Food & Drink Trivia Quiz

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Twenty-five questions about what's on the plate and in the glass: national cuisines, famous ingredients, kitchen science, and the food facts everyone thinks they know until four options appear. Instant feedback on every answer, a streak to keep alive, and a final report with your misses spelled out.

Food trivia has a high table-talk value because everyone eats — but the questions here go a level past "what's in a margherita." Why does bread rise? What compound makes chilis hot? Which spice costs more than its weight suggests any plant should? The wrong answers are close cousins of the right ones (prunes and raisins, sake and soju), which is exactly what makes a food round fun at quiz night.

Run it before a dinner party and assign the loser the dishes, or use it to settle standing household debates about where croissants actually come from (the honest answer involves Austria). Retakes reshuffle the options every time, and your best score is saved in your browser for the rematch.