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Quiz about History of Victorian Food and Drink

History of Victorian Food and Drink Quiz

Queen Victoria is on the throne and food for the poor is hard to come by and sometimes hard to stomach. The rich on the other hand have the pick of the crop but still with grave consequences if they were not careful.

A multiple-choice quiz by lorstrivia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lorstrivia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,495

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the Victorian era the Poor Law Commission found that the standard of working class family fare mainly consisted of bread, potatoes, butter,tea and what other ingredient? Hint

Jam

Beer

Coffee

Milk

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Question 2 of 10

2. If poor rural Victorians ate birds then what did poor urban Victorians eat? Hint

Broxy

Slink

Tripe

All of these

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Question 3 of 10

3. As a first course appetizer on a rich Victorian household's menu what dish could they have eaten either raw or baked? Hint

Smoked salmon

Alaska

Plums

Oysters

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Question 4 of 10

4. During the second course what could the Victorians have chosen that was either baked or broiled? Hint

Fish

Ham

Rabbit

Beef

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Question 5 of 10

5. Food in the workhouse was purposely prepared as bland as possible. The workhouse diet consisted mainly of bread, cheese and what other ingredient?
Hint

Water

Cabbage

Fish

Gruel

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the 19th century Victorian food was found to contain poisonous chemicals.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1877 the Local Government Board found a quarter of the milk that was examined contained excessive water or chalk. What was found to be in 10% 0f bread, 8% of butter and 50% of gin? Hint

Lead

Copper

Cotton fibre

Sulphur

8. Even the rich were not safe from contamination of food. The London County Medical Officer found cotton fibres, bed bugs, fleas, human hair, cat and dog hair and lice in ice cream. What diseases did this contamination cause?
Hint

Diptheria

All of these

Scarlet Fever

Diarrhoea

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Question 9 of 10

9. Exotic foods and spices from the British colonies started to find their way to London. Which dish did Queen Victoria order her kitchen to always have prepared? Hint

Curry

Mangos

Bananas

Kiwi Fruit

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Question 10 of 10

10. Famous Victorian cookery writer Mrs Beeton had her "Book of Household Management" published in 1861. What was her first name?
Hint

Isabella

Mary

Elizabeth

Martha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the Victorian era the Poor Law Commission found that the standard of working class family fare mainly consisted of bread, potatoes, butter,tea and what other ingredient?

Answer: Beer

For Victorians earning higher wages, bacon was also included as part of their everyday diet.

2. If poor rural Victorians ate birds then what did poor urban Victorians eat?

Answer: All of these

Broxy was meat used from diseased sheep,( Braxy is the name of the actual disease) and Slink was meat used from premature calves. The Privy Council in 1862 estimated that one-fifth of butcher's meat in Britain were from animals that had disease or had died of pleuro-pneumonia. Think I'll become vegetarian. Some

3. As a first course appetizer on a rich Victorian household's menu what dish could they have eaten either raw or baked?

Answer: Oysters

In the mid 19th century all along the Sussex Coast oysters and scallops were being caught in huge numbers, until the natural oyster beds became exhausted through over fishing and pollution. Artificial breeding saved them from extinction.

4. During the second course what could the Victorians have chosen that was either baked or broiled?

Answer: Fish

Wine would be served after each course. A glass of Hock after white fish and Port or Claret after salmon.

5. Food in the workhouse was purposely prepared as bland as possible. The workhouse diet consisted mainly of bread, cheese and what other ingredient?

Answer: Gruel

Gruel was basically oatmeal boiled in milk and water.

6. During the 19th century Victorian food was found to contain poisonous chemicals.

Answer: True

Some of the most alarming chemicals included strychnine in rum and beer, sulfate of iron in beer and tea, copper carbonate, lead sulfate, bisulfate of mercury and venetian lead in sugar, confectionery and chocolate. Glad I don't have sugar in my tea.

7. In 1877 the Local Government Board found a quarter of the milk that was examined contained excessive water or chalk. What was found to be in 10% 0f bread, 8% of butter and 50% of gin?

Answer: Copper

Copper was used to heighten the colour in some foods and drink such as Gloucester cheese, red lead was used to give Gloucester cheese its red colour. These additives caused many gastric problems and sometimes fatal food poisoning.

Answer: All of these

The Victorian diet began to improve as the 19th century progressed. The working classes meal of bread, beer and potatoes were being supplemented with meat, vegetables and milk.

9. Exotic foods and spices from the British colonies started to find their way to London. Which dish did Queen Victoria order her kitchen to always have prepared?

Answer: Curry

The British Empire territories included Ireland, India, South Africa and New Zealand.

10. Famous Victorian cookery writer Mrs Beeton had her "Book of Household Management" published in 1861. What was her first name?

Answer: Isabella

Isabella Beeton was born in Cheapside on March 12th 1836. She began to write articles on cooking and household management for her husband who was a publisher of books and popular magazines. Soon after giving birth to her fourth child in 1865 Isabella was struck down by puerperal fever and died a week later at the age of 28.

Source: Author lorstrivia

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