40 food and drink quiz questions and answers

Moussaka, a baked dish of aubergine and minced meat, is most associated with which country?

Pad thai is a stir-fried noodle dish from which country?

Which Swiss dish involves dipping bread into a communal pot of melted cheese?

The tagine, a stew named after its cone-lidded cooking pot, is most associated with which North African country?

Poutine, chips topped with cheese curds and gravy, comes from which country?

Which Spanish soup, made from raw blended tomatoes, peppers and cucumber, is served cold?

Which Korean dish is a bowl of rice topped with vegetables, egg and chilli paste?

Dim sum is most associated with the cooking of which Chinese region?

The fish stew bouillabaisse originated in which French port city?

Besides chickpeas, falafel are often made from which other bean, especially in Egypt?

Which crumbly butter biscuit is most associated with Scotland?

The baguette is a long thin loaf from which country?

Which thin round flatbread, made from maize or wheat, is used to make tacos and burritos?

Scouse, a meat stew, is the signature dish of which city?

Which Italian flatbread is often topped with olive oil, salt and rosemary?

What is the main ingredient that gives black pudding its colour?

Which Italian dessert's name means 'pick me up'?

Peach Melba was named after Nellie Melba, who was a famous what?

Bara brith, a fruit loaf, is a traditional bake from which country?

Which small unleavened Indian bread is deep-fried so that it puffs up like a ball?

Which fruit is the main ingredient of guacamole?

Which small green vegetable, like a tiny cabbage, is named after the capital of Belgium?

What French name is given to a water bath used to cook delicate dishes gently or keep food warm?

Basil pesto originated in which Italian city?

Conference and Williams are varieties of which fruit?

Which fruit was once commonly called the Chinese gooseberry?

Which term means adding liquid to a hot pan to lift the browned bits left after frying?

Traditional British marmalade is made from a bitter orange named after which Spanish city?

Which French term describes food baked inside a sealed parcel of paper or foil?

In Thai cooking, nam pla is what kind of sauce?

The Queen Victoria pub features in which BBC soap, first shown in 1985?

In English pub pool, after potting all your reds or yellows, which ball must you pot to win?

A sommelier is a trained expert in what?

Which traditional British soft drink is named after two hedgerow plants?

Masala chai is tea brewed with milk and what?

In a standard game of darts, from which score do players usually count down?

The Trappist beers Chimay and Orval are brewed at abbeys in which country?

Sherry comes from the area around which town in Andalusia?

In which year was the breathalyser introduced in the UK to tackle drink-driving?

Stout developed from which dark beer style that was popular in 18th-century London?