Food Quiz - Italy
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1) The word “wine” comes from the greek word:  

A

Vinos

x

B

Vinum

 

C

Vinis

 

D

Vinenum

 

2) The greatest variety of  vines  is in:

A

France

 

B

Italy

x

C

Spain

 

D

Portugal

 

3) The “Nebbiolo” vine is from :

A

Sicily

 

B

Tuscany

 

C

Piedmont

x

D

Latium

 

4)      The most ancient Champagne winery is:

A

Dom Pérignon

x

B

Roederer

 

C

Ruinart

 

D

Moët et Chandon

 

5)      It’s a red wine:

A

Shiraz

x

B

Vermentino

 

C

Müller-Thurgau

 

D

Pinot meunier

 

6)  The general time of  grape harvest is between:

A

August and September

 

B

September and October

 

C

August and November

x

D

October and November

 

7) The word  “guyot”  means:

A

A way of upbringing vines

x

B

A kind of grapes

 

C

A Wine

 

D

A  sommelier’s utensil

 

8) The tannin is typical of:

A

Red grapes

x

B

White grapes

 

C

Italian vines  grapes

 

D

International vines grapes

 

 

9) During the   alcoholic  fermentation:

A

The sugar turns into alcohol and carbon dioxide

 

B

The yeasts turn into alcohol and carbon dioxide

x

C

The sugar vaporizes

 

D

The yeasts vaporize

 

 

10) “Barrique” is a barrel of

A

225 litres

x

B

300 litres

 

C

500 litres

 

D

600 litres

 

 

11) To  obtain a white wine you use:

A

White grapes

 

B

Red grapes

 

C

Rosé grapes

 

D

Both white and red grapes

x

 

12) Chianti is a wine from:

A

Umbria

 

B

Campania

 

C

Veneto

 

D

Tuscany

x

 

13)  The  “decanter” is:

A

A glass

 

B

A carafe

x

C

A  corkscrew

 

D

A wine thermometer

 

14) A red wine service temperature is between:

A

10° and 12°

 

B

15° and 18°

x

C

6° and 8°

 

D

10° and 25°

 

 

15)  To examine a wine you use mainly:

A

Hearing

 

B

Touch

 

C

Sight

 

D

Taste

x

 

16)  A wine is said to be “tasty” when it’s:

A

Sweet

x

B

Tannic

 

C

Rich in mineral salts

 

D

Acid

 

 

17) The most famous  sweet  sparkling  wine  in the world is:

A

Asti sparkling wine

x

B

Brachetto d’Aqui

 

C

Passito di Pantelleria

 

D

Sauternes

 

 

18)  Jerez  wine is form:

A

Spain

x

B

Portugal

 

C

France

 

D

Austria

 

 

19)  The typical colour  of a young red wine is:

A

Purple red

x

B

Garnet

 

C

Ruby

 

D

Orange

 

 

 

20) The typical colour  of an old  white  wine is:

A

Greenish yellow

 

B

Straw yellow

 

C

Amber

x

D

Golden

 

 

21) The bouquet is a characteristic  of:

A

White wines only

 

B

Red wines only

 

C

Both young red and white wines

 

D

Both old red and whites wines

x

 

22) The most expensive wine in the world is:

A

Brunello di Montalcino

 

B

Barolo

 

C

Romancé Conti

x

D

Champagne

 

 

23) The wine world association  is:

A

AIS

 

B

ASI

x

C

AIBES

 

D

IBA

 

 

24)  Red grapes used for Champagne:

A

Pinot

x

B

Cabernet

 

C

Shiraz

 

D

Mayot

 

 

25) Pas dosé sparkling wine is.

A

Sweet

 

B

Extra-Dry

x

C

Very sweet

 

D

Demi-sec

 

 

26) Aglianico is a wine from:

A

Lombardia

 

B

Campania

x

C

Liguria

 

D

Valle d’Aosta

 

 

Questions food

 

1)      Mayonnaise is:

-          A hot sauce

-          A cold sauce

-          A cold emulsified sauce

 

2)      The Bolognese sauce is a dressing for:

-          The soups

-           pasta

-          Grilled meat

 

3)      “Panettone” is a Christmas cake typical of:

-          Naples

-          Rome

-          Milan

-          Palermo

 

 

4)      The entrecote is a cut of pork meat.                True    False                      

              

5)      Chantilly cream takes its name from the county of Chantilly.  True    False

 

6)      The onion is a bulb vegetable.                  True    False

 

7)      The juniper is an aromatic herb.    True     False

 

8)      The butter is an unsaturated fat.            True      False

 

9)      Tomatoes contain an antioxidant called “lycopene”.           True     False

 

10)   Margherita pizza takes its name from the Queen Margherita.  True    False