Friday’s Culinary Quiz!

Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on June 13, 2008 – 11:11 am -

1. A bill was issued to cover the following for what event? 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of port, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 beers and seven bowls of alcohol punch large enough that “ducks could swim in them.”

2. What element is responsible for the holes in Swiss Cheese? Ha ha! Love this one!

3. Who said the following: “Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.”  

4. This Russian dessert consists of a fresh fruit salad macerated in wine and then covered with a puree of red fruit (red currants, raspberries and strawberries). It is traditionally served in a  large bowl set stop a dish of crushed ice.
5. Why is the Polish vodka Diaka billed as the world’s most expensive vodka?

6. A Puffball is A. a mushroom variety  B. a Danish pastry filled with meringue  C. a peach variety  D. a fish from Australia
7. What do half the people in the world eat on any given day?


Tags: , ,
Posted in Food |

1 Comment

  • At 2008.06.14 00:44, Scotia48 said:

    OK, here goes…

    1. George Washington’s inauguration
    2. Nitrous oxide Ha ha!
    3. Dr. Spock
    4. ?
    5. diamonds are used in the process
    6. D a fish
    7. rice

    [Log in to Reply ]]

    You must be logged in to post a comment.