Food and Drink Trivia Jeopardy

This Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice typically paired with raw fish or other toppings.

What is sushi?

This Mexican dish consists of a corn or flour tortilla folded around a filling of meat, cheese, or beans.

What is a taco?

This Indian dish is a spiced dish of meat or vegetables cooked in a thick, creamy tomato-based sauce, popular worldwide.

What is curry?

This French soup, made from caramelized onions and beef broth, is traditionally served with a slice of bread and melted cheese on top.

What is French onion soup?

This Thai stir-fried noodle dish, typically made with rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, and a tangy tamarind-based sauce, is a national dish of Thailand.

What is pad thai?

This red fruit, despite being commonly treated as a vegetable in cooking, is botanically classified as a fruit.

What is a tomato?

This tropical yellow fruit grows in bunches on plants sometimes mistaken for trees, though it is technically a giant herb.

What is a banana?

This orange root vegetable is a good source of beta-carotene and is commonly said to improve eyesight.

What is a carrot?

This spiky tropical fruit has a green, scaled exterior and sweet yellow flesh inside.

What is a pineapple?

This pungent bulb vegetable, closely related to onions, is often crushed or minced to release its strong flavor before cooking.

What is garlic?

This frozen dessert is typically made from cream, sugar, and flavorings, then churned while freezing to keep it smooth.

What is ice cream?

This layered dessert, its name meaning pick me up in Italian, combines coffee-soaked ladyfingers with a mascarpone cream.

What is tiramisu?

This French dessert features a thin caramelized sugar crust on top of a creamy custard base.

What is crème brûlée?

This dense, moist chocolate dessert, often served warm with a gooey molten center, became a popular restaurant menu item starting in the 1980s.

What is a molten lava cake?

This sweet, flaky pastry made of many thin layers of dough brushed with butter and filled with chopped nuts and honey syrup is common across the Middle East and Mediterranean.

What is baklava?

This espresso-based drink is topped with a layer of steamed milk foam and often finished with a dusting of cocoa or cinnamon.

What is a cappuccino?

This beverage is made by steeping dried leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant in hot water.

What is tea?

This cocktail combines rum, lime juice, and mint leaves with soda water, and is closely associated with Cuba.

What is a mojito?

This cocktail, traditionally made with gin and vermouth and garnished with an olive, is the signature drink of a famous fictional British spy.

What is a martini?

This coffee drink is made by pulling a small, concentrated shot directly from finely ground coffee beans under pressure.

What is espresso?

This process uses dry heat, typically in an oven, to cook food like bread and cakes.

What is baking?

This leavening agent, a living single-celled organism, produces carbon dioxide gas that makes bread dough rise.

What is yeast?

This kitchen process involves heating a liquid until small bubbles form and rise steadily but the liquid does not fully boil.

What is simmering?

This chemical reaction between amino acids and sugars, triggered by heat, is responsible for the browning and flavor of seared meat and toasted bread.

What is the Maillard reaction?

This process removes water from food through evaporation, historically used to preserve fruits, meats, and vegetables without refrigeration.

What is dehydration?

This dish layers pasta sheets with meat sauce, cheese, and often béchamel or ricotta, then bakes them together.

What is lasagna?

This layered casserole dish stacks fried or baked eggplant, tomato sauce, and cheese, and is a staple of southern Italian cooking.

What is eggplant parmesan?

This dish simmers pieces of beef, wine, mushrooms, and pearl onions together in a slow-cooked French stew.

What is beef bourguignon?

This Spanish rice dish is traditionally cooked in a wide, shallow pan and often includes saffron, seafood, and vegetables.

What is paella?

This Japanese dish consists of thin slices of raw fish served without rice, often dipped in soy sauce.

What is sashimi?