Downsizer Festive Quiz 2009
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What is garum?
Roman, salty fish sauce
Who wrote, and in which books about ‘toffee shocks’, ‘pop biscuits’ and
‘google buns’?
Enid Blyton - Magic Faraway Tree
Who would you expect to see drinking ‘miruvor’?
Elves in Lord of The Rings
In which of Shakespeare’s plays will you hear the line ‘They call for
dates and quinces in the pastry’?
Romeo & Juliet
What pH value should the best land for growing truffles have? - find out
at Truffles trader site Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd
7.3 - 8.3
You can eat them from mid April to mid May, they have a shell, which
is speckled and tinged with blue, and you have to have a licence to sell
them. What are they?
Gulls eggs
What are chitterlings?
Pigs small intestines
What kind of lobster did the B52’s sing about and where in America are
the band from?
Rock Lobster - Athens, Georgia
When chopping vegetables, which of these are the smallest dice macedoine, brunoise, paysanne or julienne?
brunoise
A bi-valve mollusc - coz marl ar (anag)
razor clam
In which of these could you find a strawberry? - strawberry flavour
spread or strawberry flavoured spread
strawberry flavoured spread - the word flavoured means it has to come
from a natural rather than artificial source
What is zite and on which celebratory occasions is it usually served?
Dried pasta, from Naples served at weddings
My shell is called a bogue and I am commonly served with sprouts what am I?
chestnut
What is a cobnut?
Cultivated hazelnut
Which common cooking ingredient has its own festival on the Isle of
Wight?
Garlic
Who said ‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not
dined well’?
Virginia Woolf
What are the two main types of lathes used in woodturning- find out at
Bodrighy’s trader site Bodrighy Wood.
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Pole or treadle and electrically powered
What is the Native American ‘three sisters’ plant combination?
Beans, corn and squash
Who said ‘a cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college
education’?
Mark Twain
Which grain is used to make semolina?
Wheat
What are commonly seen as the 3 most important nutrients for growing
vegetables?
Phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium
Sprouting broccoli is a perennial - true or false?
False
What does the Scoville scale measure?
The heat in chilli peppers
What is another name for the ‘vegetable oyster’ or ‘oyster plant’?
Salsify
What type of fruits are ‘Bristol Cross’ and ‘Black Worcester’?
Pear
What is a bullace?
Wild plum
What holiday is celebrated in Cardigan in April? - find out at
Faithmeads trader site Glyn Elwyn
Barley Saturday
Pythium, Phylophthara and Rhizoctonia can all cause it - but what is it?
Damping off
Who said ‘Food is life, life is food. If you don’t like my approach you
are welcome to go down to McDonalds’?
Keith Floyd
Who wrote ‘If more of us valued food and cheer and song above
hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world” and which character said?
J R R Tolkien - Thorin Oakenshield
From which book does the above quote come from?
The Hobbit
Pork, rabbit, goose or poultry meat cooked in lard - lit ers tel (anag)
Rillettes
How many acres of countryside is Cwmoernant Farm set in? - find out
at Ginkotrees trader site Cwmoernant Farm.
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Who said ‘How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of
cheese’?
Charles de Gaulle
What is Ras el Hanout?
Popular blend of herbs and spices that is used across the Middle
East and North Africa.
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What flavour mini sponge cakes does Pookie’s Rose Cottage Cakes
site offer?
Chocolate, Vanilla with fondant icing and lemon with fondant icing
Where specifically is Maytag Blue Cheese made?
Iowa, USA
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What plant is used to make absinthe?
Wormwood
What is andouillette? and which ingredient of andouillette gives it its
unique aroma?
Sausage made with tripe and intestines
Who is the Roman god of vines and wine?
Bacchus
Which US band sang about Pennyroyal Tea and on which album did it
feature?
Nirvana - In Utero
What am I? - I am made of 27 different plants and spices have Deo
Optimo Maximo written on my label and I am made in Fecamp in
Normandy.
Liqueur - Benedictine
From which country do cape gooseberries originate?
Peru
What is the more common name for Phytophthara infestans?
Potato and tomato blight
What type of fruit trees are commonly affected by silver leaf?
Stone fruits
It can drive gardeners to distraction, but what exactly is Pieris
brassicae?
Cabbage white butterfly
What is a fish priest used for?
Killing fish humanely
Put these champagne bottles in order from smallest to largest Methuselah, bottle, magnum, rehoboam, jeroboam
b, ma, j, r, met
What is the title of Sally-in-Wales book about the smells of the festive
season? Find out on her trader site sallypointer.com
Seasonal Scents - A history of the smell of Christmas
What spices does Chinese five spice contain?
Star anise, clove, fennel, cinnamon and pepper
What is grappa?
Italian marc brandy
How much is a medium Christmas hamper from fivespuds364 trader
site Vegetable Plants Direct?
£30
It was created by Escoffier in honour of a famous Australian singer what was it?
Peach Melba
A John Dory has a unique mark on each side of its body said to be
originally created by the thumbprint of whom?
St Peter
I am a condiment derived from the outer coating of nutmeg. What am
I?
Mace
What colour is Quail's organic and Fairtrade cotton 'Spitalfields Shirt'
- find out on the trader site Quailbymail
Merlot
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Which yellow flowers were once used to heighten the colour of butter?
Marigold
What are marrons glace?
Sugar syrup glazed chestnuts
Which flowers buds can be pickled and substituted for capers?
Nasturtium
Which band sang about ‘Carrot Cake and Wine’ and which village do
they come from?
Stereophonics and Cwmaman
What is the unique quality of Casu Marzu cheese?
