Breads and Grains Trivia

Bread is the staff of life throughout the world. There are many different types of bread, but all have their origins in one of the grains of the world.

The title is a line from Omar Khayyam. Bread is not only a necessity, but an art, with an impressive variety of flavors and ingredients. Let us explore ten of them. Enjoy!

Bread is a popular staple food worldwide. What do you know about these 10 types of bread from various cultures?

Test your knowledge of different kinds of grains - some of which you may find as part of your morning cereal!

The ten breads described in this quiz don't all have a connection with yeast but they do all have at least a tenuous connection to 'Eden'!

Synonymous with San Francisco and miners, sourdough bread has many uses - even after it becomes stale! See if you can match the recipes with some of their key ingredients. Pay careful attention - each recipe has only one best match!

Welcome to the land of the free, the home of the brave, and a country with sandwiches of all varieties! Take a bite of knowledge and see if your taste buds know these popular sandwiches in the USA!

These breads are so delicious, I could never do the Atkins diet. Help me identify the delectable breadstuffs that keep me devoted to my carb-lovin' lifestyle!

Cornbread is an American specialty, an alternative to breads made with wheat. How much do you know about it?

Have you ever eaten a hushpuppy? I hope you enjoy this simple quiz about this famous bread.

When baking, it's not always necessary to use the same common wheat flour all the time. Sometimes it's even necessary, for gluten intolerance, for example, to find an alternate flour. Here are a few other flours to make a bouquet of ten.

Around the African continent, bread is an important staple and a part of most meals. Match the different kinds of bread to the African country it is most associated with.

If a bun doesn't sound interesting enough, check out some of these other breads you can try instead.

Bread is a staple food all over the world. Here is a quiz looking at breads that originate in different countries all over the globe.

There are many types of bread from all round the world. Can you match these ten breads to the country they originated from?

Here are ten facts related to the various cereals and grains of the world.

Rice is one of the world's most important foods. This quiz will give you some interesting information about this important grain, and provide you with a tasty recipe as well! With thanks to my mother-in-law, Hannah, who taught me to cook rice.

...but it's the whole grain of truth! My mate Kev the Chef is an expert in grains and has been invited to teach the apprentice chefs about whole grains and their place on the modern menu. We'll just slide into a back seat in the classroom...

A quiz testing your knowledge of different culture's forms of the famous staple food.

Whether you're going to row row row your oat or wheat in line for the concert to start, take a minute to rye your hand at this quiz. Something for you to do when it's graining outside!

The quiz takes a random look at wheat (and some related grains) used for human or animal consumption. It might come in handy the next time you are ordering a sandwich.

In the gospel of John 6:35 Jesus declares that "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry." But we are mere mortals and always hungry, so let's look at various types of bread worldwide.

From widely-sold to little-known, there are many delicious and unique breads enjoyed throughout our world. How familiar are you with this wonderful staple?

The smell of home baked bread is incredible. But the work that goes into creating that bread may or may not be worth it. You decide.

Sourdough, earliest of breads, a delight to the senses, takes time and patience and is endlessly rewarding. There are many variations in method, recipe and flavours. Here I shall take you step by step through the process that works for me.

Pumpernickel is a delicious bread which is popular in delicatessens and supermarkets. This quiz is about pumpernickel as well as recipes containing pumpernickel.

You want to make sourdough bread? Here are some dos and don'ts with which I have some experience. Definitely try this at home! Thanks to Kyleisalive for the title!

My wife bought me a bread maker for Christmas. It's amazing what you can make out of bread....so I thought I'd make a quiz out of it.

Often not so healthy, but oh so tasty! This quiz is about foods, from various countries around the world, that are made of fried dough.

Man may not live on bread alone but it certainly helps. Bread is found in all parts of the world and in all historic civilizations. It comes in all shapes, sizes, textures and flavours. This quiz was done in response to a challenge.

A pilaf is basically rice, another grain, or a combination of grains cooked in a stock or broth to which vegetables, meat, fruit and nuts may be added. Pilaf appears in many cuisines under many different names. How much do you know about pilaf?

The world has some interesting, delicious and not so delicious breads out there. How many do you know?

How much do you know about bread, its history and traditional methods of making it?

Bread is a food staple around the world. The following ten samples should whet your appetite.

Today's topic at the Chef School deals with breads from different parts of Asia. How many of these have you tried?

Let's have a slice or two of Polish culture by learning about one of their most important and traditional foods - bread.

We all have heard about gluten-free baking, but how much do you really know about the ingredients that are mostly used in it?

This quiz tests your knowledge of foods in the bread, cereal and grains group.

This is my response to a challenge by poshprice: Baking and eating bread should be taken very seriously. It requires more than just a pair of hands. Enjoy the process of breadmaking as well as the result.

Yum! Popcorn is the favorite snack of Americans; more than 17.3 billion quarts of it are eaten in the U.S. each year (almost 5 pounds per person!). Let's see how much you know about this magical munchie.

Here are some questions about bread baking. I love artisan bread but not the price, so I bake it myself.