Food Quiz

1) Houmous is eaten in many countries: Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and more recently in the UK. What is used to make houmous? Answer: chick peas.

2) In Ghana crushed cassava is a popular dish. The word for this food sounds like a person's name. Which of the following is crushed cassava? Answer: gari (Gary).

3) Ugali is eaten in Kenya. What is ugali? Answer: porridge made from cornmeal or millet flour.

4) Where is Tajine the national dish? Answer: Morocco.

5) Which people ate boerewors, biltong and droewors on long journeys? Answer: the Boers.

6) Where would you find sukiyaki and bento? Answer: Japan.

7) A species of this creature, found only in Dominica and Montserrat, is used in a traditional dish in both countries. Answer: frog.

8) Where is ackee and salt fish popular? Answer: Jamaica.

9) You would find palacinke on a menu in Croatia. What is palacinke? Answer: pancake.

10) Where might you eat stew for breakfast? Answer: The Bahamas.

11) What is meze? Answer: a number of small dishes of food.

12) This statement is NOT true about pasta. Answer: The recipe for pasta originated in the US.

13) Where would you find a smorgasbord? Answer: Sweden.

14) These people were the first known to drink chocolate. Answer: the Aztecs.

15) Which country does not produce a drink made from cactus? Answer: Scotland.

WIZ Quiz content from World InfoZone educational website.

We would like to thank the following for the use of the photographs: Mark McLeod, University of Delaware; the Canadian Tourism Commission (Tourism New Brunswick); the South African Tourism Promotion Agency; the Finnish Tourist Board and the Saudi Arabian Embassy (London).