KBJT food quiz #5
Fifteen questions covering a range of topics from ingredients, geeky knowledge and history to films and quotations, all with food at their heart. Test your knowledge, gather, enjoy…
Happy Friday
I loved it when it was soooo freezing cold at night on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Down-side: the tender plants in the garden had to be swaddled for protection. Especially as they’re still recovering from the shock of being shifted from a sheltered spot in south London to the icy easterlies whistling around the side of our new home in the countryside. That wind. It reminds me of living in Norwich as a student when I remember us having to break the ice on the loo one ridiculous winter. Anyway, now it’s dankly warm and grey outside: a day when you long for the bright clarity of winter sunshine. As far as I’m concerned, both vagaries of the weather mean one thing: hunkering down. Which means… Quiz-time!
Coming next week…
For paid subscribers: A joyous beginning-of-the-month hotlist with a mix of news and discoveries to share, peppered in with a few gift ideas. Not sure exactly what form the latter will take yet as it’s a work in progress.
For everyone: Thoughts on the unique joy of anticipation, planning and the time of year when the Christmas section of my cookbook collection takes a renewed bow in the spotlight.
For everyone: the Friday food quiz
The quiz
1 Beyond the compelling storyline, what was the remarkable achievement of the film Boiling Point?
a) It wasn’t scripted – there was just a rough plan for the storyline
b) The director had never worked on a film before
c) The actors didn’t know who was playing which role
d) It was all filmed in one take
2 What was the name of the coffee shop in the long-running comedy series Friends?
a) West Park
b) Central Park
c) Central Perk
d) Mug & Muffin
3 Who said this: ‘To eat is a necessity but to eat intelligently is an art’ ?
a) Francois de la Rochefoucauld
b) Gertrude Stein
c) Constance Spry
d) Tom Parker Bowles
4 Which of the following is associated with being unflappable?
a) Cucumber
b) Ice
c) Turmeric
d) Honey
5 Where does the phrase ‘Teaching Granny to suck eggs’ come from?
a) It’s from a character in Thomas Hardy’s Mayor of Casterbridge, where one of the milkmaids tries to tell an elderly female dairy worker her fanciful ideas about what puts the chickens off laying. The retort: ‘Ah, maid. You’re teaching Granny to suck eggs, are you?’
b) It’s a phrase from a Medieval poem
c) It dates back to the 18th century when the phrase ‘You would have me teach my Grandame to suck eggs’ appeared in John Stevens’ translation of The Comical Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo.
d) It’s the Gaelic version of sucking on a lemon.
6 In which film is there a memorable scene featuring tough male prisoners making pink iced cakes wearing pink striped uniforms?
a) Shrek
b) Paddington 2
c) Toy Story 3
d) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
7 What are scrumpets?
a) Leftover bits of shredded meat, often lamb, gathered, breaded and fried
b) The term used in Medieval times for a woman of the night
c) A version of a trumpet used to herald the start of a banquet in the Tudor era
d) The precursor of the yeasted round cake known today as a crumpet
8 Who plays the head chef in the gruesome 2022 dark film comedy The Menu?
a) Joseph Fiennes
b) Jon Favreau
c) Bradley Cooper
d) Ralph Fiennes
9 What, years ago, did food stylists sometimes use to mimic ice cream on food shoots?
a) Mashed potato
b) Clotted cream
c) Stiffly whipped meringue shot under a light with a yellow cast to it
d) Wallpaper paste mixed up to be twice as thick
10 Which British county does bakewell tart originally come from?
a) Yorkshire
b) Lancashire
c) Lincolnshire
d) Derbyshire
11 Liberica is a type of what?
a) Cocoa bean
b) Coffee bean
c) Ancient grain
d) Woody herb
12 Which of the following was one of the producers of the film The Hundred-Foot Journey?
a) Oprah Winfrey
b) James Corden
c) Reese Witherspoon
d) Ellen DeGeneres
13 What’s the principle ingredient in the Swedish dish Jansson’s temptation?
a) Celeriac
b) Potato
c) Love
d) Sweet potato
14 What is William Curley famous for?
a) He invented the Curly Wurly
b) He’s a chocolatier
c) He’s a mixologist
d) He invented Quavers
15 What’s the surname of Violet in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
a) Beaufort
b) Villeneuve
c) Vicissitude
d) Beauregarde
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The answers
1: d – it was all filmed in one take
2: c – Central Perk
3: a – the 17th-century French author Francois de la Rochefoucauld
4: a – as in ‘cool as a…’
5: c – it’s reported to come from John Stevens’ translation of The Comical Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo
6: b – Paddington 2
7: a – Leftover bits of shredded meat, often lamb, gathered, breaded and fried
8: d – Ralph Fiennes plays the role of Chef Slowik
9: a – mashed potato (no chance of it melting before the shot was captured)
10: d – Derbyshire; specifically, the picturesque town of Bakewell
11: b – coffee bean
12: a – Oprah Winfrey. The other producers were Juliet Blake and Steven Spielberg
13: b – potato (along with anchovies, cream, milk, butter and onion). Find a recipe by Nigella here
14: b – he’s a chocolatier
15: d – her name is Violet Beauregarde
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I think you meant to say Boiling Point?
Gah - same number right as last week!