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What's Up in the TV Kitchen? Trivia Quiz


Ten questions on British celebrity chefs from the early days of television to the present. Although the chefs featured are British, many (but not all) are also known worldwide. Hope this quiz is to your taste! How many do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by Jennifer5. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Jennifer5
Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
355,086
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Marguerite Patten first came to the public's attention for her cookery advice which made the most of wartime rationing during World War II. She worked for the Ministry of Food, and also broadcast her recipes to the nation on which BBC radio programme before beginning her television career? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Chef and writer Fanny Cradock was another early TV chef and had a successful, if controversial, career. She used to present her programmes dressed in which style? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Delia Smith's first television cookery programme was originally aired in 1973, and she has presented several series which have been watched by many. She is also well-known for having another, totally unrelated, business interest as joint majority shareholder of which English football club? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Another TV chef with an abiding interest in football is Gordon Ramsay. Well known for his swearing, and one of the most successful celebrity chefs ever, he was the first head chef featured in which 'fiery-sounding' cookery series? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which celebrity chef began his television career in the cooking section on BBC TV's morning magazine programme 'Good Morning with Anne and Nick'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's world-famous Michelin-starred restaurant in Berkshire? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. By what name are Dave Myers and Simon (Si) King better known to the fans of their programmes, which combine cooking with travel to many varied locations? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. TV chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has presented his popular shows from which charming location? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Nigella Lawson is a prolific writer. Starting her career in journalism, she then turned to presenting her own cookery programmes on television, which have also met with acclaim. Do you know the name of her first series?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Which celebrity chef, born in 1975, is known as 'The Naked Chef'? He also had a well-known advertising deal with a supermarket, and has campaigned vigorously for more nutritious and better balanced school menus in his 'Feed Me Better' campaign.

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1. Marguerite Patten first came to the public's attention for her cookery advice which made the most of wartime rationing during World War II. She worked for the Ministry of Food, and also broadcast her recipes to the nation on which BBC radio programme before beginning her television career?

Answer: The Kitchen Front

Broadcast on BBC Radio's 'The Kitchen Front', Marguerite Patten's practical advice on how to make nutritious yet tasty recipes from the severely limited rations available during and after the war inspired the nation and earned her many fans. She was also one of the first television chefs, and co-presented the BBC television programme 'Cookery Lesson' with Philip Harben in 1950.

Preferring to be known as a home economist rather than a 'celebrity chef', Marguerite Patten has written 170 cook books and has had a huge influence on British cooking over the years. Born in 1915, she was still contributing to radio and television in 2012, aged 97. She has been honoured with the OBE in 1991 and again in 2010 with the CBE, and also won the Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
2. Chef and writer Fanny Cradock was another early TV chef and had a successful, if controversial, career. She used to present her programmes dressed in which style?

Answer: elaborate ball gowns

Known for her somewhat aggressive presentation style, Fanny Cradock presented her programmes dressed in an array of ball gowns, with her husband Major Johnny Cradock at her side. Her television broadcasts spanned twenty years, making her one of the most successful celebrity chefs, but the BBC abruptly terminated her contract when she undermined the winner of a cookery competition during her big moment, which led to a public outcry, and she was never employed by the BBC again.

Born Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey in 1909, Fanny Cradock had four husbands, but as her second husband, a devout Catholic, had refused to grant her a divorce it was later alleged that she had married two, including Johnny Cradock, bigamously. She died in 1994.
3. Delia Smith's first television cookery programme was originally aired in 1973, and she has presented several series which have been watched by many. She is also well-known for having another, totally unrelated, business interest as joint majority shareholder of which English football club?

Answer: Norwich City

Delia Smith first appeared on our TV screens in the BBC regional programme 'Look East', and her first series 'Family Fare', broadcast from 1973, brought her cookery skills to a wider audience across the country. Her many books have sold over 20 million copies, and her long-running series, 'Delia's How to Cook', was one of the most-watched cookery series ever. Some of the foodstuffs and utensils she has used in her shows have been so popular they have quickly sold out, giving rise to the phrase the 'Delia Effect'.

Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn-Jones have had a passionate interest in football (as majority shareholders in Norwich City FC, where they have often attended matches).
4. Another TV chef with an abiding interest in football is Gordon Ramsay. Well known for his swearing, and one of the most successful celebrity chefs ever, he was the first head chef featured in which 'fiery-sounding' cookery series?

