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International Foods: Western & Northern Europe

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Country of origin for FRANKFURTER

a)

Norway

b)

Britan

c)

Wales

d)

Germany

2.

Country of origin of SCONES

a)

Norway

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Sweden

d)

France

3.

Country of origin of the 5 MOTHER SAUCES

a)

Wales

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Denmark

4.

Country of origin of YELLOW PEA SOUP

a)

Finland

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

United Kingdom

5.

Country of origin of ROMMEGROT

a)

Britain

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Wales

6.

Country of origin of KALAKUKKO

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Wales

d)

Finland

7.

Country of origin of LAVER

a)

Norway

b)

Germany

c)

Wales

d)

Sweden

8.

Country of origin of FISH & CHIPS

a)

Denmark

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Britain

9.

Country of origin of FRIKADELLER

a)

Germany

b)

Finland

c)

Denmark

d)

Wales

10.

Who was the early practitioner of cuisine and invented chef's hats?

a)

Careme

b)

Escoffier

11.

Who popularized writing out menus in the order in which items would be served?

a)

Careme

b)

Escoffier

12.

____________ describes the way in which a particular group of humans think about food and how they cook that food.

a)

Food traditions

b)

Cuisine

c)

Food Culture

d)

Culinary Arts

13.

Civilizations that lack technology to have stable/abundant food supplies and do not have time to practice new dishes.

a)

Traditional civilizations

b)

Primitive civalizations

c)

Advanced civilizations

d)

Ancient civilizations

14.

Civilizations that lack technology to have stable/abundant food supplies and do not have time to practice new dishes.

a)

Culinary civilizations

b)

Primitive civalizations

c)

Advanced civilizations

d)

Ancient civilizations

15.

The geography of British Isles and the United Kingdom is _____________ impacting food choices by having land dedicated to farming and many seafood dishes. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Islands with many coastlines

b)

Rich soil due to ample rain

c)

Peninsulas with coastlines

d)

Mountainous terrain

16.

How does bordering 9 countries affect cuisine in Germany?

a)

There is no seafood served in Germany

b)

The mountainous terrain makes farming livestock efficient

c)

There is influence from bordering countries on cuisine.

d)

The cuisine of Germany is not affected by bordering countries.

17.

Scandinavia has a nickname of ________ because far North areas expereince daylight for most summer hours and full days of darkness in winter causing their cuisine to have little influence from others and lack of produce.

a)

Land of Darkness

b)

Northern Moon

c)

Miles of Darkness

d)

Land of the Midnight Sun

18.

Christmas pudding is made with _____ ingredients and is popular in the UK due to Christianity being the dominant religion.

a)

7

b)

13

c)

21

d)

3

19.

The application of ___________ and how it is applied largely determines color, texture, and flavor.

a)

spices

b)

sugar

c)

heat

d)

leavening agents

20.

________ is the skilled, thoughtful, refined cooking belonging to a particular style.

a)

Culinary arts

b)

Cuisine

c)

Cooking

d)

Food culture

21.

________ and __________ formed the foundation of early British food.

a)

Farming

b)

Foraging

c)

Fishing

d)

Hunting

22.

______ and pickle is a common cooking method of Germany.

a)

Fry

b)

Broil

c)

Bake

d)

Smoke

23.

Which time period was the guild system abolished in?

a)

Ancien Regime

b)

Medieval Era

c)

French Revolution

d)

Haute Cusine

e)

Industrial Revolution

24.

In which time period was the food distribution regulated by guilds?

a)

Ancien Regime

b)

Medieval Era

c)

French Revolution

d)

Haute Cusine

e)

Industrial Revolution

25.

In which time period was food very basic?

a)

Ancien Regime

b)

Medieval Era

c)

French Revolution

d)

Haute Cusine

e)

Industrial Revolution

26.

In which time period was processing time sped up?

a)

Ancien Regime

b)

Medieval Era

c)

French Revolution

d)

Haute Cusine

e)

Industrial Revolution

27.

In which time period was the use of heavy spices abandoned?

a)

Ancien Regime

b)

Medieval Era

c)

French Revolution

d)

Haute Cusine

e)

Industrial Revolution

28.

Which of the following mother sauces is a milk based sauce thickened with a white roux?

a)

Espangnol

b)

Tomate

c)

Bechamel

d)

Veloute

29.

Which of the following mother sauces is a tomato based mother sauce?

a)

Espangnol

b)

Tomate

c)

Bechamel

d)

Veloute

30.

Which of the following mother sauces is a fortified borwn veal stock sauce thickened with a brown roux?

a)

Espangnol

b)

Tomate

c)

Bechamel

d)

Veloute

31.

Which of the following mother sauces does NOT require egg as an ingredient?

a)

Hollandaise

b)

Veloute

c)

Bechamel

32.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three elements cuisines are based on?

a)

Cooking Methods

b)

Attitudes

c)

History

d)

Ingredients

33.

To fully understand a culture's food, one must know about which three areas of that culture?

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Geography

d)

Religion

34.

During which of the following eras did people begin ordering off the menus?

a)

Haute Cusine

b)

French Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Ancien Regime

35.

Most German meals include at least one type of ______.

a)

Meat

b)

Cheese

c)

Salad

d)

Fruit

36.

What was Oktoberfest originally held to celebrate?

a)

Harvest

b)

Engagement

c)

New Crowning of Royalty

d)

Wedding

37.

Which of the following countries is not part of Scandinavia?

a)

Denmark

b)

Finland

c)

Normandy

d)

Sweden

38.

Which of the following is typically served for Kaffeestude (one of the five German daily meals)?

a)

Coffee and Bread

b)

Sandwich

c)

Sausages, cold cuts, cheese, bread, and salad

d)

Coffee and pastry