Foreign Cuisine - 14/11/11

1. Which product is named after the German for “leader of the hunt”?
Jägermeister

2. What has been banned in the Australian town of Bundanoon, despite residents of the UK consuming over 2 billion tonnes of it each year?
Bottled Water

3. What is the name of the Mexican liqueur flavoured with coffee and sometimes vanilla, used to make cocktails such as B-52 or White Russian?
Kahlua

4. What is the ingredient of the Ukrainian dish Borscht that gives it its distinctive colour?
Beetroot

5. What kind of food can be made by wrapping shari and neta in nori?
Sushi

6. From which American state does the drink Jack Daniels come from?
Tennessee

7. What kind of European meal is named after the word “lid” in the language of country where it’s most commonly eaten?
Tapas

8. What fruit is the basis of the spirit Slivovitz?
Damson/Plum

9. What kind of food would you be expect to be served in the restaurant GBK?
Burger/American cuisine

10. Which city was the original host of the annual Oktoberfest festival?
Munich

Food & Drink - 17/10/11

1. What is so controversial about Baby Gaga ice cream?
It’s made with human milk

2. Which French vegetable stew lends its name to a 2007 Disney Pixar film?
Ratatouille

3. Which former England rugby captain is in the final of Celebrity Masterchef 2011?
Phil Vickery

4. Which Eurovision song contest winner shares its name with a cocktail?
Buck’s Fizz

5. What fruit gives Midori its flavour?
Melon

6. In the kid’s TV show The Herb Garden, what kind of animal is Parsley?
A lion

7. A finger of what is just enough to give a kid a treat?
Fudge

8. Who controversially tried – and enjoyed – Marmite and cheese sandwiches instead of his usual favourite in a 2007 advertising campaign?
Paddington Bear

9. Which 1960’s supergroup containing Eric Clapton shares its name with the ingredient that provides the bulk of the Scottish pudding Cranachan?
Cream

10. Which dairy food company caught the attention of a lot of people and made it to the top 100 charts after their advert featuring boyband “The Churned” was shown during the X-factor live shows?
Yeo Valley

Drinks - 26/09/11

1. In which television show might you see the pub The Drunken Clam?
Family Guy

2. What kind of berries provides the basis for most gin?
Juniper

3. Which band had a hit with “I’m a Cider Drinker”?
The Wurzels

4. What is the flavour of the liqueur Grand Marnier?
Orange

5. Whose milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Kelis

6. Macchiato and Americano are ways of serving which drink?
Coffee

7. In which country is the Grolsch Brewery?
Holland

8. Angostura Bitters are a common ingredient in cocktails, but in which country would you find Angostura?
Venezuela

9. One of which pair of friends that featured on a 90s Nickolodeon TV show loved Orange Soda?
Kenan and Kel

10. What spirit is the basis of Pimm’s No. 1 – the summer drink famously drunk with lemonade and fruit?
Gin