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60 Food Network Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

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1 Which show featured a rotating series of hosts who would cook a dish based on their own ethnicity?
Answer: Melting Pot

"Melting Pot" featured hosts such as Michael Symon, Aaron Sanchez, Padma Lakshmi, Cat Cora, Rocco DiSpirito, and Alex Garcia.

Each host, who was from a different cultural background, would pick their favorite dish and prepare it during their episode. During the episode they would share stories and traditions from the country the dish originated in.
    Your options: [ Melting Pot ] [ Hell's Kitchen ] [ East Meets West ] [ Dinner at Tiffani's ]
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
2 Which Food Network host once owned a catering business called 'The Bag Lady'?
Answer: Paula Deen

Paula Deen was newly divorced and had only $200 to her name when she moved herself and her sons to Savannah and opened her catering business.
    Your options: [ Paula Deen ] [ Martha Stewart ] [ Sara Moulton ] [ Rachael Ray ]
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3 This show is all about desserts. Host Anna Olson gives the viewers lots of tips and ideas on how to use a variety of ingredients to create delicious desserts for entertaining in style.
Answer: "Sugar"

Anna Olson has worked as a pastry chef for seven years at Inn on the twenty, a restaurant in Jordan, Ontario. Many of the desserts featured on her show are actual recipes she uses to please visitors to her restaurant and home, and so she always keeps entertaining in mind.
    Your options: [ "The Cookworks" ] [ "Good Eats" ] [ "Sugar" ] [ "Unwrapped" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
4 Which former children's show host and sufferer of Obssessive-Compulsive Disorder went on to host a show on Food Network?
Answer: Marc Summers

The former host of "Double Dare," gone from the spotlight for a while, moved to Food Network with his show "Unwrapped," which profiles different foods and their origins.
    Your options: [ Marc Summers ] [ Shari Lewis ] [ LeVar Burton ] [ Fred Rogers ]
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5 What show, that included travel and cooking, was hosted by Tyler Florence?
Answer: Tyler's Ultimate

Each episode was based around a single dish. Florence would pick a dish, travel to where it either originated or was generally considered to have been mastered. He'd learn several ways to cook the dish, then return to his own kitchen and cook his own "ultimate" version of the dish.
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
6 In 1998, which Food Network host opened Cafeteria which under his direction received a nomination for 'Best New Restaurant' in "Time Out New York"?
Answer: Tyler Florence

Tyler Florence is the host of many Food Network hosts including 'Food 911', 'Planet Food', 'All American Festivals' and 'My Country, My Kitchen'.
    Your options: [ Tyler Florence ] [ Bobby Flay ] [ Emeril Lagasse ] [ Anthony Bourdain ]
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7 Elizabeth Baird, Daphne Rabinovitch and Emily Richards join together to share recipes and solutions for everyday cooking. The recipes can be found in a popular magazine, in which Elizabeth edits the food section.
Answer: "Canadian Living Cooks"

"Canadian Living" is a popular magazine in Canada, and is all about food, home, health and family. The recipes taken from this magazine and shown on "Canadian Living Cooks" are all from the "Canadian Living Magazine's Test Kitchen", where things are tested over and over until they can be said to be no-fail.
    Your options: [ "The Great Canadian Food Show" ] [ "Cook Like A Chef" ] [ "Canadian Living Cooks" ] [ "The Best Of" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
8 What is the host of "Iron Chef America", known to bite into at the beginning of his show?
Answer: Apple

The host of "Iron Chef" is Takeshi Kaga. He once accidentally bit into a red bell pepper instead of the apple.
  From Quiz: Food Networks Hosts
9 "Hot Off The _____" is hosted by Bobby Flay & co-hosted by Jacqui Malouf.
Answer: Grill

They cook inside & out with their friends & neighbors. Frequently visited by "The Wine Guy" & "The Butcher".
  From Quiz: FoodTV-2
10 Who was the original host of "Cooking Live"?
Answer: Sara Moulton

Sara Moulton hosted the five night a week live cooking show from 1997-2003 on The Food Network.

