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Quiz about MasterChef Australia 2009 Finals Week

'MasterChef Australia' 2009 Finals Week Quiz

Finals week of the first "MasterChef Australia" 2009 had some interesting challenges and twists. Do you remember them?

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

Author
Parra_Chick

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,109

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
260

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the first Sunday night challenge, Julia won the right to choose the core ingredient for the contestants to cook a Greek dish with. Which ingredient did she choose? Hint

Eggplant

Goat

Sardines

Feta cheese

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Question 2 of 10

2. On Monday night, the first elimination challenge was the mystery box. Chris won the privilege of seeing the ingredients and was given a cookbook on Sunday night. What was in the mystery box? Hint

Ingredients to make pastry

Ingredients to make a roast dinner

Ingredients to make soup

Ingredients to make souffle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was eliminated at the end of Monday night's challenge? Hint

Julie

Lucas

Justine

Chris

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who won the "Mystery Box" challenge on Monday night? Hint

Poh

Lucas

Chris

Justine

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Question 5 of 10

5. On Tuesday night, the elimination challenge was an invention test. The theme was decided by the winner of Monday night's challenge. What was the theme? Hint

Thai

Malaysian

Philippino

Indian

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was eliminated after Tuesday's challenge? Hint

Julie

Julia

Chris

Justine

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Question 7 of 10

7. Wednesday's elimination challenge was a pressure test. Who was eliminated after this challenge? Hint

Justine

Chris

Julie

Poh

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Thursday's elimination challenge, the contestants had to cook three dishes they wanted to see in their cookbook. Which noted cookbook author was the guest judge? Hint

Donna Hay

Bill Granger

Margaret Fulton

Jamie Oliver

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which contestant was eliminated after Thursday's challenge? Hint

Poh

Gary

Julie

Chris

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the finale on Sunday night, one of the challenges Poh and Julie faced was cooking the signature dish of which celebrity chef? Hint

Curtis Stone

Matt Moran

Bill Granger

Luke Mangan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the first Sunday night challenge, Julia won the right to choose the core ingredient for the contestants to cook a Greek dish with. Which ingredient did she choose?

Answer: Goat

Julia chose goat as the core ingredient. The winner of this challenge was given a special advantage over the other contestants in the first elimination challenge. Chris won this challenge.

2. On Monday night, the first elimination challenge was the mystery box. Chris won the privilege of seeing the ingredients and was given a cookbook on Sunday night. What was in the mystery box?

Answer: Ingredients to make pastry

The contestants had to make pastry and deliver one sweet and one savoury pie each. They were given recipes to make a basic sweet pastry and a basic savoury pastry, but had to choose their own fillings.

3. Who was eliminated at the end of Monday night's challenge?

Answer: Lucas

Lucas' pies were unfortunately deemed to be unseasoned and the least impressive, so he was eliminated from the contest.

4. Who won the "Mystery Box" challenge on Monday night?

Answer: Poh

Although given the advantage of knowing what the challenge would be prior to the other contestants, Chris did not deliver the winning dish. Poh's four cheese and vegetable pie, and rhubarb open pie with hazelnut and chocolate pastry, won over the judges.

5. On Tuesday night, the elimination challenge was an invention test. The theme was decided by the winner of Monday night's challenge. What was the theme?

Answer: Malaysian

Poh chose Malaysian style cooking as that is her heritage. She was also given the opportunity to choose two core ingredients and chose ling fish and coconut cream. Needless to say, Poh won the challenge.

6. Who was eliminated after Tuesday's challenge?

Answer: Julia

Both Julia and Julie had not cooked their fish thoroughly, however, Julia had also added ingredients that did not have a Malaysian taste.

7. Wednesday's elimination challenge was a pressure test. Who was eliminated after this challenge?

Answer: Justine

The dish was a chocolate mousse cake, which had eight different layers. Justine had trouble cutting the cake when she presented it to the judges. Although disappointed that she was eliminated, she was elated when chef Matt Moran of ARIA restaurant made a surprise visit and offered to be Justine's mentor and teacher.

8. In Thursday's elimination challenge, the contestants had to cook three dishes they wanted to see in their cookbook. Which noted cookbook author was the guest judge?

Answer: Donna Hay

Donna Hay is a food stylist, author, and editor of "Donna Hay Magazine" in Australia.

9. Which contestant was eliminated after Thursday's challenge?

Answer: Chris

The contestants were judged on three elements. The look of the dish and whether it would be suitable for photography; the taste of the dish; their individual cookbook vision. Chris was eliminated based on the taste of the dishes he cooked.

10. At the finale on Sunday night, one of the challenges Poh and Julie faced was cooking the signature dish of which celebrity chef?

Answer: Matt Moran

Poh and Julie faced three challenges. A taste test, an invention test and a pressure test. During the pressure test, Matt Moran's signature chocolate tasting plate had some tough elements to it. Poh did not follow the recipe to the letter and it showed when the judges tasted it. Julie did follow the recipe and scored the highest number of points from the judges.

Source: Author Parra_Chick

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