TRUE OR FALSE Food Trivia Answers Round 1

Here are the answers for Round 1 of our True or False Food Trivia Quiz, each with a short explanation so the quiz master can settle any disputes with confidence. Tally up your team's score - ten out of twenty is a solid start, fifteen earns you a second helping, and a perfect twenty means you deserve pudding. Right-click the list below to print a copy for scoring.

  1. False: Main beer ingredients
  2. True: Rennet is used to curdle milk, separating it into solid curds and liquid whey.
  3. False: A Singapore Sling is gin-based, not vodka-based, and contains cherry brandy rather than orange juice.
  4. True: A standard Quality Street tin typically contains 12 chocolate varieties.
  5. False: Walkers Cheese & Onion crisps come in a blue packet, not pink.
  6. False: Snickers is made by Mars, not Cadbury - but yes, in the UK it was indeed called Marathon until 1990.
  7. False: Bell's, Glenfiddich and Jameson are all whiskies, not brandies.
  8. True: 'Exceedingly good cakes' is the long-standing advertising slogan of British brand Mr Kipling.
  9. True: Navel, Valencia and Blood are all well-known varieties of orange.
  10. True: Deer meat
  11. False: Vodka originates from Russia and Poland, not Germany.
  12. True: Malibu
  13. False: Parmesan cheese originates from Italy, not France.
  14. True: Calamari
  15. True: A Screwdriver is made from vodka mixed with orange juice.
  16. True: China
  17. False: It's a potato (root vegetable)
  18. False: It's a Waldorf salad
  19. False: Smirnoff and Absolut are both vodkas, not gins.
  20. True: Palm trees