In the show she would cook a meal, and take questions from live callers on various cooking-related topics.
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
11 This cook won the second season of "The Next Food Network Star", and has hosted many shows since. He used the squirt bottles that Food Network features frequently in his first show. Which cook is this?
Answer: Guy Fieri

Fieri used the squirt bottles in "Guy's Big Bite". Fieri has hosted and appeared in several shows since his win in 2006, including "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" and "Guy Off the Hook".
    Your options: [ Reggie Southerland ] [ Jess Dang ] [ Nathan Lyon ] [ Guy Fieri ]
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12 Which Food Network host once worked as a steadicam operator on the Spike Lee film 'School Daze'?
Answer: Alton Brown

Alton Brown's own dog Matilda, a bassett mix, has appeared in his show 'Good Eats'.
    Your options: [ Alton Brown ] [ Dweezil Zappa ] [ Jamie Oliver ] [ Tyler Florence ]
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13 Exclusive to Food Network Canada, this show's main component is viewer interaction, so it's filmed live. Viewers can call in and the host offers answers and solutions to their queries and problems.
Answer: "Christine Cushing Live"

"Christine Cushing Live" is filmed in a very relaxed atmosphere, where viewers can always call in. Christine has played hostess to many guests on her show, including The Designer Guys, Jamie Oliver and Carlo Rota. She works alongside these guests to create quick and tasty meals.
    Your options: [ "Food Hunter" ] [ "Emeril Live" ] [ "Christine Cushing Live" ] [ "Nigella Bites" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
14 Which show host is known for saying they have "a pocket of time" when ahead of schedule?"
Answer: Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray is the host of "30 Minute Meals" and "40 Dollars A Day."
    Your options: [ Rachael Ray ] [ Alton Brown ] [ Sara Moulton ] [ Gordon Elliott ]
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15 What type of ethnic food was cooked during nearly every one of the 396 episodes of "Two Hot Tamales"?
Answer: Mexican

Susan Feniger and Mary-Sue Milliken were long-time friends and chefs who brought their own unique brand of cooking to the network from 1995-99.

They prepared both traditional and modern Mexican food while bringing the funny to the network. When their show ended, they opened a restaurant together.
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
16 Which Food Network host got his start hosting by substituting for the announcer on the game show 'The Joker's Wild'?
Answer: Marc Summers

Marc Summers suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
    Your options: [ Marc Summers ] [ Gordon Elliott ] [ Michael Chiarello ] [ Bobby Rivers ]
  From Quiz: Food Network Hosts
17 Marc Summers hosts this fun show that goes behind the scenes to show the making and history of some of the most popular foods in America, from peanut butter to candy canes.
Answer: "Unwrapped"

"Unwrapped" is a great show that answers the questions of the viewers out there to want to know more about their cherished foods. Marc Summers has featured many things on this show including everything from pasta to movie treats, from nuts to soda pops, and lots in between.
    Your options: [ "Food 911" ] [ "Sugar" ] [ "Unwrapped" ] [ "The Food Hunter" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
18 Tyler Florence hosts what two shows?
Answer: "Great American Festivals" and "Food 911"

"Great American Festivals" profiles food festivals through out the U.S. "Food 911" helps people with their kitchen quandries.
  From Quiz: Food Networks Hosts
19 Rachael Ray hosts a show, which she travels the US finding great food for less money. How much money does she spend per day?
Answer: $40

She has special tricks like: asking locals the hot spots & ordering 2 appetizers for dinner. She also hosts (my favorite) "30 Minute Meals".
    Your options: [ $40 ] [ $25 ] [ $30 ] [ $35 ]
  From Quiz: FoodTV-2
20 Running for more than a decade "Barefoot Contessa" was one of the longest-running shows in network history. Just who was the original shoeless cook?
Answer: Ina Garten

Garten cooks a farm/garden fresh meal in nearly every episode of the show. She's generally preparing foods for her Hamptons house guests and husband Jeffrey.

