Food Quiz 2013
The Finals
Rules
5 phases
On Infinite Bounce
PHASE I
Write
Rules
5 visuals
Answer in writing
10 points each
Stake +5/+10 against corresponding
risk
1.
They take their names from Persian terms meaning
to make the heart happy and to the heart’s choice.
What two bakery items popular in Bangalore?
Dilkush, Dilpasand
2
The first ever railway dining cars in
America were named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in
tribute to which famous New York
restaurant where the Baked Alaska was
created?
Delmonicos
3..
Sir Marcus Sandys took a secret recipe from India
with himto England and commissioned the
pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins to
produce it for him. Which county was Sandys a
native of?
Worcestershire – Lea and Perrins invented Worcestershire Sauce.
4.
Henri Gault and Christian Millau
began what, commonly called ___
___ inspired by Japanese methods
of food presentation with attention
to texture and detail?
Nouvelle Cuisine
5. One of his lesser known
works was inspired by a lifestyle
change and celebrates cooking
with a rice cooker. Who?.
PHASE II
Clockwise
The Rules
8 Questions
Infinite Bounce - 10 points
Buzz/Write for 15/-5
1
In 2011, Coca-Cola released this limited edition set of gold and silver
bottles, inspired by a musical act which was in the news thanks to a
soundtrack they had featured on. Name the act.
Blank
Daft Punk.
2
Caraway seed is a popular flavouring for
fondues and other cheese dishes in
Switzerland. However, the actual seeds
are not often used in these dishes. What
is used in its place to give these dishes
their caraway seed flavour?
Blank
Kummel, the caraway seed liqueur.Kummel liqueur
3
Seen here is an Italian dessert made with brandy, cake and ice cream. This dessert is
traditionally made in a special pumpkin-shaped mould, from which it gets its name. By
coincidence, the plural of this dessert happens to be an Italian surname, one which
was much in the news in late 2011. Name it.
Blank
• Zuccotto, Zuccotti.
4
This 1797 book by Dr. Christoph Hufeland entitled “The Art of Prolonging Human Life” is
considered to be “the Bible of ____________”, and is also where this word was used for the first
time. In it, Hufeland proposed that moral and physical health are intertwined and flow from the
same source, both marked by an abundance of life force. In his view, illness was to be prevented
primarily by pursuing a proper diet and lifestyle. Fill in the blank with a latter-day buzzword.
Blank
• Macrobiotics
5
This Mexican condiment, also known as “salsa fresca” and similar in composition to kachumbari,
has a bird-related name either due to its similarity in appearance to bird feed, or because
people originally ate it by pinching pieces between the thumb and forefinger like a rooster
pecking at its food. Name it.
Blank
• Pico de Gallo (“rooster’s beak”)
6
•“_______ In The White House” was meant to be the
third book in the series, continuing the protagonist’s
adventures with President Lancelot R. Gilligrass from
the second book and picking up after _______ is done
with helping President Gilligrass defeat the Vermicious
Knids. This was achieved by crashing the second book’s
titular method of transportation into the first book’s
titular manufacturing facility.
• The author began work on this book, but only
managed to finish one chapter of it before his death in
1990. Fill in the blanks and name the author.
Blank
• Charlie Bucket (of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator fame)
• Roald Dahl
7.
Salt was once available in
large grains, and this is the
reason for a particular kind
of preserved meat having a
footsore, agricultural sort
of name. What name?
Corned Beef.
8.
The idea of grinding beef into steaks was
brought into Europe after an Asiatic people
were noticed using it. This debt is perhaps
acknowledged in the name given to one
such delicacy, feared because it might lead
to direct access for tapeworm. What?
Steak Tartare.
9.
The location of this village, a stagecoach
stop on the Great North Road between
England and Scotland, led to produce
from nearby villages attracting much
demand. Wheyfore?
This is why only cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire,
and Nottinghamshire may be called "Stilton". Thus any cheese produced in Stilton, the
village in Cambridgeshire after which the cheese is named, would not currently be
allowed to be called Stilton Cheese.
10.
He set up the Hindoostanee Coffee
house in England in 1806, thus
effortlessly staking claim to a
particular distinction. Who? What
claim?
Dean Mahomet, who started the first curry house in England.
PHASE III
Spectrum
The Rules
List the elements in a finite
set
5 points, +10 bonus if all
correct
-5 if you exceed the number.
In 1886, Henry J. Heinz sailed to England carrying with
him a Gladstone bag containing samples of the then-
complete range of seven Heinz products. These
products were a hit in England, helping establish the
Heinz name worldwide, and many of them are still
among Heinz’s most popular products today.
Name them.—all 7.
