Food and Drink in Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Minestrone

AAHH! Minestrone soup. From the Italian meaning" big soup" this is made from a variety of vegetables and pasta along with meat if desired - there is no set recipe, whatever is available.

10CC were a 1970s rock band probably most famous for 'I'm Not in Love' which reached number one in the UK and number two in the US.

Answer: Popcorn

Released in 1972 and played on a 'Moog' synthesizer, 'Popcorn' became a world-wide hit reaching number five in the UK, number nine on the American Billboard pop chart and number one in a number of other countries.

Popcorn is, as the name suggests, popped corn; originally discovered by native Americans it is now an extremely popular snack food all over the world.

Answer: Tequila

An American rock band from California and best known for 'Hotel California'. In 2004 The Eagles were ranked at number75 in 'Rolling Stone's' Top 100 Greatest Artists of all Time.

Tequila is an alcoholic drink distilled from the blue agave plant.

Answer: Strawberry Fields Forever

Reaching number two in Britain and number one in the US. Strawberry Field was the name of the Salvation Army Children's home close to where John Lennon grew up in Liverpool.

Strawberries are a red fruit often made into jam/jelly, delicious eaten fresh with sugar and cream.

Answer: Painless

'M.A.S.H.' was one of the most successful TV series ever produced. The final episode 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen' was watched by around 106 million viewers in the US alone according to Imdb.com.

And, of course, mash is also part of the famous British dish 'bangers and mash' (or sausages and mashed potato).

Answer: Cream

Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce formed Cream in 1966.
On 'VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock' Cream were, at one time, ranked number 16 and were named by Rolling Stone as the 66th greatest artist of all time (info from Wikipedia).

Cream is also a dairy product used in coffee or as a topping for puddings and pies.

Answer: Bread and butter

The Newbeats were an American Trio and 'Bread and Butter' was their best selling song reaching number two on the Billboard 100 and number 15 in the British Music charts in 1964.

Bread is baked throughout the world in many different forms; it can be leavened or unleavened, have different seeds added to the crust or through the whole loaf, be used as a base for pizza, baked into puddings (bread and butter pudding) or used by the slice (summer pudding). Go and check out some recipes.
(Oh! it can also be used to make sandwiches)

Answer: false

The correct answer was, of course, 'Mouldy Old Dough'. Reaching number one in the UK charts ,it is the ONLY number one in the UK to feature mother and son. Not only that, it became the second best selling single of the year behind The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' version of 'Amazing Grace'.

There are hundreds of cheese types throughout the world. It can be made from any type of milk, the most commonly used being cows milk followed by goat and then sheep cheese.

Answer: Breakfast

Supertramp were a British group best known for 'Breakfast in America' and 'The Logical Song'. With nine top 40 entries in the US singles chart and only five in the UK they were a very successful band in America.

Breakfast in America usually includes some or ALL of these:

Two eggs (fried or poached), sliced bacon or sausages, sliced bread or toast with jam/jelly/butter, pancakes with syrup, cornflakes or other cereal, coffee/tea, orange/grapefruit juice.

A full English breakfast is:
Bacon, eggs (fried usually), fried slice (fried bread), mushrooms and tomatoes.

Answer: Pumpkin

The only top ten hit for Jay and the Techniques, 'Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie' sold over a million copies earning them a gold disc.

A pumpkin is a yellowish/orange gourd which can grow to a tremendous size. The 2010 world record was set by an Atlantic giant pumpkin grown by a gentleman called Christy Harp; this weighed in at an astounding 1,725-pound (782 kilograms).