FOOD QUIZ (X-QUIZ-IT inter college)2017

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-BY SRIYANSHI BANERJI

1.
• In a Mass at Bolsena in 1263,the Eucharist appeared to bleed
and each time the priest wiped away the blood, more would
appear.
• In the year 1819,a Venetian pharmacist discovered the
scientific reason responsible for it.
• What did he discover?

Ans:Bacteria
• Serratia marcescens grew on bread and
produced a pigment prodigiosin

• Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams
took these with her in the space shuttle
Discovery.

3. What led to the trending of
#boycottstarbucks?

• Starbucks decided to employ 10000 refugees in
various Starbucks outlets in US resulting in a
boycott by Trump loyalists.

4.
These are the “ RECYCLED RECTANGLE EARRINGS” made
from “X” bottle glass.These products are unique and
handmade. Slight imperfections of size and color are part of
the designs. Expect some variations. ID “X” ?

• It is said that Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt’s impossible demands
while holidaying at Saratoga Springs, NY lead to the discovery of
X
• The chef George Crum out of frustration sliced the raw material
razor thin to make them more suited to the customer’s taste.
• This resulted in a very popular culinary item that was briefly
marketed as Saratogas.
5.

Caramel (obtained from sugar) was used for hair
removal in harems.

• Castoreum is the yellowish secretion
of the castor sac. An animal X uses
castoreum in combination with urine
to scent mark territory.
• It is mainly used in foods and
beverages as part of a substitute
vanilla flavor, it is less commonly
used as a part of a raspberry or
strawberry flavoring.
• Name X.
7.

9.
• On 31st march,in Kolkata several
eggs made of plastic (imported
from China) surfaced.
• A similar incident was reported
in July 2015,what was the report
about?

10.
• X originally known as pasta gianduja,
was created in Italy when hazelnuts
were used to stretch the rationed
chocolate supply during WWII. The
earliest version was a foil-wrapped
loaf that could be sliced and served on
a piece of bread.
• ID X

• Google India celebrated Verghese Kurien’s 94th birthday
with a doodle.

12.
• The blue revolution was started in 1970.
• A motion spearheaded by Dr Arun Krishnan,this revolution
focused on the development of?

14.
• Project 7 was launched in US in the year 2014 by the brand X
as a multipronged initiative to contribute to feed and
educate people,house the homeless,help people heal,save
the earth.
• A portion of the money earnt on sale of their product was
contributed to 7 such noble initiatives.
• ID X

15.Relate this to a very popular movie

18.What does this poster depict?

• The expressed displeasure of athletes
when Salman Khan was appointed as
goodwill ambassador in the Rio Olympics

19.
• The name of this thing means “big pearl” in Latin.A basket
full of this thing was considered a respectable funeral
offering in ancient Egypt.
• The circular rings that this thing has represents eternity and
maybe for that reason it was even used in Egyptian burials
as evidenced by traces being found in the eye sockets of
Ramesses IV.
• What am I talking about?

20.Why did these companies remove some of
their letters from their logos on 16th august 2016?

• These companies participated with National Health services
London to encourage people to donate blood by dropping
the As, Bs and Os – the letters of the main blood groups –
from their signage for the week-long Missing Type
campaign.

A French restaurateur has launched
a new burger in a homage to a Paris
St-Germain striker.
The burger, just like the PSG
forward, is a commanding presence,
combining 600 grams of mince beef
with onions, bacon and three types
of cheese.
Name the footballer.
21.

24.
• X is an edgy, almost forbidden ingredient .
• The Nordic Food Lab says X is nutritious, delicious
and could be the solution to the growing problem
of egg allergies.
• X has similar properties to eggs in cooking and also
is a good source of iron and hence is being used
nowadays to substitute egg.
• ID X.

• Some time around the end of 16th Century, the earlier version
of this cocktail originated . A particular ship's crew was
experiencing a serious problem with people suffering from
Dysentery and Scurvy .
• It was known that the locals (around where the ship was
sailing) had remedies for those problems. It involved a particular
alcohol brewed from Sugarcane and some other local
ingredients (which helped fight both Dysentery and Scurvy ) .
• What cocktail ?
1.

2.
• X? X is a Japanese super-soldier serum that causes enhanced
physical strength, speed, endurance, durability, agility, stamina,
reflexes, and an accelerated healing factor once injected,
however its use is dangerous, as the serum can easily prove fatal
if not correctly administered.
• It was created by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War
II, in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers. They
transported their only supply by submarine, and when it was
under heavy fire by the Allied Forces, it ran aground on Lian Yu
island.

3.
• One of China’s four great culinary traditions – along with
Cantonese, Shangdong and Jiangsu, X marries the fresh and
aromatic to the tangy and spicy. The style of cooking originated
in China’s south-central X province. From 2100 B.C.E, the region
evolved a cuisine noted for hot-pot working class meals, and for
robust taste in dried, pickled and salted dishes. Situated on the
trade route to India, Nepal and Tibet, the X region prospered in
commerce, bringing along with it the cuisine which is extremely
popular in these countries, even today.
• Give X.