Answers follow
Answers
1.Horseradish
2.Pickled Gherkins
3.Sauerkraut
4.Vinegar
5.Ketchup
6.Apple Butter
7.Baked Beans
PHASE IV
Anticlockwise
The Rules
8 Questions
Infinite Bounce - 10 points
Buzz/Write for 15/-5
1
•This drink had many varieties, depending on what
ingredients were added to it. Some are still made
today, although very few are made commercially.
•If Maple syrup was included, it was known as
Acerglyn. If hops and malt were added, it was known
as Braggot. If apples were mixed in, it was known as
Cyser. If grapes were added, the result was Pyment. If
mulberries were included, it was known as Morat. If
herbs and spices were added, it was known as
Metheglin.
•If only the two basic ingredients are used, however,
what is it called?
Mead, or Honey Wine.
Seen here are several types of antique silver __1__ ___2___. These were used to serve __1__ at
the table, as opposed to the plain tins used to store cooking __1__. The particular type of fine
__1__ used in these ___2___ became so associated with them that it was named ___2___
__1__, and this name survives even though the use of the ___2___ has died out. Fill in the
blanks.
• Sugar Casters, which were filled with
Caster Sugar.
Seen here are grains of X’s Y, also known as Coixseed, Y Grass or Adlai. The plant is native to
Southeast Asia, but is cultivated widely in North America, especially in areas which are too
elevated for corn or rice to grow. The name comes from the Biblical character X, who endured a
lot of suffering, although it is also known as David's Y, Saint Mary's Y, Christ's Y, or just plain Y
drops. Identify the grain.
• Job’s Tears
Joe Profaci (1897-1962) was an Italian-
American Mafioso who founded what is
today known as the Colombo crime
family, the youngest and allegedly most
bloodthirsty of the five New York Mafia
families. Although he made much of his
money through traditional Mafia
enterprises such as protection rackets
and extortion, he always maintained that
he was nothing more than an _____ ___
importer, thus earning himself the
nickname “The _____ ___ King” in the
media. Fill in the blanks. Also, what in
popular culture did Profaci inspire?
The Genco Olive Oil Importing Company from the Godfather series.
These are ________, small containers of nitrous oxide that are meant to be used in certain types
of food dispensers. However, they are commonly used by recreational drug users as
an inhalant (for the psychoactive effects of nitrous oxide), and as a source of cheap nitrous
oxide in model rocketry. Fill in the blanks, or describe their intended use.
Blank
Whippits (or whipped cream chargers),
intended for use in whipped cream
dispensers.
• ______ are the hulled grains of various cereals, such
as oats, wheat, barley, or rye. ______ are whole
grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran
portion of the grain as well as the endosperm (the
usual product of milling) of the grain.
• Wheat ______ such as bulgur are commonly used,
along with oat, millet, barley and maize ______.
• The _____ is also the name of long-defunct English
and Scottish silver coins worth four pence. Both
names come from the old Dutch for “large”. Fill in the
blanks.
Blank
The Groat.
7.
THERE ARE usually two ways of
harvesting them—dry—where rakes are
used, and wet harvesting—here the fields
are flooded and the produce wrested
from the vines. What crop with a
remarkably high benzoic acid content
that allows it to be stored for months on
end without damage?
Cranberries.
6
It takes its name either from the Italian
for better than good, or from the
same source that gives us the word
masturbation—meaning to take in
hand. What cheese, best known for its
use in an Italian pick-me-up?
8
Mascarpone, used in Tiramisu.
9.
The finger lime of Australia has little
jewel like vesicles that burst forth
when you cut it open. This looks like
another high value commodity, and
so it is often called _ _ _ _ _ _ lime.
What?
Caviar Lime
10
The mature fruit is celebrated across asia, but its immature
form is also apized delicacy called edamame. What are we
talking about?.
Soya Beans
PHASE V
Difference Wars
The Rules
5 Questions
20/15/10 and -5
11
Khalal denotes a full size product that
is still hard and pale while bisr is when
color starts to appear. Rutab is he term
for when it begins to soften. These
Arab terms are used the world over for
which commodity?
Dates
2
The Date plum bears the name Diospyros
lotos in tribute to which unproven story
about its first occurrence in human
memory?
These are supposedly the fruits that the Lotus-eaters ate in The Odyssey.
3
It refers to a kind of wind
instrument with a mouthpiece, but
on account of confusion with the
name Phaseolus, this term now
refers also to a species of kidney
bean. What 9-letter term?
Flageolet
4
Members of the Wagyu breed
are fed grain and beer and
periodically massaged to
ensure the ideal production of
what?
Kobe Beef.
5.
His friends called him Thammu, and his
best known theory was that the niddalige
became the idli through the intervention of
Hindu princes from Indonesia who
brought local innovations with them while
travelling to India looking for wives. Who?
