What 8-letter word has resulted, much to the consternation of the sane world?
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Jun 7, 2017
Q.2442
In May 2017, Truman Cafe in Melbourne, Australia, announced the creation of this ultimate hipster food and drink combination via an Instagram post. The store's manager says he put coffee in this fruit's shell as a joke but then started seeing takers for it.
Oct 18, 2016
Q.2210
Taschen, a publisher, is republishing "Le Diners de Gala" in time for Christmas 2016. It's an exotic cookbook with unusual recipes (like "Casanova Cocktails" and "Frog Pasties") paired with quirky illustrations. Gala was the name of the cookbook author's wife. The author was also a renowned artist. Together they threw many remarkable parties.
Who is the artist-author?
Jun 29, 2016
Q.2099
Three of the four winners of the 2016 World Food Prize worked on the same project: to bring an orange-fleshed version of a vegetable to parts of Africa. Rich in Vitamin A, this vegetable variant has helped improve nutritional levels on the continent. Which vegetable?
Jun 5, 2016
Q.2075
Tsukiji in Tokyo, Japan is home to the world's biggest fish market. In 2016, authorities announced the market will move to a new locality and more tourist-friendly facility as part of preparations for the 2020 Olympics.
Perhaps the most famous daily event in the market is the auction of a saltwater fish. Which fish?
May 25, 2016
Q.2064
From May 2016 till November 2016, labels on these cans will show words and phrases such as 'E Pluribus Unum", "Land of the Free", and "Since 1776" instead of the original words, including the brand name. What brand has thus been temporarily named as 'America'?
May 13, 2016
Q.2052
Image: Mosogourmet
The "____ Cake" became a sensation in hipster circles in 2016. It was created by a New York City chef Darren Wong and is based on a Japanese dessert. Made with agar and water, it has zero calories and 'tastes like eating a giant ____', according to Wong.
What word is in the blank?
Feb 3, 2016
Q.1952
A tweet by this celebrity in Jan 2016 read:
Containing a link to diet company Weight Watchers (in which she has a stake), this tweet is said to have influenced its share price going up by 20% by the end of that day.
Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe [...]
Containing a link to diet company Weight Watchers (in which she has a stake), this tweet is said to have influenced its share price going up by 20% by the end of that day.
Which influencer?
Oct 28, 2015
Q.1854
One of Britain’s most well-known Indian-origin peers, Lord Gulam Noon on 27th October 2015 passed away in London due to liver cancer.
He was known as the ‘Curry King’ and he founded the Noon Products business.
What is the claim to fame of his company?
Oct 21, 2015
Q.1847
The Svalbard Seed Vault (also dubbed the "Doomsday Vault") is located in the Arctic, where it holds seed samples of different types of crops from across the world.
In 2015, researchers from the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas requested a "bank withdrawal" for some seeds. This was because their research centre's gene bank at its headquarters was no longer available, due to a conflict.
If the HQ has now moved to Beirut in Lebanon, where was it previously housed - the largest city in a nearby country?
Jul 7, 2015
Q.1741
In July 2015, UNESCO announced 24 new additions to its World Heritage List. Two of them were sites in France. One entry was the "Hillsides, Houses and Cellars" in a region, while the other entry was the "Climats and Terroirs" in another region. Both these regions are famous for lending their names to a classic French product, though to different colours.
Which regions?
Jul 5, 2015
Q.1739
The 1st ever European Games were held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The mascots for this event were a gazelle named "Jeyran" and unusually, as mascots go, a fruit called "Nar".
What type of fruit, which is one of the biggest exports of Azerbaijan?
Jul 2, 2015
Q.1736
"Inside Out" is Pixar's 2015 film release, about a 11-year old and her 5 key emotions, personified by various characters. Each emotion's character, according to the film's director, was conceptualised based on a shape: if Sadness was based on a teardrop, and Anger by a brick, Disgust was partly based on a stalk of which vegetable?
Apr 14, 2015
Q.1657
On May 15, 1940, _____'s Bar-B-Q restaurant formally opened, as a drive-in. As a result, 2015 marks 75 years of its existence, marked by a lot of media attention as well as protests.
What are we talking about?
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Apr 1, 2015
Q.1644
On this stamp, you see a traditional Russian boiler used to heat water. Something named after this in Mumbai received a closure notice in March 2015, with orders to shut shop in April.
What is this called?
Image: Wikipedia
This day last year: Q.1279Feb 17, 2015
Q.1601
He was Italy’s richest man. It was his father Pietro who came up with the recipe for this delicious product and advised to add hazelnuts to the mix which would also mean saving money on cocoa. However, credit to him for making it into a paste form with almost an ointment like consistency.
Which product? Also, name the person in question.
Jan 25, 2015
Q.1578
In Jan 2015, an American brewery found itself the subject of Indian protests for the name of one of its India Pale Ales. The name, an ironic choice for a beer label, had been accompanied by a line on its website saying the beer is an "ideal aid for self-purification...".
What was the fuss about?
This day last year: Q.1213Jan 12, 2015
Q.1565
The biggest challenge and most fun part of this move, however, is the fight we’re going to be picking with Yelp. In the market they have dominated for so long. After all, like Mark Twain famously said, it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog”What ‘move’ is Deepinder Goyal talking about?
Nov 24, 2014
Q.1516
Fairlife is a new dairy brand launching in the US in 2014, that claims to sell nutritious milk that also tastes good. It has registered the trademark 'from grass to glass'. This is a joint venture between American dairy farmers and which company, whose involvement in this is leading to Fairlife being dubbed as 'Milka-___'. This day last year: Q.1151
Nov 11, 2014
Q.1503
What 'large vegetable' was originally owned by Swiss Re, changed hands to a fund managed by IVG Immobilien AG, once Germany's biggest property group, and London-based Evans Randall and has now been bought by Joseph Safra, Brazil's second-richest man? This day last year: Q.1138
Nov 8, 2014
Q.1500
Based on a guest question by Shaival Patel | contribute questions
In Nov 2014, Arnold Abbott, a 90-year old man wearing a chef's white coat, was arrested in Florida. He risked being fined $500 and spending time in prison for about 60 days. While arresting him, a police officer said 'Drop that plate right now'.
What was the reason for the arrest?
This day last year: Q.1135
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