Take this Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. level.
Subject: CULINARY QUESTIONS ``F''
Each answer starts with the letter ``F.'' (e.g., She wrote ``The Boston Cooking School Cook Book'' Answer: Fanny Farmer).
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. By what name are British ``chips'' known in the United States?
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2. This mustard brand was introduced in 1904, the same year that the hot dog was introduced to America.
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3. This breakfast favorite was originally a way to make use of crusts and stale bread.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. This type of cookie was invented in Los Angeles around 1920.
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5. According to a legend, Catherine de Medici dubbed any dish containing spinach as ----------.
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6. The original and classic form of this delicacy is made from goose liver.
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. What was the only bean known in Europe until the discovery of the New World?
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8. The hazelnut, Oregon's official state nut, is also known as the --------
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9. The powdered form of this edible plant has been used to keep flies away in kennels and stables.
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ANSWERS: 1. French fries. 2. French's mustard. 3. French toast. 4. Fortune cookie. 5. Florentine. 6. Foie gras. 7. Fava bean (horse bean). 8. Filbert. 9. Fennel.
SCORING:
18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points -- honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points -- who reads the questions to you?
(c) 2002 Ken Fisher
Reprinted with permission from Barracade Books Inc.
North America Syndicate Inc.
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