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1. Stuthehistoryguy's guild-y pleasure is a doughy confection that originated in the creative Meccas of Washington state but has since found fertile ground in malls across North America, as well as other locations too far-ranging and insidious to name. Founded in 1985 as a single store in the Seattle/Tacoma area's Sea Tac Mall, this company has grown to include over 600 franchises in 31 countries, each paying homage to that masterpiece of culinary decadence men call the cinnamon roll. What's the name of both the company and its legendary product?
2. Skunkee's secret, guild-y pleasure comes in the form of little powdered figures with names like Bumper (orange), Bubbles (lemon), Bigheart (blackcurrant), Baby Bonny (raspberry) Boofuls (lime) and Brilliant (strawberry). When eating them you can pop them in your mouth whole, lick the powdered coating off them, or even bite their heads off to reveal their softer innards. What are these delectable treats?
3. Agony's guild-y pleasure is homemade clear chicken broth, with lots and lots (and lots) of crackers. She usually makes a big pot to keep in the fridge, and then heats some up in her favorite deep glass bowl, in the microwave. Sometimes, though, when she adds salt to the hot, but not boiling, soup, it starts to boil furiously, even bubbling up right over the rim of the bowl! What is happening here?
4. Gretas' guild-y pleasure is the humble and prosaic potato chip, so often taken for granted as a snack food or relegated to the side of a cheeseburger platter and left to grow soggy in a puddle of pickle juice. In truth, the potato chip has a fascinating history that began in a popular American restaurant in the 1800s when a customer complained that the sliced potato wedges were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen to be "thinned." In which U.S. state did the very first potato chips come into being?
5. Uglybird is willing to confess his adoration of what may be history and science's guiltiest pleasure. Ancient Mayan art depicts priests dripping blood onto the pods from which this perhaps guiltiest of all gastronomic pleasures is prepared. Preposterous, even laughable you say? Ah, then consider Macht and Dettmer's 2006 study in the journal 'Appetite' documenting that people ingesting this food report guilt feelings not experienced when eating apples or nothing at all. What modern delicacy is made from these once blood-soaked pods that has been shown to be at least a guilty (if not the guiltiest) of all gastronomic pleasures?
6. MotherGoose's selection reflects her heritage. Her favourite guild-y pleasure is a type of deep-fried fruit doughnut called "oliebollen". They are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve in which European country?
7. Cymruambyth's guilty pleasure (about which, by the way, she feels no guilt at all!) is a dietary staple around the world. It comes in various forms, and it is a foodstuff of great historical and cultural importance. It is a synonym for hospitality, work, money, and in Newfoundland it was seen as having the power to protect a household against malicious spirits!
8. With a cry of "It must be chocolate!", Nannanut set about deciding how to narrow her focus on this her greatest of guild-y food pleasures. Australian chocolate seems a natural choice. Which of the following are Aussie chocolate goodies?
9. Eburge's guild-y pleasure is something that comes in many varieties and from many countries too. It is commonly eaten with crackers and is well known as Wallace's favourite food.
10. Ertrum's guild-y pleasure first came from Africa, by way of Arabia. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became so popular in Europe that J. S. Bach wrote a cantata about it.
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