Culinary Quiz

1. Usquebaugh, uisge beatha, uisce beatha. What is it and where did it come from?

2. Which domesticated fowl was originally native to Southern Ontario, parts of the U.S. and Mexico
before being domesticated by Indians and brought to Europe by English settlers?

3. Some early Spanish priests, aware of the passion the native people had for the fruit of this plant
and unsure of its powers, assumed they were aphrodisiacs and warned against consumption. Of
course, true to human nature this only added to the popularity of ___________?

4. How did turkeys get their name?

5. This food has long been known as a symbol for eternity. Ancient Egyptians took an oath of office
with their right hand on it and Byzantine architects used it’s symbolic shape in the design of their
religious structures. What food is it?

6. The tradition of this people claims an enormous hen turkey flew over their fields bringing them corn
and teaching them how to cultivate their crops. Can you name this culture?

7. The feeling of euphoria some Chile pepper aficionados experience can be explained by this:

8. Among the 50 foreign countries where Spam is sold, which two countries are the biggest markets?

9. The lack of what food almost brought the Civil War to a halt when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent an
urgent message to the War Department saying, "I will not move my army without _____." The next
day, three trainloads were on their way to the front.

10. Who sold a caramel company at the turn of the 20th century for $1 million and turned around to
start a chocolate company in Pennsylvania?

11. During the Middle Ages, this food was so valuable it was used to make rent payments and as a
wedding gift? Can you name it?

12. Which bird did Benjamin Franklin want to be named as the national symbol?

13. Nikita Krushchev once credited this food with the survival of the World War II Russian Army
saying "Without ____, we wouldn’t have been able to feed our army."

14. What is the fear of food?

15. Roux, beurre manie, egg yolks with or without cream, cornstarch and arrowroot are all examples
of what?
 Culinary quiz Answers

1.Usquebaugh is the Gaelic word which means water of life. It is thought to be the origin of word
"whiskey." (Scottish Gaelic 'uisge beatha', Irish Gaelic 'uisce beatha.'

2. Which domesticated fowl was originally native to Southern Ontario, parts of the U.S. and Mexico before being
domesticated by Indians and brought to Europe by English settlers?
D. Turkey

3. Some early Spanish priests, aware of the passion the native people had for the fruit of this plant and unsure of
its powers, assumed they were aphrodisiacs and warned against consumption. Of course, true to human nature
this only added to the popularity of ___________?
B. Chile pepper

4. How did turkeys get their name?

D. No one really knows.

5. This food has long been known as a symbol for eternity. Ancient Egyptians took an oath of office with their
right hand on it and Byzantine architects used it’s symbolic shape in the design of their religious structures. What
food is it?
B. Onion

6. The tradition of this people claims an enormous hen turkey flew over their fields bringing them corn and
teaching them how to cultivate their crops. Can you name this culture?
C. Navajos

7. The feeling of euphoria some Chile pepper aficionados experience can be explained by this:
D. The burning sensation in your mouth causes the release of endorphins.

8. Among the 50 foreign countries where Spam is sold, which two countries are the biggest markets?
B. UK and South Korea

9. The lack of what food almost brought the Civil War to a halt when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent an urgent
message to the War Department saying, "I will not move my army without _____." The next day, three trainloads
were on their way to the front.
B. Onions

10. Who sold a caramel company at the turn of the 20th century for $1 million and turned around to start a
chocolate company in Pennsylvania?
B. Milton Hershey

11. During the Middle Ages, this food was so valuable it was used to make rent payments and as a wedding gift?
Can you name it?
A. Onions

12. Which bird did Benjamin Franklin want to be named as the national symbol?
B. Turkey

13. Nikita Krushchev once credited this food with the survival of the World War II Russian Army saying "Without
____, we wouldn’t have been able to feed our army."
A. Spam
14. What is the fear of food?
A. Cibophobia

15. Roux, beurre manie, egg yolks with or without cream, cornstarch and arrowroot are all examples
of what?

A. a Liason