Food/Drinks
Taco is a traditional dish of which country?
Mexico
In which U.S. state would you find Mount Rushmore?
South Dakota (Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a huge sculpture that was completed in 1941. The sculpture pictures faces of four U.S. presidents, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln)
What is a mandoline used for?
Slice ingredients thinly
Who had a hit in the 1970’s with his song Piano Man?
Billy Joel
What did Van Gogh do with his ear?
He cut it off. (He cut off his left ear when tempers flared with Paul Gauguin, the artist with whom he had been working for a while in Arles. Van Gogh’s illness revealed itself: he began to hallucinate and suffered attacks in which he lost consciousness. During one of these attacks, he used the knife. He could later recall nothing about the event)
Calamari is a dish made from which animal?
Squid
What colourful body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Africa?
Red Sea
What do we call the process of submerging veggies or fruits quickly in boiling water?
Blanching
Jimmy, Robert, John and John: can you identify this rock band from the first names of their original line-up?
Led Zeppelin
What kind of animal is a Komodo dragon?
Lizard
What is the only cereal grown standing in water?
Rice
After Brazil, what is the second largest country in South America?
Argentina
To cook pasta al dente perfectly, which should its texture look like?
Tender and firm
Who was the lead singer of the 1980’s pop group Culture Club?
Boy George
What is the main dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong by the majority of the locals?
Cantonese
Name the only U.S state which grows coffee beans?
Hawaii
Denali is the highest mountain in which continent?
North America (Denali, also called Mount McKinley, is the tallest mountain in North America, located in south-central Alaska. With a peak that reaches 6,190 meters (20,310 feet) above sea level, Denali is the third-highest of the Seven Summits (the tallest peaks on all seven continents)
What do we do when zesting a citrus fruit?
Scrape off the rind
Complete the first line of the Bill Withers hit: “Ain’t no sunshine …”
What nation produces two thirds of the world’s vanilla?
Madagascar (Madagascar produces about 3,100 tons of vanilla in one year. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world)
Which type of flower does a vanilla pod come from?
Vanilla Orchids (While the major species of vanilla orchids are now grown around the world, they originally came from Mesoamerica, including parts of modern day Mexico and Guatemala)
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
Queensland, Australia (The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia)
What do we have when whipping egg whites?
Meringue
When this group flew into the music scene they gave us a "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and encouraged us to "Take It Easy". Who were they?
Eagles
What French city does bouillabaisse originate from?
Marseille