Food Quiz 8 | Food Trivia
Dive into the delightful world of culinary curiosities with the Foodcazt series on “Food Quiz”! This engaging piece is crafted to test your food knowledge through a series of thought-provoking questions that span various cuisines, cooking techniques, and gastronomic history. At the end of the quiz, you’ll find the answers tucked away at the bottom, allowing you to check your culinary acumen. We invite you to challenge yourself and your friends, and see who truly reigns as the food trivia champion!
Questions – Food Quiz 8
- Which cookie is known for its distinct design and was first produced by Nabisco in 1912?
- What is the origin of the potato chip and who is credited with its creation?
- Which ice cream was specifically made for astronauts and is known as “space ice cream”?
- What cookie was named after the granddaughter of its creator, Alexander Grant, in 1892?
- Which fast food chain started as a barbecue restaurant in 1940 before switching to hamburgers?
- What is the origin of the Caesar salad and where was it invented?
- Which popular condiment was initially sold as a patent medicine in the early 1800s?
- What soda was created during Prohibition as a non-alcoholic version of a famous alcoholic beverage?
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ANSWERS – Food Quiz 8
- The Oreo cookie is known for its distinct design with an embossed deco pattern, first produced by Nabisco in 1912 and becoming America’s favorite cookie.
- The potato chip was accidentally created by George Crum in 1853 at Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York, after a customer complained his potatoes were too thick and soggy.
- Freeze-dried ice cream was developed for NASA’s Apollo missions as a non-perishable, easy-to-carry food for astronauts. It is popularly known as “space ice cream” and was first made for the Apollo 7 mission.
- The McVitie’s Digestive biscuit was named after Alexander Grant’s granddaughter, whose name was Victoria. This biscuit has become a staple tea-time treat in the UK.
- McDonald’s started as a barbecue restaurant by Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, before they revamped it into a hamburger stand.
- Caesar salad was invented in 1924 by Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who owned restaurants in Mexico and the United States. He created it in Tijuana, Mexico, during a Fourth of July rush when his kitchen was low on supplies.
- Angostura bitters were first sold as a patent medicine by Dr. Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, a German doctor who was based in Venezuela in the 1820s.
- Ginger ale was created during Prohibition as a non-alcoholic alternative to alcoholic ginger beer. Canadian chemist John McLaughlin invented it in 1904.
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