4.• Kundan Lal was born in Peshawar, a Hindu of Punjabi and
Pathan origin. As a child he worked in a small catering shop, that
eventually became a restaurant called X.
• He set up a small roadside café on Daryaganj, near the Red Fort
and named it X.
• The restaurant became a favourite of many politicians, including
Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi who took
many visiting dignitaries there.
• The restaurant catered to many important events including a
state dinner for the visiting American First Lady Jacqueline
Kennedy and the wedding reception of Nehru’s grandson Sanjay
Gandhi. Today it has over 90 franchises all over the country.
• Name the franchise X.

5.
• In 2013, chef Julio Biosca of Casa Julio did something, giving the
reason that it meant he could no longer innovate. He was tired of
his complicated tasting menu and wanted to try something
simpler.
• The following year, chef Frederick Dhooge, in Belgium followed
suit giving the reason that, he wanted to be able to cook simpler
food, without his customers expecting a grand spectacle.
• Back in 2011, Australian chef, Skye Gyngell of Petersham
Nurseries café, London, had done so, after diners complained
about the dirt floors of her “shabby chic” restaurant.
• What did they do?

RETURNED THE MICHELIN STARS HELD BY
THEIR RESTAURANTS

6. • “I never saw him, but I had to risk my life for him every day.” So
said Margot Woelk, 97, who was a group of 15 women
entrusted with the job.
• She was enlisted forcefully, taken by bus, to a local school
building where they did their job under armed guard. Ms
Woelk was the only one of the to survive. The rest of her
colleagues are presumed to have been shot by the Red Army in
January 1945.
• All 15 of them had bland vegetarian meals consisting of rice,
pasta, peas and cauliflower. “We had to eat it all up. Every time
we were frightened that we were going to die. We use to cry
like dogs because we were so glad to have survived”.
• What job did those 15 women have?

7.
• Benjamin Franklin helped introduce France to X as a food
source. At that time, the French believed X to be poisonous.
Franklin took part in a campaign to help the French embrace
X as an alternative to wheat after wheat crop failures caused
a shortage. He was the guest of honor at a party thrown by
French pharmacist Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, where
every course of the meal featured X.

8.
•By the request of GENERAL EISENHOWER in 1943.
•When US ARMY TROOPS landed in NORTH AFRICA during
WW 2 ,they bought what along with equipment, troops and
artillery, which could support troops along the border line ?

They bought 3 COCA-COLA bottling Plants for troops
fighting along the border line for keeping troops
fresh and enthusiastic.

9.
• The British dominance as an imperial caste over almost all
the territories of the world has been the food for historic
debates for decades.
• But in business world, the invasion of the Western and
especially American cultural values over a nation or locality
has a definite term.The term is a hybrid of the name of a
multinational company(quite proper in the context of
invasion)and something that was “popularized” by the
British.
• What is the term?

John Stilth Pemberton-Inventor
of Coca Cola

1.
• The introduction of X in India was by an Indian Muslim saint, Baba Budan. While on a
pilgrimage to Mecca, he smuggled X (by tying it around his waist) from Yemen to
Mysore in India, and planted them on the Chandragiri Hills, now named after him as
Baba Budan Giri, in the Chikmagaluru district of Karnataka.
• It was considered an illegal act to take X out of Arabia. This was the beginning of the X
industry in India, and in particular, in the then state of Mysore, now part of Karnataka.
• What is X?

2.
• Asa Candler brought the company X and the formula of syrup from its
inventor and several other shareholders for $550 in 1888 Asa Candler’s
new marketing strategy transformed this company from an insignificant
tonic into a market-dominant drink.
• His hand written papers offered consumers a free glass of drink. These
were mailed to potential customers and placed in magazines. By 1895,this
drink was being served in every American state. Q - Which company &
What was Candler’s new marketing strategy ?

FIRST COUPON WAS INTRODUCED
COCACOLA

3.
• X is a Japanese food and chemical corporation which produces seasonings,
cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. In
particular it is the world's largest producer of aspartame, with a 40% global
market share.
• The literal translation of X is “Essence of Taste,” used as a trademark for the
company’s original product.
• It’s main product, was first marketed in Japan in 1909, having been
discovered and patented by Kikunae Ikeda.
• Id X.

• For direct questions
• Correct answer: +10
• Wrong answer: -10
• Pounce:
• Teams who wish to pounce should notify the volunteers and write
answers on paper.(Answering aloud will lead to disqualification.)
• Correct answer:+20
• Wrong answer:-20
• Bounce:
• Correct answer :+10

1.
▪ The introduction of X in India was by an Indian Muslim saint, Baba Budan.
While on a pilgrimage to Mecca, he smuggled X (by tying it around his waist)
from Yemen to Mysore in India, and planted them on the Chandragiri Hills, now
named after him as Baba Budan Giri, in the Chikmagaluru district of
Karnataka.
▪ It was considered an illegal act to take X out of Arabia. This was the
beginning of the X industry in India, and in particular, in the then state of
Mysore, now part of Karnataka.
▪ What is X?

