Answer these with out Googling!


# What is polenta?
a) A Polish spirit
b) An Italian dish of cornmeal and water
c) A prawn stew eaten in Brazil
d) A vegetable from Peru

# Where was mayonnaise invented?
a) France
b) America
c) England
d) China

# Which city is famous for its oranges?
a) Seville
b) Marseilles
c) Mexico City
d) Sydney

# The word "sandwich" originates from where?
a) The Sandwich Islands
b) The Italian for bread
c) The Earl of Sandwich
d) Latin for snack

# How much wine does the average French adult drink in a year?
a) 98 litres
b) 58 litres
c) 138 litres
d) 18 litres

# In a Mexican restaurant, what are frijoles refritos?
a) Refried beans
b) Red peppers
c) Filled fajitas
d) Blueberries

# A courgette is known as what in the US?
a) Yam
b) Pickle
c) Zucchini
d) Gerkin

# How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 12
d) 6

# What spirit is the main ingredient for the cocktails Tom Collins,
Pink Lady and Sloe Screw?
a) Vodka
b) White rum
c) Gin
d) Brandy

# What is vodka made from?
a) Potatoes
b) White spirit
c) Vodka berries
d) Grapes

# A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
a) Clump
b) Pack
c) Group
d) Hand

# Chop suey was invented where?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Hong Kong
d) China

# What, in India, is a tandoori?
a) A loaf of bread
b) A prawn
c) An oven
d) A hot curry

# Fettucini is the Italian translation for which word?
a) Stringy
b) Pasta
c) Long
d) Ribbons

# What plant does gin take its flavour from?
a) Angelica
b) Conifer
c) Caraway
d) Juniper

# What flavouring is used in the liqueur amaretto?
a) Peach
b) Blackcurrant
c) Cherry
d) Almonds

# Which is the mildest mustard?
a) American hot
b) Dijon
c) American
d) English

# "Pepsi gives you life", was mistranslated how into Chinese?
a) Pepsi makes you burp
b) Pepsi makes robots
c) Pepsi makes you jump
d) Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave

# King Edwards are a popular type of which vegetable?
a) Potato
b) Lettuce
c) Pea
d) Bean

On Mar 15, 3:38*pm, "Marion" > wrote:
> Answer these with out Googling!
>
> # *What is polenta?

b) * * *An Italian dish of cornmeal and water

>
> # Where was mayonnaise invented?
a) * * *France

>
> # Which city is famous for its oranges?
a) * * *Seville

>
> # The word "sandwich" originates from where?

c) * * *The Earl of Sandwich

> # How much wine does the average French adult drink in a year?

Not sure, am guessing c) * * *138 litres

>
> # In a Mexican restaurant, what are frijoles refritos?
a) * * *Refried beans

> # A courgette is known as what in the US?

c) * * *Zucchini

> # How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?
I'm guessing a) * * *2

> # What spirit is the main ingredient for the cocktails Tom Collins,
> Pink Lady and Sloe Screw?

c) * * *Gin

> # What is vodka made from?

a) * * *Potatoes

> # A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?

d) * * *Hand
>
> # Chop suey was invented where?

b) * * *USA

> # What, in India, is a tandoori?

c) * * *An oven

> # Fettucini is the Italian translation for which word?

d) * * *Ribbons
>
> # What plant does gin take its flavour from?

d) * * *Juniper

> # What flavouring is used in the liqueur amaretto?

d) * * *Almonds

> # Which is the mildest mustard?

Am guessing b) * * *Dijon

> # "Pepsi gives you life", was mistranslated how into Chinese?

d) * * *Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave

> # King Edwards are a popular type of which vegetable?

a) * * *Potato

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:14:27 -0700, Dragonblaze wrote:

