Mastermind Club

Quiz 2020

No12

Food & Drink

Answers

Set by Mel Kinsey

1/ Whch fast food franchise has the largest number of restaurants in the world?

Subway (Overtook McDonalds in 2010)

2/ What is the distinctive characteristic of Seville Oranges?

Bitter Orange ( Inedible, used to make marmalade)

3/  What is Tofu made of?  Soya Beans

4/  If a dish is described as Dopiaza, which ingredient would you expect to find?

Omions (Dopiaza is Urdu for "Two Onions")

5/ What is mixed with Guinness when poured to create the creamy head?

Nitrogen

6/ Which is the main grain used for making Bourbon whiskey?

Corn (At least 51% must be Corn (Maize) by law)

7/  The towns of Reims and Epemay are the centres of which wine-producing region of France?

Champagne

8/ What are the main four ingredients of a Waldorf Salad?

Apples,, Grapes, Celery and  Walnuts dressed in mayonnaise

9/ What does a Screwdrive become if you add Galliano?

A Harvey Wallbanger

10/ What is measured  using the Scoville Scale?

The hotness or piquancy of a chilli pepper

11/  What do Amstel, Newcastle Brown, John Smith's, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Murphy's and Buckler have in common?

They are all Heineken brands

12/ From which country did Pilsner beer originate?

Czech Republic ( In Pizen)

13/ What is the main ingredient of Hummus?

Chickpeas

14/ What is the ame of the culinary knife cut in which a food item is cut into long thin strips?

Julienne

15/  Red Stripe beer is originally from which country?

Jamacia

16/ Which drink was created by the Coca-Cola cmpany in Nazi Germany during World War II to compensate for the inability to import Coca-Cola syrup?

Fanta

17/ Who said during World War I. "Drink is doing us more damage than all the German submarines put together"?

David Lloyd George

18/ Who said. "One more drink and i'll be under the host"?

Dorothy Parker

19/ What does VSOP on a Brandy bottle stand for?

Very Superior Old Pale

20/ From which fruit is Grenadine obtained?

Pomegranate