She takes complex recipes and explains them in easy to understand terms to show the audience how to host a house party and prepare the food in easy fashion.
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
21 Which Food Network host is a former weather anchor?
Answer: Cathy Ballou

Cathy Ballou is one of the hosts of 'Calling All Cooks' and has a degree in secondary education from Indiana/Purdue University.
    Your options: [ Cathy Ballou ] [ Christina Deyo ] [ Ceci Carmichael ] [ Janette Barber ]
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22 The concept of this show is simple: The chef cooks his favourite plates, in addition to some new ideas for his friends. The host of this show also has two other programs on Food Network.
Answer: "Oliver's Twist"

England-born Jamie Oliver hosts the show "Oliver's Twist." We see him travel to his favourite shopping spots and tell us what things to look for when searching for various ingredients. Jamie also has two other programs on Food Network, "Jamie's Kitchen" and "The Naked Chef."
    Your options: [ "Molto Mario" ] [ "Tyler's Ultimate" ] [ "Oliver's Twist" ] [ "The Surreal Gourmet" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
23 Alton Brown is the host of what scientific food show?
Answer: "Good Eats"

Alton Brown hosts "Good Eats" which gets down to the scientific aspects of foods and how to prepare them.
  From Quiz: Food Networks Hosts
24 Rachael Ray would go on to become a superstar in the world of cooking show hosts. What show did she make herself a household name with?
Answer: 30 Minute Meals

Ray made her name on "30 Minute Meals" where she would prepare an entire meal in real-time while chatting away at the camera.

Many "purists" were upset that Ray, who had no formal training as a chef, was hosting a show on the network. Her fans were many though and she became one of the biggest stars on the network before leaving for a more mainstream show on a bigger network.
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
25 Which Food Network host suffered from Tension Mysyitis Syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair for several years?
Answer: Janette Barber

Janette Barber is a volunteer with the relief organization AmeriCares.
    Your options: [ Janette Barber ] [ Paula Deen ] [ Kathleen Daelemans ] [ Sandra Pinckney ]
  From Quiz: Food Network Hosts
26 In this 39-part series, selected chefs use their knowledge to tell us the proper ways of cooking, rather than the proper things to cook. Among the featured chefs are Ned Bell, Elizabeth Manville, and Michael Bonacini.
Answer: "Cook Like A Chef"

What's Interesting about this Canadian show is the way it is filmed. 360 degree camera shots are used to give a maximum exposure of the chefs work, so that the viewers at home can best picture and understand what is happening while things are being chopped, braised, grilled, stewed, etc. The idea of this show is to demonstrate how good cooking is simple, and can be done by the most amateur cooks.
    Your options: [ "New Classics With Chef Rob Feenie" ] [ "The Cookworks" ] [ "Cook Like A Chef" ] [ "Top 5" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
27 Which show hosted by Donna Hanover & David Rosengarten is a magazine show for people with a passion about cooking & living well.
Answer: "In Food Today"

Donna (ex-NY Mayor Rudolph Guliani's ex-wife) & David have top chefs on the show to share great recipes.
    Your options: [ "In Food Today" ] [ "Extreme Cuisine" ] [ "Inside Scoop" ] [ "Food Fantasy" ]
  From Quiz: FoodTV-2
28 Each episode of which Alton Brown-hosted show featured a single ingredient on display?
Answer: Good Eats

Alton Brown, a former cinematographer, went to cooking school and started his own show when he was upset over the state of other shows on at the time.

His first show, packed full of pop culture references, cool camera shots and off-beat music lasted nearly 250 episodes.

Each episode featured a specific ingredient on display and shown off in all its glory.
    Your options: [ Good Eats ] [ Surprise Chef ] [ Bam! ] [ Monster Munchies ]
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
29 Which Food Network host began his career working in a Portuguese bakery in his local neighborhood in Massachusetts?
Answer: Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse is an accomplished drummer.
    Your options: [ Emeril Lagasse ] [ Anthony Bourdain ] [ Bobby Flay ] [ Giada De Laurentiis ]
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30 Reality T.V meets Food Network, in this show where chefs race against the clock to create a meal worthy of the judges taste buds.
Answer: "Iron Chef"