It has maggots in it
How much feed (pellets or mash) according to Chez on the
Greenmeadow poultry trader site should you give a chicken each day?
150g (5oz)
Born in 1836 and died in 1865, I wrote for The Englishwoman’s
Domestic Magazine - who am I?
Mrs Beeton
What year, and where did the first McDonalds open in Britain?
1974 and Woolwich
A shrub of the genus Ribes, cultivated for fruit - tur nerc card (anag)
redcurrant
Snozzcumbers, Fresh Mudburgers and Stink Bugs Eggs were recipes
written by whom?
Roald Dahl
Fruit of the mountain ash tree used for jam and jellies - reworn bray
(anag)
Rowan berry
What is saltimbocca?
Slices of veal, ham and sage braised in white wine
What is the literal meaning of saltimbocca?
Jump into the mouth
Which confectionery snack did The Undertones once sing about?
Mars bars
Eastern European soured cream - man se at (anag)
Smetana
What is the culinary term for the thymus gland?
sweetbread
A citrus fruit produced by crossing a tangerine and a grapefruit - go aln
et (anag)
tangelo
A light, foamy dessert of Italian origin - gazebo nail (anag)
zabaglione
The recipe for what was discovered in the East Indies by Sir Marcus
Sandys?
Worcestershire sauce
Which grape variety is the main grape used in sherry production?
Palomino
What is retsina wine flavoured with?
Pine resin
Who am I? - born Elizabeth Gwynne in 1913 and died in 1992.
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Elizabeth David
Brandy made from wine from a region in Gascony.
Armagnac
An aromatic umbelliferous plant from Scandanavian countries - canal
gie (anag)
Angelica
The food of the gods - brio masa (anag)
ambrosia
Allspice , also known as - jicama ne rap pep (anag)
Jamaican pepper
What does Gervase say is the biggest cause of damp, decay and
cracking in traditional buildings? Find out on his traders website
Horgan & Webb
Unsympathetic use of the wrong materials
What are sevillano and picholine types of?
Olives
What is a croquembouche?
Choux bun pyramid covered in spun sugar
What type of pedigree lamb will you find at Rosewood Farms? - find
out at RobRs trader site beefinabox
Kerry Hill Sheep
Where would you find dulse ?
In the sea
In general, how old would a Chinese hundred-year-old egg be?
A few months
The Genco Pura Olive Oil Company can be found in which film?
Godfather 2
What is Lettucewoman’s current best selling piece? - find out at her
trader site meganmackneyjewellery
haematite earrings
What type of fruits are ‘Jiro’ and Tamopan”?
Persimmon
Which part of Cornwall does Toggle make her handspun yarns and
jewellery? - find out at her traders site Bay Tree Fibres
Truro
What pests are french marigold said to deter?
Whitefly, greenfly and blackfly
What nut is otherwise known as The Queensland Nut and for which
animals are they poisonous?
Macadamia and dogs
When was Sites by Fee officially started? - find out by visiting Fee’s
trader site sitesbyfee.
May 2006
Which actor says the following and in which film? - ‘we elves try to stick
to the four main food groups; candy, candy cones, candy corn and
syrup’
Will Ferrell and Elf
Which ‘small’ US artist sang about ‘Starfish and Coffee’ and on which
album will you find the song?
Prince and Sign O the times
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Who is the Greek god of wine?
Dionysus
Which band had a track titled ‘Chocolate’ on their third album and what
is the title of the album?
Snow patrol and Final Straw
Saffron comes from which flower?
Crocus
Who released a song in 2003, which mentioned Pizza Hut, McDonalds
and KFC by name in the song and what was the song called?
Fast Food rockers and the fast food song
Which Beatles song had the working title of ‘Scrambled Eggs’?
Yesterday
What is the common name for Crithmum Maritimum?
Samphire
What is a pastilla?
Which band wrote a song, which has the title of an agave, based spirit
and which West Yorkshire town are they from?
Terrorvision and Keighley
Which band had a song called ‘Just like honey’ on their album
‘Psychocandy” and what year was the album released?
Jesus and the Mary Chain - 1985
In which county and in which year was the food writer Simon
Hopkinson born?
Lancashire - 1954
In whose books could you find a pint of butterbeer?
J K Rowling
What was Fanny Cradocks real name?
Phyllis Pechey
What did George W Bush choke on in 2002?
Pretzel
What International Association is our resident felt maker Frewen a
member of? - find out on her felting needle blog at
feltingneedle.blogspot.com.
International Feltmakers Association
Which foodstuff, painted by Andy Warhol graced an album cover
released in March 1967? - which band released the album?
Banana and The Velvet Underground
Who baked the cake on the Rolling Stones album cover ‘Let it Bleed’?
Delia Smith
In which country did Penny get the inspiration to start the t-shirt printing
business Squat Orange - find out on her trader site Squat Orange.
Spain
Who wrote the book Chocolat? And who played the Irish wanderer in
the film version?
Joanne Harris and Jonny Depp
Which country has a festive fruit cake called Bolo Rei?
Portugal
117. What is the difference between an angel and devil on horseback?
Angels are oysters wrapped in bacon and for devils you replace
the oyster with dried fruit usually dates
118. Which pie is made in the Cornish town of Mousehole each Dec
23 in memory of the fisherman who saved the town from a hungry
Christmas one stormy winter?
Stargazy pie
119. Which food writer wrote ‘In my experience, clever food is not
appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old
ones nervous’?
Jane Grigson
120. In what year was Swallow Barn converted into bed and breakfast
accommodation at Mullacott Farm? - find out at alisons trader site
mullacottfarm.co.uk.
2002