Episode 5: Food & Drink - Culinary Conundrums

Questions and Answers


Question 1: Singapore banned which popular western foodstuff because of litter implicatons?

Answer: Chewing Gum

Question 2: What do you get when you add fresh fruit to red wine?

Answer: Sangria

Question 3: Food That Is Permitted To Be Eaten Under Jewish Dietary Laws Is Known As What

Answer: Kosher

Question 4: What is the most common pub name in Great Britain?

Answer: The Red Lion

Question 5: This drink is made from espresso coffee, steamed milk and chocolate.

Answer: Mocha

Question 6: What is the minimum age for scotch whisky before it can be sold in the uk?

Answer: 3 Years

Question 7: Which Ancient Central American Civilisation Were Drinking Chocolate Milk As Long Ago As 600 BC?

Answer: Mayans

Question 8: Where was Budweiser first brewed?

Answer: St. Louis

Question 9: Which Food Stuff Has A Name Which Translates Into English As 'On A Skewer'?

Answer: Kebab

Question 10: The Name Of Which Chinese Dish Means 'Odds & Ends'

Answer: Chop Suey

Question 11: What Are Scallions?

Answer: Spring Onions Or Shallots

Question 12: What do Americans call what the British call an iced-lolly?

Answer: Popsicle

Question 13: What would you buy from a Bodega?

Answer: Wine

Question 14: Wine vinegar, egg white and what other ingredient goes into making hollandaise sauce?

Answer: Butter

Question 15: What Is The Italian Name For Squid In A Restaurant?

Answer: Calamari

Question 16: What Is The Most Expensive Spice?

Answer: Saffron

Question 17: In which country would you expect to be served a yoghurt-based starter called 'tzatziki'?

Answer: Greece

Question 18: What is the chief food for half the people in the world?

Answer: Rice

Question 19: What is the most widely used seasoning?

Answer: Salt

Question 20: What Type Of Fruit Is A Russet?

Answer: An Apple