In this Japanese show, The Iron Chef competes with challengers who feel they can beat his culinary talents. A secret ingredient is revealed at the beginning of the show, and the Iron Chef and the challenger now have to race to create a dish with this ingredient. A panel of guests play the judges at the end and chooses who has won the battle for the day.
    Your options: [ "Martin Yan's Chinatown" ] [ "30-Minute Meals" ] [ "Iron Chef" ] [ "Jamie's Kitchen" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
31 Who are the hosts "The Best Of?"
Answer: Jill Cordes and Marc Silverstein

Ina Garten is the "Barefoot Contessa." Anthony Bourdain hosts "A Chef's Tour." The rest appear on "Calling All Cooks."
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32 Which network superstar was involved with a throwdown and asked people to beat him in various shows he hosted?
Answer: Bobby Flay

Flay has hosted more than a dozen different shows and specials for the network during his career.

The shows referenced in the question text are "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" and "Beat Bobby Flay". Catch the trend with putting his name in the titles?

He's also hosted "Worst Cooks in America", "Boy Meets Grill", and several other shows.
    Your options: [ Bobby Flay ] [ Duff Goldman ] [ Guy Fieri ] [ Robert Irvine ]
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
33 Which Food Network host once worked in the White House on nuclear energy policy?
Answer: Ina Garten

Ina Garten is better known as the author of 'The Barefoot Contessa'.
    Your options: [ Ina Garten ] [ Lynne Koplitz ] [ George Stella ] [ Takeshi Kaga ]
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34 The funny, fast-paced, Pete Luckett travels the world to find and tell us everything about the origins, history, and customs associated with food items.
Answer: "Food Hunter"

Pete Luckett is the International Traveling Greengrocer in this show about colourful foods from around the world. This Englishman loves to travel to exotic places around the world to share his experiences while trying new things. He has featured everything from kiwi's in New Zealand, to saffron in Spain, to truffles in Italy.
    Your options: [ "$40 A Day" ] [ "A Cook's Tour" ] [ "Food Hunter" ] [ "The Thirsty Traveller" ]
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
35 Whose catch phrase is, "Bam! Kick It Up a Notch?"
Answer: Emeril Lagasse
  From Quiz: Food Networks Hosts
36 "___ ___ ______" is the name of the show that 2 ladies used to tour Britain on a motorcycle with a side car.
Answer: Two Fat Ladies

Jennifer Paterson & Clarissa Dickson Wright would travel in their helmets, searching for traditional home cooking.
  From Quiz: FoodTV-2
37 Which host of "Dinner: Impossible" was fired when it was found out he had lied on his resume?
Answer: Robert Irvine

When he tried to open a restaurant in 2008, a newspaper ran a story claiming most of his resume was false.

Irvine claimed to have worked for three U.S. Presidents and helped with the cake for the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

While he hadn't directly worked for any presidents, he had worked in the kitchen at the White House, and served in the Royal Navy on the Royal Yacht Britannia.

He was later given back the hosting duties on the show after a one season hiatus.
    Your options: [ Robert Irvine ] [ Guy Fierri ] [ Michael Symon ] [ Alton Brown ]
  From Quiz: This is Real Food
38 Which Food Network host was in the motion picture 'American Splendor'?
Answer: Jack Hourigan

Jack Hourigan was a member of The Second City Conservatory.
    Your options: [ Jack Hourigan ] [ Tyler Florence ] [ Wolfgang Puck ] [ Emeril Lagasse ]
  From Quiz: Food Network Hosts
39 Chef Michael Smith's first show, called "The Inn Chef" became a hit on Food Network, and was soon followed by his second show, where he travels around Canada meeting other chefs. What is the name of this show?
Answer: "Chef At Large"

Michael Smith has visited some interesting kitchens on this show, including those in a cruise ship, a Raptors game, and a completely kosher wedding is a renowned chef in Canada. He has written two cookbooks; Open Kitchen: A Chef's Day at The Inn At Bay Fortune, and The Inn Chef, and is currently working on his third book.
  From Quiz: Name The Show From Food Network Canada
40 Gordon Elliot hosts what two shows?
Answer: "Door Knock Dinners" and "Follow That Food"

"Door Knock Dinners" is a show where Elliot goes to someone's house and cooks them dinner using the contents of their refrigerator. "Follow that Food" follows the origins of foods to the dinner table.
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