THE FOOD QUIZ

1. Veeraswamy is London's oldest surviving Indian restaurant. In which decade did it launch?

2. Sir Toby Belch to Malvolio in Twelfth Night: "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more ..." No more what?

3. A heatwave in Turkey in 2007 has created a shortage of what biscuit?

4. What do you get if you combine basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and Parmesan?

5. In America, Beaujolais Nouveau is promoted as a drink for what occasion?

6. Where would you find a "savoy truffle" and a "glass onion"?

7. The Hershey Chocolate Company's Hershey Train operates out of which capital city?

8. An episode of Fawlty Towers centres around an American guest's increasing frustration at Basil's incompetence in producing what dish?

9. Smarties come in eight colours. What are they?

10. Who oversaw the menu for a lunch that Tony Blair gave for George W Bush and his wife at Downing Street in 2003?

Answers on page 41

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