K. T. Achaya.
The End.
Thank you!

Kqa food quiz 2013 finals

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Rules 5 visuals Answer inwriting 10 points each Stake +5/+10 against corresponding risk
  • 5.
    1. They take theirnames from Persian terms meaning to make the heart happy and to the heart’s choice. What two bakery items popular in Bangalore?
  • 6.
  • 7.
    2 The first everrailway dining cars in America were named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in tribute to which famous New York restaurant where the Baked Alaska was created?
  • 8.
  • 9.
    3.. Sir Marcus Sandystook a secret recipe from India with himto England and commissioned the pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins to produce it for him. Which county was Sandys a native of?
  • 10.
    Worcestershire – Leaand Perrins invented Worcestershire Sauce.
  • 11.
    4. Henri Gault andChristian Millau began what, commonly called ___ ___ inspired by Japanese methods of food presentation with attention to texture and detail?
  • 12.
  • 13.
    5. One ofhis lesser known works was inspired by a lifestyle change and celebrates cooking with a rice cooker. Who?.
  • 15.
  • 16.
    The Rules 8 Questions InfiniteBounce - 10 points Buzz/Write for 15/-5
  • 17.
  • 18.
    In 2011, Coca-Colareleased this limited edition set of gold and silver bottles, inspired by a musical act which was in the news thanks to a soundtrack they had featured on. Name the act.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
    2 Caraway seed isa popular flavouring for fondues and other cheese dishes in Switzerland. However, the actual seeds are not often used in these dishes. What is used in its place to give these dishes their caraway seed flavour?
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Kummel, the carawayseed liqueur.Kummel liqueur
  • 24.
    3 Seen here isan Italian dessert made with brandy, cake and ice cream. This dessert is traditionally made in a special pumpkin-shaped mould, from which it gets its name. By coincidence, the plural of this dessert happens to be an Italian surname, one which was much in the news in late 2011. Name it.
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 27.
    4 This 1797 bookby Dr. Christoph Hufeland entitled “The Art of Prolonging Human Life” is considered to be “the Bible of ____________”, and is also where this word was used for the first time. In it, Hufeland proposed that moral and physical health are intertwined and flow from the same source, both marked by an abundance of life force. In his view, illness was to be prevented primarily by pursuing a proper diet and lifestyle. Fill in the blank with a latter-day buzzword.
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30.
    5 This Mexican condiment,also known as “salsa fresca” and similar in composition to kachumbari, has a bird-related name either due to its similarity in appearance to bird feed, or because people originally ate it by pinching pieces between the thumb and forefinger like a rooster pecking at its food. Name it.
  • 31.
  • 32.
    • Pico deGallo (“rooster’s beak”)
  • 33.
    6 •“_______ In TheWhite House” was meant to be the third book in the series, continuing the protagonist’s adventures with President Lancelot R. Gilligrass from the second book and picking up after _______ is done with helping President Gilligrass defeat the Vermicious Knids. This was achieved by crashing the second book’s titular method of transportation into the first book’s titular manufacturing facility. • The author began work on this book, but only managed to finish one chapter of it before his death in 1990. Fill in the blanks and name the author.
  • 34.
  • 35.
    • Charlie Bucket(of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator fame) • Roald Dahl
  • 36.
    7. Salt was onceavailable in large grains, and this is the reason for a particular kind of preserved meat having a footsore, agricultural sort of name. What name?
  • 37.
  • 38.
    8. The idea ofgrinding beef into steaks was brought into Europe after an Asiatic people were noticed using it. This debt is perhaps acknowledged in the name given to one such delicacy, feared because it might lead to direct access for tapeworm. What?
  • 39.
  • 40.
    9. The location ofthis village, a stagecoach stop on the Great North Road between England and Scotland, led to produce from nearby villages attracting much demand. Wheyfore?
  • 41.
    This is whyonly cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire may be called "Stilton". Thus any cheese produced in Stilton, the village in Cambridgeshire after which the cheese is named, would not currently be allowed to be called Stilton Cheese.
  • 42.
    10. He set upthe Hindoostanee Coffee house in England in 1806, thus effortlessly staking claim to a particular distinction. Who? What claim?
  • 43.
    Dean Mahomet, whostarted the first curry house in England.
  • 44.
  • 45.
    The Rules List theelements in a finite set 5 points, +10 bonus if all correct -5 if you exceed the number.
  • 46.
    In 1886, HenryJ. Heinz sailed to England carrying with him a Gladstone bag containing samples of the then- complete range of seven Heinz products. These products were a hit in England, helping establish the Heinz name worldwide, and many of them are still among Heinz’s most popular products today. Name them.—all 7.
