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International Food Trivia II - World Language Week
International Food Trivia II - World Language Week
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A interesting look at some international trivia around food.
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1
A favorite food from the Mid-East is hummus. What is its main ingredient?
Avocado
Peanuts
Chick peas
Sesame seeds
2
What Mexican dip is made from ripe avocados, tomatoes, jalapenos, and lemon or lime?
mole poblano
guacamole
picadillo
ceviche
3
A sweet Greek dessert made of layers of filo, chopped nuts, held together with syrup or honey.
baklava
souvlaki
spanakopita
patsas
4
This kind of French restaurant comes from the Russian word for "quickly".
ristorante
bistro
laundromat
taquería
5
This popular food is considered to bring very bad luck if found on a fishing boat/ship.
gummy worms
coffee
bananas
potato chips
6
In this country, it is considered "rude" to leave an empty plate, when finished with your meal.
India
Afghanistan
Kenya
China
7
When dining in Thailand,
the fork
is used for this purpose:
Only to push food onto the spoon.
For all foods...except the rice.
As decoration.
To eat meat.
8
Which of these people is real?
Aunt Jemima
Betty Crocker
Dr. Pepper
Sara Lee
9
The word
smörgåsbord
means "buffet" in which language?
French
Gaelic
Swedish
Russian
10
A typical delicacy to the Andean region of South America,
cuy
is nothing more than grilled...
capybara
rat
guinea pig
squirrel
11
To Egyptians, this food symbolized eternal life and was often found buried with their dead.
cabbage
onion
carrot
olive
12
This ethnic Jewish food is otherwise known as unleavened bread. What is it?
Mannah
Lavosh
Matzo
Knish
13
Which European country does this famous chef call home?
Poland
Sweden
Spain
France
14
This French-speaking island, known for its lemurs, is the world's leading producer of vanilla.
Crete
Cuba
Sri Lanka
Madagascar
15
It is the world's 4th largest food crop and has over 4,000 varieties, the
potato
originates in:
Perú
South Africa
New Zealand
Mongolia
16
Which of these countries is
not
a major producer of oranges?
United States
Italy
Iceland
Brazil
17
Approx. what % of the world's population goes hungry and/or undernourished every day?
50% - 3.5 billion people
10% - 7.9 million people
30% - 23.7 million people
95% - 7.5 billion people
18
In which country did "German Chocolate" originate?
Belgium
Germany
United States
China
19
In which country would you most likely be served "haggis"?
Norway
The Netherlands
Luxembourg
Scotland
20
Italians love this 10 armed mollusk breaded and fried (usually in ring-like shapes) called:
Calamari
Sopressata
Pesto
Risotto
