Cake
Bread
History and Origins
Cookies
Pastries
100

What type of cake is traditionally served at weddings in England?

Fruitcake

100

Which French bread is known for its very long, thin shape?

Baguette

100

Which country invented the rolling pin? 

a) Germany  b) Italy  c) France

b) Italy

100

These buttery cookies are traditionally cut into shapes and decorated with icing during Christmas

Sugar cookies

100

This spiral-shaped, cinnamon-sugar pastry is popular in Sweden and often called “kanelbulle”

Cinnamon roll

200

This sponge cake is known for its light texture created by whipping egg whites separately and folding them into the batter

Angel food cake

200

Which bread is traditionally twisted into a knot shape?

Pretzel

200

Which country first used yeast in bread making?

a) France  b) India  c) Egypt

c) Egypt

200

This cookie is traditionally made with ground almonds and translates to “twice baked” in Italian?

Biscotti

200

These light, airy pastries are hollow and usually filled with cream or custard

Cream puffs

300

What is the signature topping of a Black Forest cake?

Cherries

300

Which bread is traditionally made with olive oil and topped with herbs?

Focaccia

300

Which common baking spice was once more valuable than gold in the Middle Ages?

a) Cinnamon  b) Nutmeg  c) Cloves

a) Cinnamon

300

What ingredient gives gingerbread cookies their distinctive color?

Molasses

300

What pastry is made from choux dough and filled with cream?

Éclair

400

This cake features a light coffee-flavored sponge soaked with espresso and layered with mascarpone cheese

Tiramisu

400

Which Jewish bread is typically braided and eaten on Sabbath?

Challah

400

Which 18th-century European city is credited with inventing the croissant?

a) Paris, France b) Vienna, Austria c) Berlin, Germany

b) Vienna, Austria

400

This cookie, named after a city in the Netherlands, is a spiced, thin, crunchy treat often eaten around the holidays

Speculaas

400

This tube-shaped Italian pastry is filled with sweetened ricotta cheese

Cannoli

500

What is the key ingredient that distinguishes a New York cheesecake from other varieties?

Heavy cream or Sour cream

500

Which bread is traditionally made with rye flour and caraway seeds?

Pumpernickel

500

Which kitchen tool revolutionized baking when it was invented in France during the 1850s?

a) Wire whisk  b) Spatula  c) Knife

a) Wire whisk

500

This French cookie is made with ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, often shaped like small rounds

Macarons

500

This Middle Eastern pastry is made with thin layers of dough, nuts, and sweet syrup or honey

Baklava