Food & Drink - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origins | From what country does the bánh mì sandwich originate? | Vietnam | 2025/01/01 |
| People | Which French chef and former soldier is credited with creating the 'brigade de cuisine' kitchen system, in which stations specialise in specific tasks? | Auguste Escoffier | 2023/04/22 |
| Cocktails | In cocktails, what ingredient is added to a Black Russian in order to make a White Russian? | Cream (or milk) | 2023/04/20 |
| Cocktails | What spirit is used in an appletini cocktail? | Vodka | 2023/04/22 |
| Cocktails | What type of vegetable juice is one of the ingredients in a ‘What’s Up Doc?’ cocktail? | Carrot juice | 2025/01/20 |
| Fruit | What fruit is known as ananas in French, German, Italian, and Finnish? | Pineapple | 2024/05/10 |
| Fruit | What fruit is known as caomei in Chinese, frutilla in South American Spanish, and mefus in Welsh? | Strawberry *The literal translation of the Chinese caomei is grass/straw berry. | 2024/10/22 |
| Fruit | What type of fruit has a variety called Amarena, which is frequently used in Italian syrups, cakes, and gelato? | Cherry | 2025/01/16 |
| Ingredients | What ingredient is added to a croque monsieur to make a croque madame? | Egg (fried or poached) | 2023/04/20 |
| Nuts | Bitter almonds contain a chemical called glycoside amygdalin. What toxin does glycoside amygdalin produce when it breaks down in the human stomach? | Hydrogen Cyanide *Eating 50 raw bitter almonds could kill an adult. Eating 5-10 could kill a child. | 2024/04/11 |
| Meat | What name is given to a sheep, and its meat, that is aged between one and two years? | Hogget | 2024/04/07 |
| Meat | Also known as a three bird roast, what portmanteau is used for a dish in which a chicken is stuffed inside a duck, which is then stuffed inside a turkey before being roasted? | Turducken | 2024/04/28 |
| Spices | What spice was so valuable in Roman times that when the Visigoths laid siege to Rome in 408AD they took 3000 pounds of it in the siege-ending ransom, alongside gold, silver, silk and animal hides? | Black pepper | 2025/01/01 |
| Baking and Breads | In 2023, a study found that which South American nation had overtaken Italy as the largest consumers of panettone in the world, with people eating 1.1kg per person per year, creating a total consumption of 34,000 tonnes? | Peru *Peru has a population of around 34 million, hence the 34 000 tonnes. | 2024/04/18 |
| Baking and Breads | What is the name of the fermented spongy flatbread staple in Ethiopia and Eritrea that often serves as both a serving vessel and means to pick up accompanying ‘wot’ dishes? | Injera | 2024/12/07 |
| Baking and Breads | What type of tortilla is used to make an enchilada, one of the key differences between it and the flour tortilla-based burrito? | Corn | 2024/12/07 |
| Baking and Breads | What name is given to the baked product that mixes a croissant and a muffin? | Cruffin | 2024/12/27 |
| Baking and Breads | What cake, known for its distinct pink and yellow quadrant pattern, is named for the German royal house that changed its name to Mountbatten after marrying into the British royal family? | Battenberg | 2025/03/01 |
| Baking and Breads | A pikelet is a thinner form of what toasted food commonly associated with England? | Crumpet *In Australia and New Zealand, pikelets are more akin to mini pancakes (drop scones). | 2025/03/01 |
| Cooking Techniques | What type of Japanese cooking style involves grilling or frying food on a large metal plate, from which the style takes its name? | Teppanyaki | 2024/10/31 |
| Nutrition | Nutritionally, 100g of blackcurrants will supply over 200 per cent of the recommended daily intake of which vitamin? | Vitamin C | 2024/10/31 |
| Restaurants | November 2024 saw which furniture store company open its first UK standalone restaurant in London’s Hammersmith district? | IKEA | 2024/12/07 |