Answer: Hell's Kitchen

Unable to pursue his football career due to injury, Gordon Ramsay embarked on a successful career in cooking. The UK series of 'Hell's Kitchen' featured him teaching ten celebrities how to cook, with one prospective chef being eliminated each day. The winner of the first season was actress Jennifer Ellison. It was the only series of 'Hell's Kitchen' Gordon Ramsay appeared in on UK television before taking the series to American audiences, but after his departure the UK show continued with other chefs. The show is broadcast to most countries worldwide.

Gordon Ramsay opened his first restaurant in London in 1998, and later owned several Michelin-starred restaurants across the world.
5. Which celebrity chef began his television career in the cooking section on BBC TV's morning magazine programme 'Good Morning with Anne and Nick'?

Answer: Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott had worked as a chef in many top London hotels before branching out into television. As well as his regular slot on 'Good Morning with Anne and Nick' he has hosted 'Can't Cook, Won't Cook' and the very popular 'Ready, Steady Cook'.

Ainsley Harriott was born in London in 1957. He is also the author of several cook books, which have sold in excess of two million copies worldwide.
6. What is the name of celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's world-famous Michelin-starred restaurant in Berkshire?

Answer: The Fat Duck

Heston Blumenthal opened The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire in 1995. It has regularly been voted amongst the country's - and the world's - best restaurants. In addition to the Fat Duck, he's owned other restaurants in the UK including the award-winning Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Knightsbridge, London.

Heston Blumenthal is known for his all-round approach to dining, called multi-sensory cooking, where all the senses are involved in the meal. He has written several books and won many prestigious awards in the industry. He was awarded the OBE in 2006.
7. By what name are Dave Myers and Simon (Si) King better known to the fans of their programmes, which combine cooking with travel to many varied locations?

Answer: The Hairy Bikers

The Hairy Bikers' have presented their programme while travelling on their motorcycles across the world, as well as at home throughout the UK. They have appeared in several TV programmes, the most well-known being 'The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook' and 'The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain'.

Their 'Best of British' series was interesting because it combined exploring the history and evolution of British cooking with their recipes from around the UK. Another series took them across Europe on their bikes to feature some of the recipes they found in each country.
8. TV chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has presented his popular shows from which charming location?

Answer: River Cottage

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's cooking very much revolves around self-sufficiency and the use of his own home-grown products as well as other local merchandise. He is a keen advocate of organic produce and also campaigns hard for food-related issues including sustainable fishing and free range poultry. He has written several 'River Cottage' cookbooks to complement the different series. He has further business interests in the culinary world.

The first three series of 'River Cottage' were filmed at what was Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's own home in Dorset. Since moving with his family, the shows have been filmed at a separate location nearby.
9. Nigella Lawson is a prolific writer. Starting her career in journalism, she then turned to presenting her own cookery programmes on television, which have also met with acclaim. Do you know the name of her first series?

Answer: Nigella Bites

Nigella Lawson had a successful career in journalism before turning to writing cook books. Her first was 'How to Eat', which was published in 1998. Her second, the bestselling 'How to Be a Domestic Goddess', which won her the British Book Award's Author of the Year title, came two years later. This coincided with the first series of her television show 'Nigella Bites', which was shown on Channel Four.

Nigella Lawson is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983-89, during Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
10. Which celebrity chef, born in 1975, is known as 'The Naked Chef'? He also had a well-known advertising deal with a supermarket, and has campaigned vigorously for more nutritious and better balanced school menus in his 'Feed Me Better' campaign.

Answer: Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver had a long-running advertising deal with supermarket giant Sainsbury's from 2000 - 2011. He has written several cookbooks, and was honoured with an MBE in 2003. 'The Naked Chef' was his first television series, which began a three-series run in 1998 and proved an instant hit. He has since made several other series for television, including 'Jamie's Kitchen'. This showed him training fifteen young people with poor employment prospects to become chefs, with the winners being offered jobs in his restaurant, 'Fifteen'. His 'Fifteen' project has been supported by his charitable foundation, and has run similar schemes in the UK and overseas.

Jamie Oliver's 2005 series 'Jamie's School Dinners' did much to increase public awareness of healthy eating issues, and his resultant 'Feed Me Better' campaign led to the government bringing about healthier changes to school meals nationwide.
Source: Author Jennifer5

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