Traveling the USA While Hungry Quiz

Answer: Florida Keys

Key Lime Pie is a dessert made with Key lime juice, egg yolks, condensed milk, and a meringue topping. The dessert is made with small Key limes, which are grown throughout the Florida Keys and are more tart than other limes.

Answer: Deep-dish

Chicago style deep-dish pizza is typically made in a cast iron pan that resembles a cake or pie pan. The crust can be almost three inches thick, and takes longer to bake than a traditional thin-crust pizza.

Answer: Ravioli

Also known as "toasted ravioli," this dish consists of ravioli stuffed with cheese or meat, breaded, and deep fried until the outside turns a crispy brown. Although the dish itself is believed to have been created in Sicily, St. Louis' predominately Italian neighborhood "The Hill" is believed to be the originator of the dish in the US.

Answer: Boston Cream Pie

Despite its name, Boston Cream Pie is actually a yellow cake filled with custard or cream and topped with chocolate sauce. The pie was created in 1856 by a chef at Boston's historic Omni Parker House Hotel. In 1996, the Boston Cream Pie was named the official dessert of Massachusetts.

Answer: Coffee

Seattle is home to a number of coffee companies, including Starbucks, Tully's Coffee, and Victrola Coffee Roasters. In addition to these companies, Seattle is home to a large number of independent coffee houses.

Answer: Hollywood Brown Derby

The traditional Cobb Salad is made with chopped lettuce, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, chives, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette. The dish is named after Robert Cobb, owner of the famous Hollywood Brown Derby Hotel.

Answer: Cheesesteak

The cheesesteak was developed in the early 20th century by Pat and Harry Olivieri, owners of a hot dog stand in Philadelphia. They made a new sandwich using chopped steak, sliced onions, cheese, and crispy bread. The sandwich proved to be extremely popular, and remain so today.

Answer: A baby figurine

The Louisiana style King Cake is typically served around Mardi Gras time, and is a sugary cake topped with icing and topped with colored sugar. The cake is served in the shape of a circle. The cake typically has a small plastic baby baked into it, and the person who eats the piece with the baby is said to have good luck for the following year.

Answer: Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola was first created by pharmacist John Pemberton shortly after the end of the US Civil War, and was intended for medicinal use. Business man Asa Candler bought the company and developed it into the multinational corporation we know today.

Answer: Margarita

The American Southwest is greatly influenced by nearby neighbor Mexico. A very common drink there is the margarita, a cocktail that typically consists of tequila, triple sec, and lemon or lime juice. The drink can be served frozen or on the rocks, and may contain a sugar or salt rim.