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Kids in the Kitchen Trivia Quiz

There's no sign on the kitchen door saying "ADULTS ONLY." Young cooks can have fun in the kitchen, be safe, learn a lot about cooking and share their creations with the whole family.

A multiple-choice quiz by FatherSteve. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FatherSteve

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,388

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1868

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: xchasbox (10/10), Guest 92 (5/10), 173Kraut (10/10).

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1. When making spaghetti for dinner, you bring a large pot of water to a boil. What are you most likely to add to the water before putting in the dry pasta? Hint

pepper and vinegar

salt and oil

dried oregano and red wine

minced garlic and milk

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2. You are making pancakes for breakfast. Which kitchen tool will you use to turn them over in the pan? Hint

spatula

peeler

whip

slotted spoon

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3. Yogurt or yoghurt or yoghourt (it is spelled different ways in different places) is primarily made from what? Hint

white sugar

soy beans

milk

almonds

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4. Eggs can be cooked in many ways. Which egg dish are you cooking if you whip eggs with a little milk before putting them in the pan, then mix them up several times while cooking them? Hint

shired eggs

eggs over easy

scrambled eggs

souffl�

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5. Hot oatmeal makes an excellent breakfast. To what do you add the dry oatmeal to cook it on the stove?

Hint

whole cream

your favourite soft drink

orange juice

water

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6. Which tiny fish, often preserved in salt and oil, adds a kick of flavour to Caesar salad dressing, pizza sauce, chickpea salad and many other dishes? Hint

anchovies

guppies

herring

shark

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7. Stirring the ingredients for cookies together in a bowl can be lot of work. Which kitchen appliance makes this job easier? Hint

pasta roller

stand mixer

waffle iron

immersion blender

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8. Much shorter than a chef's knife, what is the knife with a three-inch blade used for small cutting jobs? Hint

a Chinese cleaver

a boning knife

a paring knife

a bread knife

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9. Before baking your cookies, you spread a sheet of parchment paper on the cookie sheet. What does this do? Hint

Prevents cookies from being too crisp

Absorbs all the grease from the cookie

Keeps them from sticking to the cookie sheet

Keeps the cookies from burning

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10. Ketchup makes lots of things taste better: French fries, meatloaf, eggs, other stuff. What is the principal ingredient in ketchup?
Hint

sugar

tomatoes

vinegar

red bell peppers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When making spaghetti for dinner, you bring a large pot of water to a boil. What are you most likely to add to the water before putting in the dry pasta?

Answer: salt and oil

Pasta cooked in salted water tastes much better. The oil helps prevent the individual pieces of pasta from sticking to one another.

2. You are making pancakes for breakfast. Which kitchen tool will you use to turn them over in the pan?

Answer: spatula

There are all sorts of spatulas made for kitchen use. Ones with metal blades may be used on cast iron or steel pans; only plastic or wood ones should be used on non-stick pans.

3. Yogurt or yoghurt or yoghourt (it is spelled different ways in different places) is primarily made from what?

Answer: milk

Special bacteria called a culture are added to ferment the milk, thicken it and add the special tang you can taste in yogurt. People have been making yogurt for well over 2000 years.

4. Eggs can be cooked in many ways. Which egg dish are you cooking if you whip eggs with a little milk before putting them in the pan, then mix them up several times while cooking them?

Answer: scrambled eggs

Scrambled eggs can be made differently by adding crumbled crisp bacon, small cubes of ham, diced sausages, onion, cheese, peppers, or smoked salmon. In India, green chili, chopped ginger, chopped tomatoes and turmeric are added to scrambled eggs to produce a dish called bhurjee.

5. Hot oatmeal makes an excellent breakfast. To what do you add the dry oatmeal to cook it on the stove?

Answer: water

Hot oatmeal is also known as porridge, oatmeal cereal and stirabout.

6. Which tiny fish, often preserved in salt and oil, adds a kick of flavour to Caesar salad dressing, pizza sauce, chickpea salad and many other dishes?

Answer: anchovies

Some people dislike the strong taste of preserved anchovies but that strong taste disappears when they are used in small quantities to flavour another dish. Some people are surprised to learn, for example, that there are anchovies in Worcestershire sauce.

7. Stirring the ingredients for cookies together in a bowl can be lot of work. Which kitchen appliance makes this job easier?

Answer: stand mixer

Cookie dough can be thick and heavy. It is often too big a job for a hand-held mixer; better leave the big jobs to the stand mixer.

8. Much shorter than a chef's knife, what is the knife with a three-inch blade used for small cutting jobs?

Answer: a paring knife

A paring knife is the other all-purpose knife in a chef's kit, along with the chef's knife. It has hundreds of uses and comes in lengths from about 2-1/2 to about 4 inches long. Knives can be very dangerous - always make sure an adult is present if you need to use one.

9. Before baking your cookies, you spread a sheet of parchment paper on the cookie sheet. What does this do?

Answer: Keeps them from sticking to the cookie sheet

Parchment paper is specially made and treated to resist heat and to release whatever is cooked on it without sticking. It is also knows as bakery paper, baking paper and bakery release paper.

10. Ketchup makes lots of things taste better: French fries, meatloaf, eggs, other stuff. What is the principal ingredient in ketchup?

Answer: tomatoes

Ketchup (which is also called catsup or tomato sauce) is made of ripe tomatoes, vinegar, sugar (or another sweetener) salt and various herbs and spices. Sometimes it is used by itself as a condiment; other times it is the basis for another sauce, such as thousand island salad dressing.

Source: Author FatherSteve

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