American Classics
Which American sandwich is traditionally made with roast beef served on a roll alongside a container of meat juices for dipping?
A. Reuben
B. French dip
C. Monte Cristo
D. Muffuletta
Answer: What is a French dip?
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Which city is particularly associated with a style of pizza featuring a thick, deep crust baked in a round pan?
A. Detroit
B. Chicago
C. New Haven
D. St. Louis
Answer: What is Chicago?
Which American dessert consists of a fruit filling covered with a biscuit-like topping and baked?
A. Cobbler
B. Buckle
C. Slump
D. Betty
Answer: What is a cobbler?
Which soft drink was first served in 1885 at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas?
A. Coca-Cola
B. Pepsi-Cola
C. Dr Pepper
D. RC Cola
Answer: What is Dr Pepper?
What type of sausage is traditionally used in Louisiana's red beans and rice?
A. Bratwurst
B. Andouille
C. Chorizo
D. Kielbasa
Answer: What is andouille?
Which dish traditionally combines chipped beef with a white cream sauce and serves it over toast?
A. Welsh rarebit
B. Creamed chipped beef
C. Chicken à la King
D. Biscuits and gravy
Answer: What is creamed chipped beef?
Which Southern dish traditionally combines black-eyed peas and rice and is often eaten on New Year's Day for good luck?
A. Hoppin' John
B. Brunswick stew
C. Burgoo
D. Red beans and rice
Answer: What is Hoppin' John?
Which pie traditionally combines a custard-like filling made with corn syrup, eggs, sugar, and nuts?
A. Chess pie
B. Pecan pie
C. Shoofly pie
D. Derby pie
Answer: What is pecan pie?
Which condiment company introduced its famous tomato ketchup nationally in the 1870s?
A. Hunt's
B. Heinz
C. French's
D. Campbell's
Answer: What is Heinz?
Which Southern cornmeal dish is baked into a soft, pudding-like consistency and traditionally served with a spoon?
A. Johnnycake
B. Spoonbread
C. Hush puppy
D. Hoecake
Answer: What is spoonbread?
Which American sandwich is traditionally dipped in egg batter and fried, often combining ham, turkey, and cheese?
A. Dagwood
B. Monte Cristo
C. Patty melt
D. Hot Brown
Answer: What is a Monte Cristo?
Which city is famous for a style of pizza called "apizza," traditionally baked at high temperatures in coal-fired ovens?
A. Providence
B. New Haven
C. Buffalo
D. Baltimore
Answer: What is New Haven?
Which Pennsylvania Dutch dessert features a molasses-based filling topped or surrounded by crumbs?
A. Chess pie
B. Shoofly pie
C. Buttermilk pie
D. Whoopie pie
Answer: What is shoofly pie?
Which American entrepreneur founded the company that introduced Postum and later Grape-Nuts cereal?
A. John Harvey Kellogg
B. C. W. Post
C. Milton Hershey
D. H. J. Heinz
Answer: Who is C. W. Post?
Which Louisiana dish consists of shellfish or other ingredients served in a thick, seasoned sauce whose name comes from the French word meaning "to smother"?
A. Étouffée
B. Gumbo
C. Jambalaya
D. Maque choux
Answer: What is étouffée?
The Kentucky Hot Brown is traditionally an open-faced sandwich featuring turkey and which sauce?
A. Hollandaise
B. Mornay
C. Béarnaise
D. Marinara
Answer: What is Mornay sauce?
Which Southern dish traditionally consists of corn kernels and lima beans or other shell beans?
A. Hoppin' John
B. Succotash
C. Brunswick stew
D. Spoonbread
Answer: What is succotash?
Which hotel is credited with creating Boston cream pie in the 19th century?
A. Plaza Hotel
B. Parker House Hotel
C. Waldorf Astoria
D. Palmer House
Answer: What is the Parker House Hotel?
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Which brothers developed the cereal that became Corn Flakes?
A. Mars brothers
B. Kellogg brothers
C. McDonald brothers
D. Post brothers
Answer: Who are John and Will Kellogg?
Which chef founded Chez Panisse in Berkeley and became a major figure in the development of California cuisine?
A. Julia Child
B. Alice Waters
C. James Beard
D. Wolfgang Puck
Answer: Who is Alice Waters?
The muffuletta sandwich, famous for its olive salad and Italian meats and cheeses, originated in which American city?
A. New Orleans
B. Chicago
C. Boston
D. Philadelphia
Answer: What is New Orleans?
Which Rhode Island specialty combines milk with a sweet coffee-flavored syrup?
A. Coffee milk
B. Egg cream
C. Malted milk
D. Café au lait
Answer: What is coffee milk?
Which American dessert was created at Chicago's Palmer House hotel and traditionally contains chocolate and walnuts?
A. Brownie
B. Chocolate chip cookie
C. Fudge
D. Devil's food cake
Answer: What is a brownie?
Which cookbook author became famous for bringing French cooking into American homes through Mastering the Art of French Cooking and television?
A. Fannie Farmer
B. Julia Child
C. Irma Rombauer
D. Alice Waters
Answer: Who is Julia Child?
Which author wrote the influential 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book and helped popularize standardized measurements in American recipes?
A. Irma Rombauer
B. Fannie Farmer
C. Amelia Simmons
D. Marion Cunningham
Answer: Who is Fannie Farmer?