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Quiz about James Beard
Quiz about James Beard

James Beard Trivia Quiz


James Beard was the first great celebrity chef in the United States. He wrote more than 30 books, was the first TV Chef, started a renowned cooking school and consulted many fine eating establishments.

A multiple-choice quiz by lonchaney. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lonchaney
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
269,286
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
335
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Question 1 of 10
1. James Beard was born when and where? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. James Beard's early ambition was to become a what? Hint


Question 3 of 10
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? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. During World War II James Beard did what? Hint


Question 5 of 10
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? Hint


Question 6 of 10
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? Hint


Question 7 of 10
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? Hint


Question 8 of 10
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? Hint


Question 9 of 10
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? Hint


Question 10 of 10
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? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. James Beard was born when and where?

Answer: on May 5, 1903 in Portland Oregon

Beard was born and raised in Oregon. His mother owned a hotel in Portland and the family had a beach house in Gear Hart. He attended Reed College in Oregon and all his life promoted Pacific Northwest fish and produce.
2. James Beard's early ambition was to become a what?

Answer: an opera singer

Beard had a good baritone voice but failed at breaking into opera. Still he enjoyed opera and attended operas often.
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?

Answer: Hors D'oeuvre, Inc.

"Hors D'oeuvre and Canapés" (1940) was James Beard's first book, based on his experiences with his catering company, Hors D'oeuvre, Inc. It remains a classic cocktail party planning guide.
4. During World War II James Beard did what?

Answer: served as a US army cryptographer and then as a USS manager

James Beard did not expect to serve in World War II. He was 39, overweight and gay but was drafted anyway. He served first as a US Army cryptographer and then ran canteens for the United Seaman's Service. He set up canteens in Brazil, Puerto Rico, the South of France and Panama.
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?

Answer: chicken livers, cranberries, kiwi fruit

Beard hated chicken livers, but wrote about them in some of his books because of his large New York audience. He disliked cranberries and thought of them as an enemy of fine wine. He thought the Kiwi fruit was both tasteless and over used. Beard loved lard, beets, mayonnaise, mutton, pickles of all types, peaches and liked to cook with bourbon (he drank Scotch).

He would sometimes praise and sometimes damn iceberg lettuce and cottage cheese.
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?

Answer: The James Beard Cookbook

"The James Cookbook" (1959) was a favorite book of Julia Child, Jeff Smith and many others. The book remains a 'must have' for any serious beginning chef.
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?

Answer: 40

"Chicken and 40 cloves of garlic" was well known in the culinary world and associated with James Beard, who probably based it on a dish from Alsace. Beard would often adapt recipes he tried during his frequent travels to American ingredients and equipment. His books were full of French, German, Italian, English, South American, and Asian dishes adapted to use American ingredients.
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?

Answer: Argosy

Many of Beard's magazine articles were re-printed in "Beard on Food" (1974) and the "Armchair James Beard" (1999). "Argosy" was a men's adventure magazine that ceased publishing in 1978. It had a nearly all male readership and gave Beard a very different audience than his ladies' magazines.
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?

Answer: pineapple

The huge black and white pineapple wallpaper became a James Beard trademark. Today the James Beard Foundation uses the pineapple as the symbol of James Beard and his style of cooking. Modern editions of his cookbooks often have pineapples interwoven with the text. Interestingly Beard did not cook extensively with pineapple, preferring it served simply with Jamaican dark rum.
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?

Answer: Windows on the World ( on top of the World Trade Center)

James Beard consulted on the menu and layout, shortly before his death in 1985, on what would become Windows on the World that was destroyed during the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Beard consulted and endorsed many food and beverage brands in addition to restaurants. Among the many brands he endorsed were Omaha Steaks, Corning Ware, Campari, National Bohemian Beer, Birdseye Frozen Vegetables, and Adolph's Meat Tenderizer.
Source: Author lonchaney

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