1. James Beard was born when and where? on December 16, 1898 in London, England on May 5, 1903 in Portland Oregon on July 23, 1923 in Queens, New York on September 7,1915 in Kansas City, Kansas

2. James Beard's early ambition was to become a what? a Broadway dancer an opera singer a police officer a diplomat

3. Along with Bill and Irma Rhode, James Beard started a phenomenally successful catering business in New York in 1940. The recipes became the basis of James Beard's first book in 1940. What was the name of the company? Hors D'oeuvre, Inc. Canapés, Inc. Rhode, Rhode and Beard Cocktails, etc.

4. During World War II James Beard did what? served as a US army cryptographer and then as a USS manager served as a Navy blimp pilot was head chef for Gen. George Marshall worked in the Philadelphia ship yards

5. James Beard loved to cook and eat just about everything, but there were things he disliked and often railed against in his writings and at his cooking schools. Which group of three did James Beard dislike? lard, beets, cottage cheese chicken livers, cranberries, kiwi fruit Iceberg lettuce,mayonnaise,mutton sweet pickles, peaches,bourbon

6. James Beard's great book for beginning cooks (beloved by many cookbook authors) was first published in 1959. It has been James Beard's best selling book. What is its title? American Cookery The James Beard Cookbook Paris Cuisine Menus for Entertaining

7. James Beard's most famous dish was chicken braised with vermouth, herbs, onions and several cloves of garlic. When served, the garlic was spread on bread or toast and then pieces of chicken were placed on top. This dish was called Chicken and_____________cloves of garlic? 4 40 400 25

8. James Beard wrote for many ladies magazines, including "Woman's Day", "House and Garden" and "the Ladies Home Journal". He also wrote for "Gourmet Magazine", "The New York Times", and "American Airlines Magazine" from time to time. He wrote many food and beverage articles for one magazine with a mostly male readership. What was that magazine? Argosy Sports Illustrated Playboy Field and Stream

9. James Beard was associated with a certain fruit. He had huge black and white wallpaper of this fruit in his cooking school in New York. Today prints of this fruit are sometimes hung in restaurants as a homage to James Beard and the fruit is the symbol of the James Beard Foundation. What fruit is it? apple grapes banana pineapple

10. One of the last restaurants that James Beard consulted on menu development before his death in 1985 went on to have some interesting history. Which establishment was it? Luby's in Killeen Texas (site of a mass shooting) Windows on the World ( on top of the World Trade Center) Bud's barbecue (was selling horse meat) The Watergate Complex ( during the Nixon administration)