Food and Drink Quiz - Sunday Quiz

Round 1: Food and Drink - Herbs and Spices

10 questions all about herbs and spices.

What name is given to the spice made from the berry of the pimento plant?

Used to flavour tomato based sauces, often on a pizza, what herb is also known as Wild Marjoram?

What, made from the dried stamens of cultivated crocus flowers, is the most expensive cooking spice?

Grown widely in Eurasia, what herb is the only species in the genus Anethum and is commonly used when pickling gherkins?

What name is given to the unripe, ground or whole berries of Piper nigrum?

What spice would a bartender dust your "Brandy Flip" with?

The traditional French blend of 'fines herbes' includes chervil, chives and tarragon. What is the fourth herb?

Fresh coriander/cilantro is used extensively in cooking around the world, which vegetable family does it belong to?

What is a mixture of dried thyme, bay and parsley enclosed in a muslin bag called?

The curry plant has a very spicy aroma and silver leaves. What colour are the flowers of the plant?

Round 2: Food and Drink - Desserts

10 questions about Desserts.

What name is given to the dessert which is a sweet opaque jelly of flavoured corn flour and milk?

What dessert consists of ice cream covered in meringue and baked in the oven?

Which dessert has a custard base and a burnt caramelised top?

If you ordered Cherries Jubilee, with which method would you expect them to be cooked?

The dessert Pavlova is made from fresh fruit, cream and which other ingredient?

What is the surname of the Australian Opera Singer who had a dessert and a kind of bread named after her?

A shortcrust pastry shell beneath layers of jam, frangipane, and a topping of flaked almonds, what dessert is named after a UK town?

Which dessert is usually made from layers of jelly, sponge, fruit, custard and cream?

What name is given to a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey?

What famous layered coffee Italian dessert has its origin in the city of Treviso?

Round 3: Food and Drink - Fruit

10 questions all about fruit.

Which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and named after a river in Scotland?

Used in the making of Calvados, which fruit has the scientific name of malus pumila?

What spiny fruit with a pungent odour and rich yellow flesh is considered "The King of Fruits" by many Southeast Asians?

The favourite drink of the fictional detective Hercule Poirot, what fruit is used in making 'Creme de Cassis'?

Round, yellow-red stoned, and about the size of an apple, what smooth skinned fruit is a cross between a peach and a plum?

Kumquat, Pomelo, and Ugli all belong to what genus of flowering trees and shrubs?

The carambola is a sweet and sour fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia, what is it better known as?

Which fruit is a citrus hybrid originating in Barbados as an accidental cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo?

Growing on thorny bushes, what red/pink Summer fruit has a high quercetin content which may help relieve hay fever?

In the Hindu culture, the leaves of which large stone fruit are hung at weddings to ensure fertility?

Round 4: Food and Drink - Cocktails

10 questions all about cocktails.

What is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice, and sugar or other sweetener?

A Black Velvet is made with stout (often Guinness) and what other drink?

The ingredients Of a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail are vodka, orange juice, and what else?

Bourbon, sugar and mint make up a cocktail called a mint what?

What is the name of the drink which contains vodka, tomato juice, lemon, tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, and celery salt?

What type of fortified wine is added to (normally Scotch) Whisky to make a Whisky Mac?

With what fruit juice is champagne mixed to produce 'Buck's Fizz' (UK), or 'Mimosa' (US)?

A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. When made with Scotch whisky it's a what?

What name is given to a duo cocktail made by adding crème de menthe to brandy?

What is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum, and in many recipes, lime juice, on ice?

Round 5: Food and Drink

10 questions all about food and drink.

What name is given to Indian triangular pastries stuffed with meat or vegetables?

Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws is known as what?

Used as the scent on an artificial hare at greyhound tracks, the herb Fennel has what flavour?

Which drink, invented in 1886, was first marketed as the 'Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage'?

What vegetable did Mark Twain describe as 'Cabbage with a college education'?

What was developed in 1888–1889 by the Pearl Milling Company and advertised as the first ready-mix?

What type of bacteria is the most frequently reported cause of food-related illness in the United States?

What is the Swedish name as selection of hot or cold dishes served as a buffet?

What type of star is awarded to restaurants where the food is of exceptional quality?

What name is given to a special bread of Eastern European origin in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat?

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