ULTIMATE SUMMERTIME QUIZ
FOLLOWING Saturday’s Summertime Teasers Booklet, every day this week we’ve been printing extra categories for you to build up your Ultimate Summertime Quiz. Here are your final two categories. 1. Which of these is an alternative name for a Baked Alaska? A. Canadian biscuit B. Norwegian omelette C. Alaskan Alaska 2. According to Clarissa Dickson Wright (right), what is the origin of Beef Wellington? A. It was created to mark the Duke of Wellington’s victory at Waterloo B. It was invented for a civic reception in Wellington, New Zealand C. It was made using a whole cow for Henry VIII’s fifth marriage reception 3. What are the two main ingredients in a French Cassoulet? A. Pork chops and petits pois B. Sausages and white beans C. Lamb shanks and radish 4. Which so-called ‘Food of the Gods’ was said to bestow immortality? A. Custard B. Ambrosia C. Hummus 5. The name for the pasta Vermicelli means what in Italian? A. Little worms B. Small snails C. Fat snakes 6. What ingredient did Mrs Beeton describe as being a ‘narcotic’?
A. Saffron B. Truffle C. Potato
7. What is a bain-marie? A. A water bath used for cooking custards B. A French cheese grater C. A Belgian chocolate fountain 8. Which ingredients were in the trifle made by Rachel (right) in Friends? A. Haggis deep-fried with neeps and tatties B. Hotdogs poached with an onion and sauerkraut C. Beef sauteed with peas and onions 9. Which of the following is an authentic Heston Blumenthal creation?! A. Snail porridge B. Sardine smoothie C. Fish cream egg 10. How is scampi otherwise known? A. Norway lobster B. Danish crab C. Finnish sea fleas ‘I’m three-quarters Scottish but I adore living in England.’ ‘Dirk Bogarde encouraged me to act and told me he once gouged a boy’s eyes out on purpose.’ ‘I really like power drills. In 1997 I got a small hammer for Christmas, which I was thrilled with.’ ‘To me, Botox or a facelift is no worse than having your teeth filled or cutting your toenails.’ ‘I’ve been on holiday with Camilla Parker Bowles and have often thought I’m haunted.’ ‘Try as I did, I could not grow to love Cicero’s Speeches but my heart leaps every time I think of Wogan.’ ‘I had a brief fling with Rod Stewart and marched on Downing Street with a piglet under my arm.’ ‘I never wear knickers although I do have an OBE and appeared in Lady Chatterley vs Fanny Hill.’ ‘I’ve addressed the European Parliament and my most famous role is a cross between Patsy Kensit and Sharon Stone.’ ‘Men think of me as a friendly old gym mistress but I can be a Jolly Mean Una, anagrammatically speaking.’