Food and Drink Trivia 1

Question 1

What do the French buy almost daily at the bakery?

Answer 1

croissants and baguettes

Question 2

Where did le croissant originate? Why?

Answer 2

Vienna, to celebrate the end of the siege of the city by the Turks

Question 3

What is cafe au lait?

Answer 3

Hot milk and coffee

Question 4

What are des oeufs sur le plat?

Answer 4

Fried eggs

Question 5

At what meal are eggs eaten?

Answer 5

Lunch or dinner, almost never at breakfast

Question 6

How many different types of cheese does France produce?

Answer 6

About 400

Question 7

What cheese is known as the oldest in France?

Answer 7

Livarot

Question 8

What is le plateau de fromages?

Answer 8

A platter with a selection of cheeses

Question 9

What is fondue savoyarde?

Answer 9

Cheese fondue served with chunks of French bread

Question 10

What is fondue bourguignonne?

Answer 10

Hot oil fondue for cooking chunks of beef

Question 11

What is la viande chevaline?

Answer 11

Horsemeat

Question 12

What time do the French usually eat dinner?

Answer 12

Between 7:00 and 9:30 pm

Question 13

What is un croque-monsieur?

Answer 13

A toasted ham and cheese sandwich with bechamel sauce

Question 14

What is Orangina?

Answer 14

An orange soft drink

Question 15

Name two delicacies of France?

Answer 15

Frog legs, snails, goose liver pate (les cuisses de grenouilles, les escargots, pate de foie gras)

Question 16

What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in the winter?

Answer 16

Chestnuts (les marrons)

Question 17

What is une madeleine?

Answer 17

A cookie (shaped like a seashell)

Question 18

What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve, December 24th?

Answer 18

le reveillon de Noel

Question 19

What is une buche de Noel?

Answer 19

A Christmas cake shaped like a log

Question 20

When do you eat une galette des rois?

Answer 20

January 6 (on King’s Day)