7. 2
The first ever railway dining cars in
America were named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in
tribute to which famous New York
restaurant where the Baked Alaska was
created?
9. 3..
Sir Marcus Sandys took a secret recipe from India
with himto England and commissioned the
pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins to
produce it for him. Which county was Sandys a
native of?
11. 4.
Henri Gault and Christian Millau
began what, commonly called ___
___ inspired by Japanese methods
of food presentation with attention
to texture and detail?
18. In 2011, Coca-Cola released this limited edition set of gold and silver
bottles, inspired by a musical act which was in the news thanks to a
soundtrack they had featured on. Name the act.
21. 2
Caraway seed is a popular flavouring for
fondues and other cheese dishes in
Switzerland. However, the actual seeds
are not often used in these dishes. What
is used in its place to give these dishes
their caraway seed flavour?
24. 3
Seen here is an Italian dessert made with brandy, cake and ice cream. This dessert is
traditionally made in a special pumpkin-shaped mould, from which it gets its name. By
coincidence, the plural of this dessert happens to be an Italian surname, one which
was much in the news in late 2011. Name it.
27. 4
This 1797 book by Dr. Christoph Hufeland entitled “The Art of Prolonging Human Life” is
considered to be “the Bible of ____________”, and is also where this word was used for the first
time. In it, Hufeland proposed that moral and physical health are intertwined and flow from the
same source, both marked by an abundance of life force. In his view, illness was to be prevented
primarily by pursuing a proper diet and lifestyle. Fill in the blank with a latter-day buzzword.
30. 5
This Mexican condiment, also known as “salsa fresca” and similar in composition to kachumbari,
has a bird-related name either due to its similarity in appearance to bird feed, or because
people originally ate it by pinching pieces between the thumb and forefinger like a rooster
pecking at its food. Name it.
33. 6
•“_______ In The White House” was meant to be the
third book in the series, continuing the protagonist’s
adventures with President Lancelot R. Gilligrass from
the second book and picking up after _______ is done
with helping President Gilligrass defeat the Vermicious
Knids. This was achieved by crashing the second book’s
titular method of transportation into the first book’s
titular manufacturing facility.
• The author began work on this book, but only
managed to finish one chapter of it before his death in
1990. Fill in the blanks and name the author.
35. • Charlie Bucket (of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator fame)
• Roald Dahl
36. 7.
Salt was once available in
large grains, and this is the
reason for a particular kind
of preserved meat having a
footsore, agricultural sort
of name. What name?
38. 8.
The idea of grinding beef into steaks was
brought into Europe after an Asiatic people
were noticed using it. This debt is perhaps
acknowledged in the name given to one
such delicacy, feared because it might lead
to direct access for tapeworm. What?
40. 9.
The location of this village, a stagecoach
stop on the Great North Road between
England and Scotland, led to produce
from nearby villages attracting much
demand. Wheyfore?
41. This is why only cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire,
and Nottinghamshire may be called "Stilton". Thus any cheese produced in Stilton, the
village in Cambridgeshire after which the cheese is named, would not currently be
allowed to be called Stilton Cheese.
42. 10.
He set up the Hindoostanee Coffee
house in England in 1806, thus
effortlessly staking claim to a
particular distinction. Who? What
claim?
45. The Rules
List the elements in a finite
set
5 points, +10 bonus if all
correct
-5 if you exceed the number.
46. In 1886, Henry J. Heinz sailed to England carrying with
him a Gladstone bag containing samples of the then-
complete range of seven Heinz products. These
products were a hit in England, helping establish the
Heinz name worldwide, and many of them are still
among Heinz’s most popular products today.
Name them.—all 7.
52. 1
•This drink had many varieties, depending on what
ingredients were added to it. Some are still made
today, although very few are made commercially.
•If Maple syrup was included, it was known as
Acerglyn. If hops and malt were added, it was known
as Braggot. If apples were mixed in, it was known as
Cyser. If grapes were added, the result was Pyment. If
mulberries were included, it was known as Morat. If
herbs and spices were added, it was known as
Metheglin.
•If only the two basic ingredients are used, however,
what is it called?
55. Seen here are several types of antique silver __1__ ___2___. These were used to serve __1__ at
the table, as opposed to the plain tins used to store cooking __1__. The particular type of fine
__1__ used in these ___2___ became so associated with them that it was named ___2___
__1__, and this name survives even though the use of the ___2___ has died out. Fill in the
blanks.
58. Seen here are grains of X’s Y, also known as Coixseed, Y Grass or Adlai. The plant is native to
Southeast Asia, but is cultivated widely in North America, especially in areas which are too
elevated for corn or rice to grow. The name comes from the Biblical character X, who endured a
lot of suffering, although it is also known as David's Y, Saint Mary's Y, Christ's Y, or just plain Y
drops. Identify the grain.
61. Joe Profaci (1897-1962) was an Italian-
American Mafioso who founded what is
today known as the Colombo crime
family, the youngest and allegedly most
bloodthirsty of the five New York Mafia
families. Although he made much of his
money through traditional Mafia
enterprises such as protection rackets
and extortion, he always maintained that
he was nothing more than an _____ ___
importer, thus earning himself the
nickname “The _____ ___ King” in the
media. Fill in the blanks. Also, what in
popular culture did Profaci inspire?
62.
63. The Genco Olive Oil Importing Company from the Godfather series.
64. These are ________, small containers of nitrous oxide that are meant to be used in certain types
of food dispensers. However, they are commonly used by recreational drug users as
an inhalant (for the psychoactive effects of nitrous oxide), and as a source of cheap nitrous
oxide in model rocketry. Fill in the blanks, or describe their intended use.
66. Whippits (or whipped cream chargers),
intended for use in whipped cream
dispensers.
67. • ______ are the hulled grains of various cereals, such
as oats, wheat, barley, or rye. ______ are whole
grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran
portion of the grain as well as the endosperm (the
usual product of milling) of the grain.
• Wheat ______ such as bulgur are commonly used,
along with oat, millet, barley and maize ______.
• The _____ is also the name of long-defunct English
and Scottish silver coins worth four pence. Both
names come from the old Dutch for “large”. Fill in the
blanks.
70. 7.
THERE ARE usually two ways of
harvesting them—dry—where rakes are
used, and wet harvesting—here the fields
are flooded and the produce wrested
from the vines. What crop with a
remarkably high benzoic acid content
that allows it to be stored for months on
end without damage?
72. 6
It takes its name either from the Italian
for better than good, or from the
same source that gives us the word
masturbation—meaning to take in
hand. What cheese, best known for its
use in an Italian pick-me-up?
8
74. 9.
The finger lime of Australia has little
jewel like vesicles that burst forth
when you cut it open. This looks like
another high value commodity, and
so it is often called _ _ _ _ _ _ lime.
What?
80. 11
Khalal denotes a full size product that
is still hard and pale while bisr is when
color starts to appear. Rutab is he term
for when it begins to soften. These
Arab terms are used the world over for
which commodity?
84. 3
It refers to a kind of wind
instrument with a mouthpiece, but
on account of confusion with the
name Phaseolus, this term now
refers also to a species of kidney
bean. What 9-letter term?
88. 5.
His friends called him Thammu, and his
best known theory was that the niddalige
became the idli through the intervention of
Hindu princes from Indonesia who
brought local innovations with them while
travelling to India looking for wives. Who?
