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Grain of Britain Trivia Quiz

A quiz dealing with British regional specialities, most of them made with flour

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

Author
dellastreet

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
494

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The pasty, a pastry case filled with meat and vegetables, was a food that could be eaten underground. With which British mining county was it traditionally associated? Hint

Cornwall

Kent

Yorkshire

Northumberland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Made with batter, this "pudding" is a savoury dish, often eaten with roast beef for Sunday lunch. Which part of England gives it its name? Hint

Hampshire

Yorkshire

Derbyshire

Dorset

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Question 3 of 10

3. A Forfar bridie is a meat pastry. In which part of the UK is Forfar? Hint

England

Northern Ireland

Wales

Scotland

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you go into a baker's shop and ask for a "stotty", in which British city are you most likely to be? Hint

Aberdeen

Truro

Swansea

Newcastle upon Tyne

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of these "cakes" contains no flour at all - which one is it? Hint

Pontefract cake

Dundee cake

Chorley cake

Eccles cake

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Question 6 of 10

6. A "tart" and a "pudding", each featuring a sweet pastry crust and jam filling, are named after which town in Derbyshire? Hint

Buxton

Bakewell

Chesterfield

Matlock

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pork pies can be bought anywhere in Britain, but with which town in Leicestershire are they particularly associated? Hint

Market Harborough

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Melton Mowbray

Wigston Magna

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Question 8 of 10

8. What type of flour is used to make Welsh laver bread?
Hint

Rye

It isn't made with flour.

Barley

Millet

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Question 9 of 10

9. This dish consists of a suet crust containing a savoury filling at one end and a sweet one at the other. Named after its county of origin, what is this delicacy called? Hint

Cambridgeshire Cropper

Bedfordshire Clanger

Lincolnshire Gaffe

Warwickshire Mix-Up

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Scotland an oatcake is a biscuit, but in England it can mean a kind of pancake. In which English county is this particularly the case? Hint

Northamptonshire

Staffordshire

Durham

Essex

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The pasty, a pastry case filled with meat and vegetables, was a food that could be eaten underground. With which British mining county was it traditionally associated?

Answer: Cornwall

Cornwall was long associated with tin mining. The pasty, with its frilled edge, provided a portable full meal which retained heat well, or could easily be reheated underground.

2. Made with batter, this "pudding" is a savoury dish, often eaten with roast beef for Sunday lunch. Which part of England gives it its name?

Answer: Yorkshire

Although associated with the traditional British Sunday roast, Yorkshire pudding may be eaten as a separate course or as a dessert. It is also popular cooked with sausages as toad in the hole.

3. A Forfar bridie is a meat pastry. In which part of the UK is Forfar?

Answer: Scotland

Taking its name from Forfar, the county town of Angus, Scotland, the bridie is a horseshoe-shaped pie filled with beef with or without onions. One possible origin of the name is that they were sold by a travelling food-seller called Margaret Bridie.

4. If you go into a baker's shop and ask for a "stotty", in which British city are you most likely to be?

Answer: Newcastle upon Tyne

The "stotty" or "stottie cake" is native to north-east England. A flat, round loaf with an indent in the middle, it is often split and filled.

5. One of these "cakes" contains no flour at all - which one is it?

Answer: Pontefract cake

Named after the Yorkshire town in which they were first produced, Pontefract cakes are small, round, black sweets made out of liquorice.

6. A "tart" and a "pudding", each featuring a sweet pastry crust and jam filling, are named after which town in Derbyshire?

Answer: Bakewell

The "Bakewell pudding" is reputed to have been created by accident at the Rutland Arms Inn in Bakewell in the 19th century when a mixture of eggs and almond paste, instead of being incorporated into a jam tart's pastry case, was spread on top of the jam. The "Bakewell tart" is a 20th century variant of the pudding.

7. Pork pies can be bought anywhere in Britain, but with which town in Leicestershire are they particularly associated?

Answer: Melton Mowbray

Notable for being hand-raised and made with uncured pork, Melton Mowbray pies were awarded Protected Geographical Status in 2008. The town is also a centre for the production of Stilton cheese.

8. What type of flour is used to make Welsh laver bread?

Answer: It isn't made with flour.

Known as "bara lawr" in Welsh, laver bread has nothing to do with bread and consists of laver, seaweed native to the Welsh coast. It is often eaten with shellfish.

9. This dish consists of a suet crust containing a savoury filling at one end and a sweet one at the other. Named after its county of origin, what is this delicacy called?

Answer: Bedfordshire Clanger

The Bedfordshire clanger was originally made to provide a midday meal for agricultural workers. The pastry case protected the contents and was not meant to be eaten.

10. In Scotland an oatcake is a biscuit, but in England it can mean a kind of pancake. In which English county is this particularly the case?

Answer: Staffordshire

Made from oatmeal, flour and yeast and cooked on a griddle, this type of oatcake is associated with North Staffordshire and particularly Stoke-on-Trent. It can be eaten as a savoury dish or as a sweet course.

Source: Author dellastreet

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