2.
▪ Asa Candler brought the company X and the formula of syrup
from its inventor and several other shareholders for $550 in 1888
Asa Candler’s new marketing strategy transformed this company
from an insignificant tonic into a market-dominant drink.
▪ His hand written papers offered consumers a free glass of drink.
These were mailed to potential customers and placed in
magazines. By 1895,this drink was being served in every American
state. Q - Which company & What was Candler’s new marketing
strategy ?

3.
▪ X is a Japanese food and chemical corporation which produces
seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and
pharmaceuticals. In particular it is the world's largest producer of
aspartame, with a 40% global market share.
▪ The literal translation of X is “Essence of Taste,” used as a
trademark for the company’s original product.
▪ It’s main product, was first marketed in Japan in 1909, having been
discovered and patented by Kikunae Ikeda.
▪ Id X.

▪ The Coca-Cola Company last year deployed this advertising
campaign in Denmark and it features an image that looks to
most people like one large circle comprised of smaller, green
and brown-ish coloured circles arranged in a unique pattern.
What is so special about this advertisement?
4.

▪ Ad for color blind people The ad comes with a headline:
‘Only 10 percent of Danes can see what it says here:
Can you?’
▪ The image’s pattern reveals the word “Life” but only
people who are colour blind are able to pick up the
message. This ad, promotes Coke’s reduced-calorie
Coca-Cola Life, which uses the sugar substitute Stevia.

5.
This is Mount Matterhorn in the Alps. It lies on the border between
Switzerland and Italy. Which famous product’s shape is said to have
been inspired from it?

6.
▪ Widely known as X, which in English means the Chocolate Box, due to its shape, it contains a "flat"
stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands round the rest of the stadium. It has a
capacity of 49,000.
▪ The unusual shape of the stadium has led to it having excellent acoustics and the supporters being
nicknamed "La Doce“ (12th man).
▪ Give me the stadium X.

LA BOMBONERA IN BUENOS AIRES,
HOME GROUND OF BOCA JUNIORS

▪ X founded in 2011 with his partner
David Steinsgard.
▪ Laughing Man coffee is a part of
Laughing Man Worldwide,a charitable
organization that distributes 100% of
net proceeds to fund
education,community development and
new businesses in development and
new businesses in developing
countries.
▪ This company is an initiative by which

•Salvador Dali Designed the Chupa Chups
Logo

2.
• Menu-Mania (New Zealand)
• Lunchtime (Czech Republic)
• Obedovat (Slovakia)
• Gastronauci (Poland)
• Cibando (Italy)
• Mekanist (Turkey)
• Urbanspoon (USA)
• Provide the connect.

COMPANIES ACQUIRED BY ZOMATO FOR IT’S FORAY INTO THE RESPECTIVE
COUNTRIES.

Kopi luwak or civet coffee, refers to the coffee that includes part-
digested coffee cherries eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet

The logo includes all these pictures

Rules
Questions will be directed to teams.
• Right answer:+10

1.X was a fanciful chocolate cake served at Y during the 1994 Welcoming
Feast. Cakes modelled after the remaining three house mascots were also
served.
It was comprised of a large chocolate and cream base, on which a chocolate
winged lion lazily lied down.
Name X

2.
A winery has launched vino inspired by the death and
drunkenness in a currently off air widely celebrated TV American
fantasy drama television series licensed by the channel which
airs the show.
It is said that wine could be its own Emmy-winning character in
this series because of its preference by the characters in the
show.
Name the TV show.

c
3.Stay Puft Marshmallows are the
seemingly harmless treat featured in
the background in several of the
movie's scenes.
The confection takes on a more
prominent — and decidedly more
sinister — role when Dr. Ray Stanz
inadvertently chooses its mascot, the
Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, as the
physical manifestation of the Sumerian
god Gozer.
Name the movie

c
3.The following is the recipe for an unintended
variation of traditional English trifle prepared by a
fictional character :
“First there's lady fingers
Then a layer of jam
Then custard, which I made from scratch
Then raspberries
More lady fingers
Then beef sautéed with peas and onions
More custard
Bananas
And I still have to put whipped cream on top”
Name the character who prepared this queer dish.

• 4.
• X was served cold in bottles and hot in "foaming tankards". It's sold at
The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head,although the fact that the
latter pub's stock was described as "very dusty" suggested that it was
not sold there very often. In Diagon Alley, the drink had been known
to be sold at the Leaky Cauldron. It was made out of butter, sugar
and water.
• At the Hog's Head, customers were charged two sickles but it was not
certain whether this was a universal price for the drink, or if the price
of the drink varied from location to location.
• Name the drink

5.According to greek mythology,Tantalus was punished for his
sins by the gods.
Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised his
intended meal from his grasp. Whenever he bent down to get a
drink, the water receded before he could get any.
What is the proverbial term associated with his name?

y
7.Name the show in which this signature salad
appears.

8.
Monday- Oatmeal breakfast. Thai takeout
night.
Tuesday- Cheeseburger Night.
Wednesday- Creamy tomato soup day.
Thursday- Pizza night.
Friday-Chinese food.
Whose weekly calendar is it ?

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