Food & Drink pub quiz questions

1. The German beer festival Oktoberfest takes place in which city?

   Munich

2. If you add an egg onto a Welsh Rarebit what does it become?

   A Buck Rarebit

3. In Indian cuisine, what name is given to a tandoor-baked leavened flatbread?

   Naan

4. Which hard Italian cheese is named after the regions Parma and Reggio?

   Parmigiano-Reggiano

5. The pomelo is the largest citrus fruit; the grapefruit is a hybrid of pomelo and which other fruit?

   Orange (sweet orange)

6. Which Alcoholic Beverage Is Advertised On TV By Tom The Dancing Cat?

   Bacardi Breezer

7. The fortified wine port comes from which country?

   Portugal

8. What fermented fish sauce, popular in ancient Rome, was made from fish guts?

   Garum

9. Which grain is used to make the North African staple couscous?

   Semolina (durum wheat)

10. What animal features on the logo for Toblerone chocolate?

    Bear

11. Baklava is a sweet pastry made with layers of filo, nuts and which syrup?

    Honey (sugar syrup)

12. Which grain, a staple in Ethiopia, is used to make the flatbread injera?

    Teff

13. What is the term for the white stringy part of an egg that anchors the yolk?

    Chalaza

14. Which citrus fruit is the largest, with a thick rind, and is an ancestor of the grapefruit?

    Pomelo

15. From which flower are vanilla pods obtained?

    Orchids

16. What soft, chewy sweet is made by boiling sugar, butter and condensed milk to a high temperature?

    Fudge

17. What is the common name for the simple sugar glucose that circulates in the blood?

    Blood sugar

18. What Country Has More Three-Star Michelin Restaurants Than Any Other?

    Japan

19. Which small, oily fish is commonly sold tinned in oil or tomato sauce and named after a Mediterranean island?

    Sardine

20. What French culinary term means to coat the back of a spoon, describing the consistency of a custard or sauce?

    Nappe

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