Crackers in Cinema Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pickled fruit

Pickled fruit are a popular snack in Malaysia and can be found in a wide range of places, from regular food markets to street vendors and even in bus terminals. Mango, guava and papaya are popular fruit pickles. Fruit is typically pickled in vinegar with a variety of spices for different flavours - ginger and nutmeg are regularly used, however some varieties will include chillies for a spicy twist.

Answer: Soy and sugar

In Japan, Iwashi are dried baby sardines. Sembei or senbei are Japanese rice crackers. Iwashi sembei are dried and baked, giving them a cracker-like consistency and are coated with soy and sugar for a sweet and sour flavour.

Answer: Dried reindeer meat

Kautokeino is located about 450 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle and offers a drive-in movie theater - although it's not for cars, it's for snowmobiles! Dried reindeer meat is a traditional food of the Sami people. The Sami are an indigenous European people whose land spans Norway, Sweden, Finland and part of Russia.

In Nordic countries reindeer herding is, by law, the sole preserve of the Sami people.

Answer: Sunflower seeds

Roasted sunflower seeds are a very popular snack in Spain. They have long been popular with movie fans but have become equally popular with sports fans. Sunflower seeds are a popular snack during football matches - approximately 2,200 metric tons of sunflower seeds are consumed at soccer stadiums during the football season.

Answer: Greece & South Korea

Chestnuts are not peeled but they are scored before they are roasted. This is done to prevent them exploding. When roasted, they have a sweet and nutty flavour. Roasted chestnuts are especially popular in Greece in winter. In South Korea, they are freely available throughout the year. They can be bought prepacked but also fresh from roadside vendors where the chestnuts are roasted over hot coals.

Answer: Israel

Bissli is produced in Israel and is one of the most popular snack foods in the country. Some of the flavours available include pizza, falafel and barbeque. The flavour and texture has been described as something like fried pasta, and many of the shapes available appear similar to dried pasta shapes.

Answer: Zoute drop

Drop or liquorice, is incredibly popular in the Netherlands. Drop can be either soft or hard in consistency and sweet or salty in flavour. Zoute drop is salty liquorice and is more popular than sweet varieties. The Dutch consume an incredible average of four pounds of liquorice per person. Stroopwafel is a wafer with a caramel layer. Pannenkoeken are pancakes and kroket is deep fried meat with breadcrumbs and seasoning.

Answer: Squid

Dried squid is a very popular snack in both countries. A diverse range of flavourings can be added including peanut butter, strawberry and barbeque. It is very popular with children as well as adults and will often be found next to confectionery in stores and markets. In addition to dried squid, dried cuttlefish is another popular snack.

Answer: Caviar

Although not a regular snack food, a number of Moscow cinemas are offering beluga caviar to their most important patrons - all of whom pay for the privilege! Certain areas of these movie theatres are reserved for VIP patrons, where caviar is among the offerings served by waiters and waitresses.

Answer: Tom yum

Tom yum is a popular soup made of lemongrass, kaffir lime, fish sauce, and galangal - a root similar to ginger, although with a very different citrusy taste. Tom yum incredibly popular all over Thailand and is widely available. It is so popular that there is now a popcorn coating using the flavours of the soup.
Phak chi are coriander leaves which are often used to garnish tom yum and other Thai dishes. Takhrai is the Thai name for lemongrass, another vital ingredient in tom yum soup.