty dishes?

Answer: Cabbage

Zucchini flowers are stuffed not the leaves, and various vegetables are stuffed and baked.

10. The alcoholic beverage Ouzo is best known for turning water milky white when mixed. What is used to flavour the alcoholic beverage Ouzo?

Answer: Anise

Pine resin is used to flavour to Retsina.

Source: Author jojo10

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