Kitchen Safety
Tools & Terms
General Knowledge
Fast Food
International Foods
Desserts
Food History
100

What should you use to take something out of a hot oven?

Oven Mitts

100

What is a bowl with holes used for draining and rinsing food called?

Colander

100

This product can be thrown on a small grease fire to put it out

Baking soda

100

This fast food restaurant is the most popular in the world with more than 40,000 restaurants in 119 countries.

McDonald's

100

Established in 1912, this is the largest outdoor show and event with lots of international food options

Calgary Stampede

100

What kind of bag do you use for decorating cakes with icing?

Piping bag
100

This sauce was once used as a medicine

Ketchup, it was believe to cure diarrhea and indigestion

200

If you are using a saucepan, which way should the handle be faced?

Inwards

200

What tool do you use to cut-in fat into flour?

Pastry blender/cutter

200

What temperature range is the food danger zone?

4°-60°C

200

This fast food chain was the first to offer a salad option

Wendy's

200

In France, this delicacy is called "escargot".

Snails

200

Chocolate comes from the cacao bean which grows on trees in this continent.

South America

200

This vegetable was originally purple

Carrot

300

What 3 things should you do before beginning work in a kitchen?

Tie apron, wear a hat/beanie (with hair tied back), and wash hands

300

What is it called when you work dough with your hands so it becomes elastic?

Kneading

300

How many sections does the Canada's Food Guide plate include and what are they?

3 sections; fruit and vegetables, whole grains, and protein foods

300

When Coca Cola was first produced it was this colour.

Green

300

Tomatoes and tomato sauce originated from this region

South America

300

Baking soda, baking powder, yeast, air, and steam are known as what in baking?

leavening agents

300

The Aztec used this food as a form of currency

Cocoa beans

400

If you cut yourself when cooking, what 3 things should you do?

Apply first aid, cover the cut, and clean area, then resume work.

400

What is it called when you cook with a small amount of fat in a skillet?

Sauté

400

How can you preheat a frying pan?

Keep on the stove at medium high heat

400

Name the first fast food chain

White Castle

400

"Sushi" is a piece of raw fish - True or False

False - raw pieces of fish are known as "Sashimi"

400

The process of  beating egg whites until they are light and fluffy to add volume is known as

Meringue

400

These two desserts were invented in Canada

Butter tart and Nanaimo bar

500

What is the first thing you should do when using a kitchen appliance?

Check to see if there is any damage and the appliance is turned off 

500

What are the three types of attachments for a stand mixer called

Whip attachment, paddle attachment, and dough hook

500

You are more likely to be hungry if you are hot or cold?

Cold

500

This fast food chain in Canada shares the same name as the chain in America, but they are completely separate and unaffiliated since the 1970s

A&W

500

This chinese dish was invented in Calgary

Ginger beef

500

You receive this amount when you ask for a "baker's dozen"

13

500

This artificial fruit flavouring does not taste similar to the actual fruit due to the fruit's first extinction

Banana

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