| Restaurants | Despite its Irish sounding name, what French fast food chain - with over 300 outlets in 11 countries - specialises in a dish consisting of flour tortillas containing meat, cheese, and French fries? | O’Tacos | 2025/01/09 |
| Confectionery | In 2023, what flavour of Quality Street was re-released in a limited capacity after a 20 year absence, having won a ‘favourite retro sweet’ survey by the sweet’s? manufacturer, Nestle, in 2021? | Coffee creme | 2024/12/07 |
| Confectionery | What rhyming two-word name was given to the short-lived Percy Pig sweet that swapped the composition and flavours of Percy's head and ears? | Reversy Percy | 2023/04/22 |
| Confectionery | Which UK chocolate bar was advertised as ‘not for girls’ in the 2000s, triggering complaints to the Advertising Standards Agency? | Yorkie | 2024/12/14 |
| Confectionery | Since 1963, the 105 street lights on Chocolate Avenue in downtown Hershey, Pennsylvania have been shaped like what confectionery item? | Hershey’s kisses | 2025/01/01 |
| Soft Drinks | What was the name of Coca-Cola's infamously short-lived experiment with transparent cola, introduced to the world in 1992 but removed in 1994? | Tab Clear *Coca-Cola's Chief Marketing Officer at the time has since claimed Tab Clear was an attempt to undermine the credability of Crystal Pepsi | 2023/04/20 |
| Soft Drinks | Beverage Brands, the company that would later create WKD, worked with Scottish company Caledonian Bottlers to release which brand of flavoured waters in 1992? | Caledonian Clear | 2023/04/20 |
| Brands - US | Which food and beverage company owns the Mountain Dew, Tropicana, and Gatorade drinks brands, as well as the Doritos and Lay’s snack lines? | PepsiCo | 2024/12/07 |
| Local Delicacies | With a name literally translated as ‘yeast dumpling’, and similar to the German dampfnudel, what is the name of the Austrian steamed dessert dumplings containing plum jam and covered with poppy seeds and sugar? | Germknödel | 2025/01/16 |
| Miscellaneous | Proven theoretically possible on TV show Mythbusters, Mexican prisoner Juan Lopez is reported to have escaped from jail in 1996 by corroding the bars on his cell using what type of foodstuff? | Salsa *Lopez’s escape is believed to have taken six years. However Mythbusters found that passing a small amount of direct current electricity through the salsa, which contains acid, salt, and water, could corrode the bars in only four months. | 2025/01/16 |
Food & Drink - 2 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desserts | What are the two primary ingredients needed to make meringue? | 1. Egg whites 2. Sugar | 2024/12/23 |
| Sauces | What are the two ingredients most commonly used to create the simple French sweet and sour sauce gastrique? | 1. Sugar 2. Vinegar *Honey is sometimes used to replace sugar. | 2025/01/16 |
| Cocktails | What are the two ingredients that go into a screwdriver cocktail? | 1. Vodka 2. Orange juice | 2025/01/08 |
| Confectionery | Fruit Salad, the yellow and pink coloured British confectionery chew that has existed since the 1920s, is advertised as tasting of what two types of fruit - although no fruit is listed in its ingredients? | 1. Raspberry 2. Pineapple | 2025/01/09 |
| Pubs & Bars | What colour and what animal appear in the most common pub name in the UK, per research conducted from 2020 to 2023? | 1. Red 2. Lion *The data from ukphonebook.com noted 468 Red Lion pubs, marginally ahead of the 433 Royal Oak pubs. | 2025/01/16 |
Food & Drink - 3 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | What are the three primary ingredients of pancakes? | 1. Flour 2. Eggs 3. Milk | 2024/04/07 |
| Ingredients | In a story enjoyed by all the nation’s tabloid newspapers, what three pizza toppings were the most requested by British visitors to Dominos in 2023? | 1. Pepperoni 2. Roast chicken 3. Sweetcorn | 2024/12/07 |
| Ingredients | What three ingredients are labelled the ‘holy trinity’ in Cajun and Louisiana Creole cuisine due to their roles as the base of many dishes? | 1. Celery 2. Bell pepper 3. Onion | 2024/12/07 |