> On Mar 15, 3:38Â*pm, "Marion" > wrote:
>> Answer these with out Googling!
>>
>> # Â*What is polenta?
>
> b) Â* Â* Â*An Italian dish of cornmeal and water
>
>
>> # Where was mayonnaise invented?
> a) Â* Â* Â*France
>
>
>> # Which city is famous for its oranges?
> a) Â* Â* Â*Seville
>
>
>> # The word "sandwich" originates from where?
>
> c) Â* Â* Â*The Earl of Sandwich
>
>> # How much wine does the average French adult drink in a year?
>
> Not sure, am guessing c) Â* Â* Â*138 litres
>
>
>> # In a Mexican restaurant, what are frijoles refritos?
> a) Â* Â* Â*Refried beans
>
>> # A courgette is known as what in the US?
>
> c) Â* Â* Â*Zucchini
>
>> # How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?
> I'm guessing a) Â* Â* Â*2
>
>> # What spirit is the main ingredient for the cocktails Tom Collins,
>> Pink Lady and Sloe Screw?
>
> c) Â* Â* Â*Gin
>
>> # What is vodka made from?
>
> a) Â* Â* Â*Potatoes
>
>> # A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
>
> d) Â* Â* Â*Hand
>>
>> # Chop suey was invented where?
>
> b) Â* Â* Â*USA
>
>> # What, in India, is a tandoori?
>
> c) Â* Â* Â*An oven
>
>> # Fettucini is the Italian translation for which word?
>
> d) Â* Â* Â*Ribbons
>>
>> # What plant does gin take its flavour from?
>
> d) Â* Â* Â*Juniper
>
>> # What flavouring is used in the liqueur amaretto?
>
> d) Â* Â* Â*Almonds
>
>> # Which is the mildest mustard?
>
> Am guessing b) Â* Â* Â*Dijon
>
>> # "Pepsi gives you life", was mistranslated how into Chinese?
>
> d) Â* Â* Â*Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave
>
>> # King Edwards are a popular type of which vegetable?
>
> a) Â* Â* Â*Potato

I did not find out how to answer these questions, but I agree with the
above. Except about the mustard , to which I have no idea.

--
Groet, salut, Wim.

On Mar 15, 11:38*am, "Marion" > wrote:
# *What is polenta?
b) * * *An Italian dish of cornmeal and water

# Where was mayonnaise invented?
a) * * *France

# Which city is famous for its oranges?
a) * * *Seville

# The word "sandwich" originates from where?
c) * * *The Earl of Sandwich

# How much wine does the average French adult drink in a year?
c) * * *138 litres

# In a Mexican restaurant, what are frijoles refritos?
a) * * *Refried beans

# A courgette is known as what in the US?
c) * * *Zucchini

# How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?
b) * * *3

# What spirit is the main ingredient for the cocktails Tom Collins,
Pink Lady and Sloe Screw?
a) * * *Vodka

# What is vodka made from?
a) * * *Potatoes

# A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
d) * * *Hand

# Chop suey was invented where?
b) * * *USA

# What, in India, is a tandoori?
c) * * *An oven

# Fettucini is the Italian translation for which word?

d) * * *Ribbons

# What plant does gin take its flavour from?
d) * * *Juniper

# What flavouring is used in the liqueur amaretto?
d) * * *Almonds

# Which is the mildest mustard?
c) * * *American

# "Pepsi gives you life", was mistranslated how into Chinese?
d) * * *Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave

# King Edwards are a popular type of which vegetable?
a) * * *Potato

"Dragonblaze" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 15, 3:38 pm, "Marion" > wrote:
> Answer these with out Googling!
>

Why should we fill out your test answers for you?

maxine wrote:
> On Mar 15, 11:38 am, "Marion" > wrote:

> # A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
> d) Hand

Just out of a love of trivia, what is a 'cluster' of toilets referred to
as in the building trades?
--
JL

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>
> maxine wrote:
>> On Mar 15, 11:38 am, "Marion" > wrote:
>
>> # A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
>> d) Hand
>
> Just out of a love of trivia, what is a 'cluster' of toilets referred to
> as in the building trades?

The ladies room!

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south-Texas

Marion wrote:
> Answer these with out Googling!
>
>
> # What is polenta?
> b) An Italian dish of cornmeal and water
>
> # Where was mayonnaise invented?
> a) France
>
> # Which city is famous for its oranges?
> a) Seville
>
> # The word "sandwich" originates from where?
> c) The Earl of Sandwich
>
> # How much wine does the average French adult drink in a year?
> c) 138 litres
>
> # In a Mexican restaurant, what are frijoles refritos?
> a) Refried beans
>
> # A courgette is known as what in the US?
> c) Zucchini
>
> # How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?
> a) 2
>
> # What spirit is the main ingredient for the cocktails Tom Collins,
> Pink Lady and Sloe Screw?
> c) Gin
>
> # What is vodka made from?
> a) Potatoes
>
> # A cluster of bananas is properly known as what?
> d) Hand
>
> # Chop suey was invented where?
> b) USA
>
> # What, in India, is a tandoori?
> c) An oven
>
> # Fettucini is the Italian translation for which word?
> d) Ribbons
>
> # What plant does gin take its flavour from?
> d) Juniper
>
> # What flavouring is used in the liqueur amaretto?
> d) Almonds
>
> # Which is the mildest mustard?
> c) American
>
> # "Pepsi gives you life", was mistranslated how into Chinese?
> c) Pepsi makes you jump
>
> # King Edwards are a popular type of which vegetable?
> c) Pea

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?