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
  • 51.
    The Rules 8 Questions InfiniteBounce - 10 points Buzz/Write for 15/-5
  • 52.
    1 •This drink hadmany varieties, depending on what ingredients were added to it. Some are still made today, although very few are made commercially. •If Maple syrup was included, it was known as Acerglyn. If hops and malt were added, it was known as Braggot. If apples were mixed in, it was known as Cyser. If grapes were added, the result was Pyment. If mulberries were included, it was known as Morat. If herbs and spices were added, it was known as Metheglin. •If only the two basic ingredients are used, however, what is it called?
  • 54.
  • 55.
    Seen here areseveral types of antique silver __1__ ___2___. These were used to serve __1__ at the table, as opposed to the plain tins used to store cooking __1__. The particular type of fine __1__ used in these ___2___ became so associated with them that it was named ___2___ __1__, and this name survives even though the use of the ___2___ has died out. Fill in the blanks.
  • 57.
    • Sugar Casters,which were filled with Caster Sugar.
  • 58.
    Seen here aregrains of X’s Y, also known as Coixseed, Y Grass or Adlai. The plant is native to Southeast Asia, but is cultivated widely in North America, especially in areas which are too elevated for corn or rice to grow. The name comes from the Biblical character X, who endured a lot of suffering, although it is also known as David's Y, Saint Mary's Y, Christ's Y, or just plain Y drops. Identify the grain.
  • 60.
  • 61.
    Joe Profaci (1897-1962)was an Italian- American Mafioso who founded what is today known as the Colombo crime family, the youngest and allegedly most bloodthirsty of the five New York Mafia families. Although he made much of his money through traditional Mafia enterprises such as protection rackets and extortion, he always maintained that he was nothing more than an _____ ___ importer, thus earning himself the nickname “The _____ ___ King” in the media. Fill in the blanks. Also, what in popular culture did Profaci inspire?
  • 63.
    The Genco OliveOil Importing Company from the Godfather series.
  • 64.
    These are ________,small containers of nitrous oxide that are meant to be used in certain types of food dispensers. However, they are commonly used by recreational drug users as an inhalant (for the psychoactive effects of nitrous oxide), and as a source of cheap nitrous oxide in model rocketry. Fill in the blanks, or describe their intended use.
  • 65.
  • 66.
    Whippits (or whippedcream chargers), intended for use in whipped cream dispensers.
  • 67.
    • ______ arethe hulled grains of various cereals, such as oats, wheat, barley, or rye. ______ are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain as well as the endosperm (the usual product of milling) of the grain. • Wheat ______ such as bulgur are commonly used, along with oat, millet, barley and maize ______. • The _____ is also the name of long-defunct English and Scottish silver coins worth four pence. Both names come from the old Dutch for “large”. Fill in the blanks.
  • 68.
  • 69.
  • 70.
    7. THERE ARE usuallytwo ways of harvesting them—dry—where rakes are used, and wet harvesting—here the fields are flooded and the produce wrested from the vines. What crop with a remarkably high benzoic acid content that allows it to be stored for months on end without damage?
  • 71.
  • 72.
    6 It takes itsname either from the Italian for better than good, or from the same source that gives us the word masturbation—meaning to take in hand. What cheese, best known for its use in an Italian pick-me-up? 8
  • 73.
  • 74.
    9. The finger limeof Australia has little jewel like vesicles that burst forth when you cut it open. This looks like another high value commodity, and so it is often called _ _ _ _ _ _ lime. What?
  • 75.
  • 76.
    10 The mature fruitis celebrated across asia, but its immature form is also apized delicacy called edamame. What are we talking about?.
  • 77.
  • 78.
  • 79.
  • 80.
    11 Khalal denotes afull size product that is still hard and pale while bisr is when color starts to appear. Rutab is he term for when it begins to soften. These Arab terms are used the world over for which commodity?
  • 81.
  • 82.
    2 The Date plumbears the name Diospyros lotos in tribute to which unproven story about its first occurrence in human memory?
  • 83.
    These are supposedlythe fruits that the Lotus-eaters ate in The Odyssey.
  • 84.
    3 It refers toa kind of wind instrument with a mouthpiece, but on account of confusion with the name Phaseolus, this term now refers also to a species of kidney bean. What 9-letter term?
  • 85.
  • 86.
    4 Members of theWagyu breed are fed grain and beer and periodically massaged to ensure the ideal production of what?
  • 87.
  • 88.
    5. His friends calledhim Thammu, and his best known theory was that the niddalige became the idli through the intervention of Hindu princes from Indonesia who brought local innovations with them while travelling to India looking for wives. Who?
  • 89.
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