Here are the answers for Round 4 of our True or False Food Trivia Quiz, each with a concise explanation so your quiz master can dispel any stubborn food myths at the table. Add this round's score to the totals from Rounds 1 to 3 and see who's still in the running. Right-click below to print a copy for scoring.
- True: Under EU law, only sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France can legally be called Champagne.
- True: Traditional Worcestershire sauce contains anchovies as a key ingredient.
- False: Arabica and Robusta are the two main species of coffee bean, not rice.
- False: Jaffa Cakes were legally ruled to be cakes, not biscuits, in a famous 1991 court case.
- False: 'Sushi' refers to the vinegared rice, not the fish.
- True: The earliest ketchups contained no tomatoes at all.
- False: Guinness is actually a very dark ruby red, not black.
- True: Pavlova was named in honour of the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
- True: Chocolate contains theobromine, which is toxic to dogs.
- False: A traditional macchiato is a small espresso with just a dash of milk.
- False: Coca-Cola has always been its familiar caramel-brown colour.
- False: Tequila is made from the blue agave plant, which is not a cactus.
- True: In botanical terms, bananas are berries.
- True: Traditional haggis contains sheep's heart, liver and lungs.
- False: Roquefort is made from sheep's milk, not cow's milk.
- True: Sake is widely known as Japanese rice wine.
- True: Cheddar cheese was first made in the village of Cheddar in Somerset.
- True: Black tea and green tea both come from the Camellia sinensis plant.
- False: White chocolate contains no cocoa solids at all.
- False: Basmati rice is grown mainly in India and Pakistan, not Japan.