| Cocktails | According to the International Bartenders Association, what three ingredients comprise a sidecar cocktail? | Cognac* Triple sec** Lemon juice *Brandy **Orange liqueur | 2024/10/31 |
| Confectionery | According to recipes created by confectionery company Jelly Belly, what three flavours of jelly bellies combine to make a coffee cake flavour? | 1. Cappuccino 2. Vanilla 3. Buttered popcorn | 2024/12/14 |
| Desserts | What are the three main types of meringue, the name of each includes a demonym of a European country? | 1. French meringue 2. Italian meringue 3. Swiss meringue | 2024/12/27 |
| Brands - UK | Which three flavours can be found in a standard 12-bag Monster Munch multipack? | 1. Pickled Onion 2. Roast Beef 3. Flamin' Hot | 2023/04/22 |
Food & Drink - 4 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | Excluding added vitamins and minerals, what are the four listed ingredients of Kellogg’s Cornflakes? | 1. Maize 2. Sugar 3. Salt 4. Barley malt extract *The listed ingredients also include the vitamins and minerals niacin (vitamin B3), iron, vitamin B6, riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin (vitamin B1), folic acid (vitamin B9), vitamin D, and vitamin B12. | 2024/12/19 |
| Ingredients | Not including the third slice of bread or any condiments, what are the four ingredients traditionally used as a filling in a club sandwich? | 1. Bacon 2. Turkey / chicken 3. Lettuce 4. Tomato | 2025/01/01 |
| Ingredients - Cocktails | What are the four ingredients that go into a slow comfortable screw cocktail? | 1. Vodka 2. Orange juice 3. Sloe gin 4. Southern Comfort *In the name the ‘slow’ refers to sloe gin, the ‘comfortable’ to Southern Comfort, and the ‘screw’ to the two-ingredient screwdriver cocktail, which is made of vodka and orange juice. | 2025/01/09 |
| Products | What four varieties of cereal are included in a current eight-box Kellogg's variety pack? | 1. Corn flakes 2. Coco Pops 3. Rice Krispies 4. Rice Krispies Multigrain Shapes | 2025/01/08 |
Food & Drink - 5 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food | What are the five mother sauces, as defined by Auguste Escoffier in his 1903 book Le guide culinaire? | 1. Béchamel 2. Espagnole 3. Tomato 4. Velouté 5. Mayonnaise (later Hollandaise) *In basic terms: Béchamel: a white milk-based sauce Espagnole: a brown stock-based sauce Tomato: a red tomato-based sauce Velouté: a light white roux and stock-based sauce Mayonnaise (later Hollandaise): an egg yolk-based sauce | 2023/04/22 |
Food & Drink - 6 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine | In preparation for the effects of climate change, in 2019 the grape varieties of Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, and Touriga Nacional joined which six original grape varieties as being permitted in the creation of Bordeaux red wine, according to France's Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualite? | 1. Cabernet Sauvignon 2. Cabernet Franc 3. Merlot 4. Malbec 5. Carmenere 6. Petit Verdot *Most Bordeaux reds are based on a ratio of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon plus 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot, or 70% Merlot plus 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. | 2024/12/07 |
Food & Drink - 7 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | What are the seven different component parts of a Big Mac? | 1. Burger bun 2. Hamburger patty 3. Cheese 4. Lettuce 5. Onion 6. Pickle 7. Sauce | 2024/12/07 |
Food & Drink - 9 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brands - North America | What nine flavours of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream have appeared in the company’s top ten sellers every year since 2020? | 1. Half Baked 2. Cherry Garcia 3. Chocolate Fudge Brownie 4. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 5. Tonight Dough 6. Phish Food 7. Strawberry Cheesecake 8. Americone Dream 9. Chunky Monkey | 2024/12/07 |