Consider Yourself a True Foodie? Answer These Food Trivia Questions To Find Out!
Written by Anna Riley
Last updated · 10 min play time
Whether you're a top chef or a passionate foodie, this food trivia will test just how much you know about different types of food and the various ways they are prepared. Think you’ve got what it takes to pass? Take this quiz to find out, and try to keep yourself from drooling on your computer.
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Question 1
This food is one of the most versatile and convenient. You can boil it, fry it, poach it, scramble it, and use it in baking. What is it?
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AEgg
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BLima Bean
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CWheat
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DSugar
Egg
You can do so many different things with eggs. You can even throw them at your mean neighbor Mr. Sanderson who yells at you when you listen to techno music really loudly. That'll show him! Hypothetically, I mean.
Question 2
This is a cooking technique, generally done in a wok, but also possible in a frying pan; the food is tossed about in a hot pan with very little oil, in a process not unlike sauteing. What is it?
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APoaching
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BBroiling
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CStir frying
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DBrowning
Stir frying
Stir frying is a Chinese cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred in a wok. The technique originated in China and in recent centuries has spread into other parts of Asia and the West.
Question 3
Which of these is best for cooling your mouth if you have just eaten very spicy food?
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AWater
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BWhite wine
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CRed wine
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DMilk
Milk
Milk from mammals contains a protein called casein (the same protein which creates curds in sour milk). Casein is a lipophilic (literally, "fat-loving") protein, which means that it acts as a detergent on capsaicin (the chemical that makes peppers hot), thanks to that fatty hydrocarbon tail.
Question 4
This food, made by bees from the nectar of flowers, gives great energy to the body. This energy is used mainly for blood formation.
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ASugar cane
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BBeeswax
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CHoney
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DRoyal jelly
Honey
Delicious honey! Put it on your toast, in your oatmeal, or pour it straight down your throat.
Question 5
Which of these foods never spoils?
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AHoney
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BPotatoes
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CPasta
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DPeanut butter
Honey
The nectar from flowers mixes with enzymes inside the bees that extract it, which changes the nectar’s composition and breaks it down into simple sugars that are deposited into honeycombs. The oldest jar of the sweet stuff ever found is believed to be 5,500 years old and is still edible!
Question 6
What term refers to a technique of food preparation, whereby food is cut into long, thin, matchstick-sized strips.
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AFrenching
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BJulienning
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CDicing
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DBotox
Julienning
Common items to be julienned are carrots for carrots julienne, celery for céléris remoulade, or potatoes for Julienne Fries.
Question 7
Lactose is a type of sugar consisting of two subunits (galactose and glucose), found primarily in what food?
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AMilk
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BFruits
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CVegetables
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DHoney
Milk
Lactose makes up around 2-8% of all milk by weight, and many people are dietarily intolerant to it.
Question 8
This food is a very good source of energy. It also contains phenylethylamine, which triggers the same reaction in the body as falling in love does. What is it?
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AHoney
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BBeeswax
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CChocolate
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DSugar
Chocolate
Phenylethylamine, which occurs in chocolate in small quantities, stimulates the nervous system and triggers the release of pleasurable opium-like compounds known as endorphins.
Question 9
This food was invented in 1884 by a Canadian. Before the 1960s it was hardly consumed outside America, as the rest of the world did not relish it. What is it?
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AButter
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BPeanut butter
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COlive oil
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DCream
Peanut butter
Marcellus Gilmore Edson obtained a patent for a method of producing peanut butter from roasted peanuts using heated surfaces in 1884. Edson's cooled product had "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment" according to his patent application which described a process of milling roasted peanuts until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state". Sounds kinda gross.
Question 10
Fungi are crucial for the production of which of these foods?
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AKetchup
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BBread
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CGrapes
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DChocolate
Bread
Yeast are fungi and you need a good yeast to bake bread.
Question 11
Which of these is a major problem concerning nutrition value of food, served at restaurants?
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AOversized meals
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BExcess arsenic
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CExcess mercury
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DFoods that are entirely bricks of sugar
Oversized meals
Restaurants frequently serve meals that have too much food than the recommended daily amount. They do this to seem like a good deal, but really they make you more unhealthy and are shifting the average size of an American meal to be too big.
Question 12
Which of these is one of the staple foods in the cuisine of Sri Lanka?
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ACheddar Cheese
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BPotatoes
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CRice
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DCorn
Rice
Rice and curries are the main food sources in Sri Lanka, due to their large community of farmers. They also eat many vegetables.
Question 13
This is the basic food of the sea. Billions upon billions of these organisms live in the sea. What are they?
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ASeaweed
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BPlankton
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CCrabs
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DShrimp
Plankton
Plankton provide a crucial source of food to many small and large aquatic organisms, such as bivalves, fish and whales.
