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Petite Snails Trivia Quiz

A little quiz for all escargot lovers!

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

Author
fontenilles

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,462

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
929

Last 3 plays: Linda_Arizona (8/10), Guest 68 (1/10), Guest 184 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Approximately how many tonnes of snails are consumed in France per annum? Hint

40,000

20,000

10,000

5,000

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Question 2 of 10

2. Are snails nutritious as well as delicious? Hint

No, about as nutritious as a breakfast cereal box

Not really but they won't do you any harm

No, high in cholesterol and little else

Yes, they contain important vitamins and minerals

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the process of farming or raising snails called? Hint

Heliciculture

Disgusting

Asperticulture

Capaeculture

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Question 4 of 10

4. Are all snails a protected species in France? Hint

Only the petit gris

No, snails are not protected in France

Yes, all snails are protected

Only the escargots de Bourgogne

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the correct implements to use to eat snails at a formal banquet? Hint

snail scissors and snail fork

snail spoon

snail pusher

snail tongs and a snail fork

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Question 6 of 10

6. In French supermarkets, snails can typically be found... ? Hint

All answers are correct

Fresh

Frozen

Tinned

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where were the World Snail Racing Championships held in 2006? Hint

Paris, France

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Calgary, Canada

Bruges, Belgium

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Question 8 of 10

8. The snail has had a long and diverse history. Whose 4th century cook book included snail recipes? Hint

Delia Smith

Mrs Beaton

Larousse Gastronomique

Apicius

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why would you go and buy a box full of large empty snail shells? Hint

To grind up and feed to your snails

To stuff them

To decorate your mantelpiece

All these answers are wrong

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which snail recipe does not exist? Hint

Baked snails with rhubarb

All of them exist

Snails and custard with a parsley-cream sauce

Snails and stewed onions

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Approximately how many tonnes of snails are consumed in France per annum?

Answer: 40,000

Surprise, surprise but the French are the biggest consumer of escargots in the world with up to 20,000 tonnes imported from countries such as Greece and Spain.

2. Are snails nutritious as well as delicious?

Answer: Yes, they contain important vitamins and minerals

The snail is brimming with calcium, magnesium and vitamin C. One of the most popular cooking methods is "� la Bourguignone" which does contain butter and many recipes have rich sauces, causing a slight problem with cholesterol.

3. What is the process of farming or raising snails called?

Answer: Heliciculture

Snails dig in the soil and ingest it, so providing good soil is the basis of good snail farming. Other concerns are temperature and humidity.

4. Are all snails a protected species in France?

Answer: Only the escargots de Bourgogne

According to my information the escargot de Bourgogne is the only protected species but the snail might argue otherwise! Some areas have a snail collecting season where collecting wild snails is banned during breeding.

5. What are the correct implements to use to eat snails at a formal banquet?

Answer: snail tongs and a snail fork

Snail eating etiquette: To eat snails you hold the snail with the tongs and use the snail fork to get the snail from its shell. Do not break open the shell to get to the meat.

6. In French supermarkets, snails can typically be found... ?

Answer: All answers are correct

Yes, you will find them on the deli counter, in the freezer and on the shelves, and possibly on the walls!

7. Where were the World Snail Racing Championships held in 2006?

Answer: Norfolk, United Kingdom

No, the French are much too serious about their escargots to hold a racing championship. However informal snail races are often held in towns and villages.
The current speed record is held by a snail called "Archie" that took 2 minutes 20 seconds to complete a 13 inch course in the 1995 world championships.

8. The snail has had a long and diverse history. Whose 4th century cook book included snail recipes?

Answer: Apicius

Their consumption actually dates back to the Stone Age.
Apicius preferred his snails to be fattened up on milk and then lightly saut�ed.
Larousse Gastronomique is one of the worlds most famous culinary cook books, first published in 1938 by the French chef Prosper Montagn�.

9. Why would you go and buy a box full of large empty snail shells?

Answer: To stuff them

Snails are often stuffed with a mixture of snail meat, garlic herbs/spices, and also with other meat such as pork.

10. Which snail recipe does not exist?

Answer: All of them exist

Gratin d'escargots de Bourgogne � la rhubarbe - baked snails and rhubarb.
Flan d'escargots � la cr�me de persil - snails and custard with a parsley-cream sauce.
Petits-gris dans un oignon confit - snails and stewed onions.

I can't say that I've tried any of these. In fact, personally, I'm not too keen on snails on my plate or in the garden!

Source: Author fontenilles

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