Caviar Anybody?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Where is the world's largest supply of caviar? Caspian Sea Aral Sea Volga River Black Sea

2. What is the Russian word for caviar? Ikra Outre Sok Dubry

3. The European Union, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan account for how much of the world's IMPORT of caviar? 75 percent 95 percent 25 percent 45 percent

4. From which fish does red caviar come? Sturgeon Swordfish Sea Bass Salmon

5. Some species of sturgeon can live for how many years? Over 100 years More than 10 years Up to 20 years Nearly 40 years

6. The ILLEGAL catch of sturgeon ... poaching about ten times the LEGAL catch ... most often occurs where? The Volga River The Ussuri River The Barents Sea The Svir River

7. Which of these is NOT a species of sturgeon? Beluga sturgeon Sturgeon Generale Russian sturgeon Stellate sturgeon

8. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke about caviar at a state dinner. Everyone laughed except one person, who thought Putin was being serious. Who was that person? Jacques Chirac Boris Yeltsin George W. Bush Tony Blair

9. What is the Russian word for the best grade of caviar? Zakuska Malossol Vobla Pausnaia

10. If someone in Russia told you he was a "brakaneer", what would he do for a living? Fish and game warden Caviar taste tester Sturgeon poacher International caviar broker

11. Thanks to years of over-catching, pollution, and neglect, the Caspian sturgeon numbers are rapidly declining. Where is the world's SECOND largest source of black caviar expected to come from? Norway India California Belize

12. How many calories are there in an ounce of caviar? 4 7,400 400 70

13. Of all your USDA daily requirements, caviar is highest in what? Zinc Calcium Iron Niacin

14. Though it produces only a very small percentage of the world's supply, which little-known fish also gives us BLACK caviar? Paddlefish Lollyfish Blowfish Cageanfish

15. You're eating caviar, spread on blinis. What are they? Pancakes Slices of brown toast Unsalted crackers Oyster crackers