Question 14
Why are foods basted?
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ATo give them a crunchy crust
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BTo add flavor
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CTo prevent them from drying out
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DTo give them a brown surface
To prevent them from drying out
Basting is the cooking of meat in its own juices, so that it stays moist during the cooking process. It also can enhance the flavor of the food.
Question 15
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva.
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ATrue
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BFalse
True
Chemoreceptors in the taste buds of your tongue require a liquid medium in order for the flavors to bind into the receptor molecules. If you don't have liquid, you won't see results.
Question 16
Paella is an example of typical Valencian food.
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ATrue
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BFalse
True
Paella is a Valencian rice dish that has ancient roots but its modern form originated in the mid-19th century in the area around the Albufera lagoon on the east coast of Spain adjacent to the city of Valencia. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain's national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish.
Question 17
Which of the following foods is poorest in carbohydrates?
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ACheese
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BPotatoes
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CPork
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DMilk
Pork
Pork has no carbohydrates!
Question 18
What type of food is the Pavlova, very popular in Australia and New Zealand?
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ADessert
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BStew
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CSoup
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DSalad
Dessert
Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It has a crisp crust and soft, light inside, usually topped with fruit and whipped cream.
Question 19
This green vegetable is number one on the list of foods that contain agents preventing cancer. The list contains about 30 such agents.
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ABroccoli
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BCabbage
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CSpinach
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DLettuce
Broccoli
Broccoli contains sulforaphane, a plant compound found in cruciferous vegetables that may have potent anticancer properties.
Question 20
This cooking term refers to the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine. What is it?
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ABlanching
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BPoaching
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CSteaming
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DStewing
Poaching
Poaching is done to eggs, poultry, fish, fruit, and more, because they might easily fall apart or dry out using other cooking methods. It is also considered healthy because it doesn't use fat to cook or flavor the food.
Question 21
What food can be Chinese, Jerusalem, and Globe?
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AArtichoke
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BCurry
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CCracker
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DPork
Artichoke
These are all varieties of artichoke! Delicious.
Question 22
Which vegetables are considered taboo food in Buddhist tradition?
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AAll legumes
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BGarlic and onion
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CEggplants and tomatoes
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DCabbage and lettuce
Garlic and onion
Buddhists in China and Vietnam avoid eating the five pungent spices, such as garlic and onion, because they are believed to increase anger and sexual desire.
Question 23
Which of these foods has some of the same chemicals as Prozac, including tryptophan and vitamin B6, and can put a person in a better mood?
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APrunes
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BCheese
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CBananas
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DPotatoes
Bananas
Bananas are the only known food which contains both of these ingredients, which combined help your body to produce serotonin which can help you alleviate some depression and feel better. Prozac is definitely stronger, though.
Question 24
Trans-fats are definitely unwholesome. Which of these foods is poorest in trans fatty acids?
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AMargarine
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BVegetable shortenings
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CSunflower oil
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DChocolate chip cookies
Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil has no trans-fats! Drink it right from the bottle! Just kidding, you really shouldn't do that.
Question 25
The Polish food specialties oscypek and bryndza are what type of food?
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ASoups
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BSalads
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CCheeses
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DCakes
Cheeses
Oscypek is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland. Bryndza is product of a sheep milk cheese.
Question 26
What type of food is the Filipino meal "halo-halo", also very popular on the island of Hawaii?
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AChicken with vegetables
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BAppetizer
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CDessert
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DSoup
Dessert
Halo-halo is a cold dessert which is a concoction of crushed ice, evaporated milk and various ingredients including, among others, ube, sweetened beans, coconut strips, sago, gulaman (seaweed gelatin), pinipig rice, boiled root crops in cubes, fruit slices, flan, and topped with a scoop of ice cream.
Question 27
All of the following foods contain cholesterol EXCEPT this food.
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AEggs
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BOkra fried in vegetable oil
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CIce cream
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DFish
Okra fried in vegetable oil
Okra has no cholesterol and neither does vegetable oil. Eat up!
Question 28
What was the first food to be microwaved?
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APopcorn
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BA candy bar
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CCoffee
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DFrozen corn
A candy bar
The first foodstuff to ever be microwaved was chocolate when an engineer at the Raytheon Corporation, Percy Spencer, was working on an active radar set and happened to have a chocolate bar in his lab coat. The microwave radiation from the radar equipment melted the chocolate and on that fateful day in 1945 the idea for microwave cooking was born.
Question 29
What is the traditional food for Shavuot, a major festival in Judaism?
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ABoiled chicken
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BFish
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CPotato dishes
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DDairy products
Dairy products
Shavuot has five traditional customs, one of which is Chalav, the consumption of dairy products including cheesecake, kreplach, sambusak, and atayef.
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