General Knowledge
Food
Food Names
Alternate names in UK and USA
Nicknames of Cities
100

Only bird that can fly backwards

Hummingbird

100

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

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

100

A dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine

Curry

100

Biscuit

Cookie

100

New York

The Big Apple

200

Which country has a white flag with a crimson-red circle at its center

Japan

200

This vegetable is used to make pickles.

Cucumber

200

A dainty sandwich cookie made of almond flour, meringue filled with jam, buttercream, ganache, which are tricky to make?

Macarons

200

Aubergine

Eggplant

200

Los Angeles

They City of Angels

300

Until 1923, what was the Turkish city of Istanbul called?

Constantinople

300

What is the most widely eaten food in the world?

Rice

300

Chinese-style noodles served in a meat broth flavoured with soy sauce or miso and have toppings such as boiled egg, corn and spring onion.

Ramen

300

Courgette  

Zucchini

300

Beijing

The Forbidden City

400

What is the largest organ on the human body?

?The Skin

400

Which fruit is used to make grenadine syrup?

Pomegranate

400

This Spanish rice dish has chicken, shrimp, seafood, saffron, sausage and potatoes.

Paella

400

Sweet potato  

Yams

400

Las Vegas

Sin City

500

“Ich liebe dich” means “I love you” in which language?

German

500

A spicy, fermented pickle that invariably accompanies a Korean meal?

Kimchi

500

Middle Eastern spread made with chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and tahini

Hummus

500

Dustbin

Garbage Can

500

Chicago

The Windy City