FunTrivia Hobbies Mix: Vol 29 Trivia Quiz

Answer: snow cone

The snow cone originated sometime after the mid-19th century, when advances in transportation and refrigeration technology permitted ice to be widely available, even in summertime. In some regions of the USA (and Canada), if the ice is finely shaven it's called a snowball.

In parts of Texas and Mexico, it's a raspa or a raspado. Keep going South to Costa Rica, and it's a copo (flake). Hop on a boat to Malaysia, and you can get an ais kacang. Or fly over to India for a gola on a popsicle stick.

Question by player gracious1

Answer: Balderdash

Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne from Canada came up with this game of bluffing. The basics of the game is to pick from a card one of the words, which are usually very obscure, and bluff out your answer to the meaning. The other players are required to pick the right definition of the word. Winners are those who succeed in bluffing.

Question by player ClaudiaCat

Answer: Candy Land

Candy Land is a race game for young children aged 3 or older. It was invented and designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, bought by Milton Bradley and published in 1949.

Question by player wellenbrecher

Answer: Boardwalk

Boardwalk is located one space to the right of the "Go" space. "Go", "Jail", and "Free Parking" are located on the first three corners of the game board.

Question by player Rizeeve

Answer: Dumpling

The national dish of Poland, a pierogi is a dumpling made of dough that is filled with meat, vegetables or sometimes fruit. The result can be either boiled or fried. Similar dishes from Ukraine and Russia are usually called varenyky.

Question by player spanishliz

Answer: Coffee

Tiramisu is a coffee-flavored Italian dessert made from ladyfingers dipped in coffee, eggs, sugar, mascarpone cheese, and cocoa. The name comes from Italian for 'pick me up' or 'cheer me up.' It was invented sometime in the 1960s or 1970s as the word tiramisu was not found in any cookbooks prior to then.

There is some speculation that it was invented toward the end of the seventeenth century as a way to honor a Grand Duke. Regardless of exactly when it was created, it is a delicious dessert!

Question by player ramonesrule

Answer: Oreos

Oreo Cookies are celebrating their 100th birthday in 2012. Baked by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Nabisco, the Oreo Trademark was registered in 1913. The cookies feature the Oreo name encircled by a wreath. Advertisements touting the Oreo "twist" debuted on trolley cars in 1923.

Question by player czech7985

Answer: Falafel

Falafel! It's one of the great Middle Eastern snacks, often served within a warm pita bread or served on its own. They can be dipped in hummus, which is even more chickpeas.

Question by player Abby_91

Answer: Pastry

Roughly translated from the French for 'blown by the wind', vol-au-vents are small, round pastry cases that can be sweet or savoury, depending on the filling. They are usually served as hors d'oeuvres because of their size and their relative culinary "lightness". Puff pastry is most often used to make vol-au-vents, but it is not unheard of to use Danish dough, though this is mainly used when the filling is to be sweet.

It was Antonin Caręme, the French chef and pâtissier, that created this delicious hors d'oeuvre in the early nineteenth century.

Question by player eburge

Answer: Hungary

With its many sponge layers filled with luscious chocolate buttercream and its shiny, golden caramel topping, Dobos torte is nothing short of a showstopper. This masterpiece of pastry-making was created by Hungarian pastry chef Jószef C. Dobos (who gave it his name), and first introduced in 1888 at the National General Exhibition of Budapest.

The chocolate buttercream was also invented by Dobos, who later donated the cake recipe to the Pastry and Honey Makers' Guild; the caramel topping prevents the cake from drying out. Dobos torte is one of the symbols of Hungarian cuisine, and can be enjoyed in most Hungarian cafés and pastry shops, such as Budapest's historic Café Gerbeaud. None of the remaining countries is landlocked; moreover, Bulgaria is not considered part of Central Europe.

Question by player LadyNym