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"Top Chef"--Mixed Trivia Trivia Quiz

For "Top Chef" fans like myself, this trivia tests your knowledge on some of the basics of "Top Chef", as well as some of the quotes said in the show. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by ly2102. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ly2102

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,610

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who's the winner of season 8? Hint

Mike Isabella

Richard Blais

Michael Voltaggio

Kevin Sbraga

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Question 2 of 10

2. Out of the first eight winners of "Top Chef", what was special about the winner of season four? Hint

The chef had the least elimination challenges won

It's the youngest chef to be crowned Top Chef

It was the only female winner in eight seasons

The chef had been eliminated once before in the competition

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which chef in season four said, "If that cake smashes, I'm going to need therapy"? Hint

Lisa Fernandes

Dale Talde

Nikki Cascone

Antonia Lofaso

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first chef to ever win a quickfire challenge and an elimination challenge in one episode? Hint

Elia Aboumrad

Ryan Scott

Sam Talbot

Michael Midgley

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which chef said that Howie's mushroom duxelles looked like dog diarrhea in season three? Hint

Tom Colicchio

Hung Huynh

Gail Simmons

Anthony Bourdain

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which British chef took over Gail Simmons' position as a judge half-way through the competition in season 5? Hint

Gordon Ramsay

Nigella Lawson

Jamie Oliver

Toby Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was the finale of season 7 filmed? Hint

Las Vegas

Hong Kong

Aspen

Singapore

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Question 8 of 10

8. In season 2, episode 10, Gail said that one dish made her nauseous. Who was the chef who was responsible for cooking that dish? Hint

Carlos Fernandez

Marcel Vigneron

Sam Talbot

Cliff Crooks

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Question 9 of 10

9. From seasons 1 to 8, what did the winners in season one and two receive, that the other winners didn't? Hint

A gourmet trip to France

A set of Kenmore Pro kitchen appliances

An editorial feature in "Food and WIne"

None of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. As every "Top Chef" fan should know, who's the head judge of "Top Chef" seasons 1-8? Hint

Ted Allen

Tom Colicchio

Padma Lakshmi

Katie Lee Joel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who's the winner of season 8?

Answer: Richard Blais

Richard won the title of Top Chef, while Mike placed second in the season. The remaining two chefs are winners from previous seasons.

2. Out of the first eight winners of "Top Chef", what was special about the winner of season four?

Answer: It was the only female winner in eight seasons

Stephanie Izard won the title of Top Chef over Lisa Fernandes and Richard Blais.

3. Which chef in season four said, "If that cake smashes, I'm going to need therapy"?

Answer: Lisa Fernandes

Lisa said that while the cake that she prepared was being transported into a box in episode 9.

4. Who was the first chef to ever win a quickfire challenge and an elimination challenge in one episode?

Answer: Michael Midgley

After winning the quickfire challenge based on colours, Michael also won the challenged based on the seven deadly sins in episode 9, season 2.

5. Which chef said that Howie's mushroom duxelles looked like dog diarrhea in season three?

Answer: Hung Huynh

Perhaps the most entertaining comment made, after Bourdain's "baby vomit with wood chips" in season 4.

6. Which British chef took over Gail Simmons' position as a judge half-way through the competition in season 5?

Answer: Toby Young

Young took over Simmoms' position in episode 7. During the episode, Young proved that he was a tough judge to please by saying that Radikha's dish was a weapon of mass destruction.

7. Where was the finale of season 7 filmed?

Answer: Singapore

It was the first season to have a finale outside of the US.

8. In season 2, episode 10, Gail said that one dish made her nauseous. Who was the chef who was responsible for cooking that dish?

Answer: Sam Talbot

At judges' table, Gail made this rather amusing comment when the judges were deliberating on who should go home. The dish that Sam made was Watermelon Gnocchi with Cabrales and Asiago Cream.

9. From seasons 1 to 8, what did the winners in season one and two receive, that the other winners didn't?

Answer: A set of Kenmore Pro kitchen appliances

A set of Kenmore Pro kitchen appliances was only given out to the winners in seasons 1 and 2.

10. As every "Top Chef" fan should know, who's the head judge of "Top Chef" seasons 1-8?

Answer: Tom Colicchio

Tom Colicchio remained the head judge from seasons 1 through 8. He was born in New Jersey in the early 1960s, and had two cameos on HBO's series "Treme".

Source: Author ly2102

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