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Food trivia questions and answers

Let’s see if you’ve got the stomach for these fun free food trivia questions and answers! They’re sure to whet your appetite for more trivia!

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Food trivia questions

Question 1
What dessert consists of ice cream covered in meringue and baked in the oven?
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Baked Alaska.
Question 2
Which nut is used to make marzipan?
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Almond.
Question 3
What food’s name is derived from the old French for twice cooked?
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Biscuit.
Question 4
Santa Claus is a variety of which fruit?
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Melon.
Question 5
Globe and Jerusalem are types of what vegetable?
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Artichoke.
Question 6
What name is given to the deep south stew or soup thickened with okra, that is the official state cuisine of Louisiana?
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Gumbo.
Question 7
What is the common name for dried plums?
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Prunes.
Question 8
What kind of fish is a kipper?
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A herring.
Question 9
What is the official state food of Texas?
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Chilli.
Question 10
Halloumi originates from which Mediterranean island country?
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Cyprus.
Question 11
The rice dish paella originated in which country?
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Spain.
Question 12
What is the only fruit to bear seeds on the outside?
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Strawberries.
Question 13
Mangifera indica is the scientific name of the tree that produces which fruit?
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Mango.
Question 14
Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws is known as what?
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Kosher.
Question 15
What is laverbread made from?
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Seaweed.
Question 16
What country does Jarlsberg cheese from?
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Norway.
Question 17
Which French culinary term literally means “outside the work”?
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Hors-d’oeuvre.
Question 18
What name is given to the Japanese dish in which fish, shellfish, or vegetables are fried in batter?
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Tempura.
Question 19
Natural vanilla flavoring comes from which plant?
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Orchid.
Question 20
Which dessert was created in honor of a famous Russian ballet dancer?
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Pavlova.
Question 21
What fruit do raisins come from?
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Dried grapes.
Question 22
What kind of cheese is in a Caprese salad?
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Mozzarella cheese.
Question 23
What is the main ingredient of hummus?
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Chickpeas (or garbanzo beans).
Question 24
A spice from which root is used to give food a yellow color?
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Turmeric.
Question 25
Which type of prepared bread is named after an opera singer?
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Melba toast.
Question 26
Sorbitol dulcitol and xylitol are forms of what?
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Sugars (artificial sweeteners).
Question 27
What food dishes name translates as pepper water?
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Mulligatawny.
Question 28
What type of meat is used in the preparation of Osso Bucco?
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Veal.
Question 29
What type of food is coulibac?
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A Russian fish pie.
Question 30
According to Enrico Caruso, “It is a good fruit. You eat, you drink, and you wash your face”. What fruit was he talking about?
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Watermelon.

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