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Ketchup Through Time Trivia Quiz

A staple of the gourmand's table for over three hundred years, here's a quiz that celebrates that caliph of condiments, that sovereign of sauces - my beloved ketchup.

A multiple-choice quiz by dobrov. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dobrov

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,020

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1773

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Question 1 of 10

1. Ketchup, catsup, catchup - all variations on the same theme. What is the origin of this word? Hint

Malay

Thai

Japanese

Laotian

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first ketchups in England and the American colonies were closer in taste and consistency to the original rather than to the modern variety. They could be made from any number of ingredients, the only consistent being vinegar. Although walnut ketchup, anchovy ketchup, and oyster ketchup were popular, what was the favorite flavouring for the condiment in Britain? Hint

Shrimp

Garlic

Sorrel

Mushroom

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Nova Scotia in 1811, James Mease published the first recipe for tomato ketchup. What did he call it? Hint

Apple of Paradise ketchup

Pommes d'or ketchup

Tomato ketchup

Love apple ketchup

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jonas Yerkes was the first man to market prepared tomato ketchup - first in America, then in Britain. When did he do this? Hint

The 1840s

The 1860s

The 1850s

The 1830s

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1876 a pickle company introduced a new, thick, rich and luscious tomato ketchup. What was the name of the company?

Answer: (One Word...there are no other kinds...)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Heinz ushered in a new wave in ketchup production in 2000. What did they introduce? Hint

Soya ketchup

Holographic ketchup

Coloured ketchup

Salsa ketchup

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did the Reagan administration briefly classify ketchup as in 1981? Hint

A dangerous source of carcinogens

A fruit

A vegetable

A good source of vitamin C

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ketchup is a health food? You bet! Recent studies show its significant levels of lycopene make it the natural enemy of... Hint

Amnesia

Brain tumours

Prostate cancer

The common cold

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ketchup goes with everything. Nixon poured it on cottage cheese. Elvis loaded it on top of sweet potato pie. The Japanese eat it on rice and what do the Czechs eat it on? Hint

Polenta

Spaghetti

Dumplings

Corn flakes

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 'Bad Day at Black Rock', Macreedy walks into the diner, heaves himself up on the stool and utters those immortal words, 'If you don't like the food, that's what they made ketchup for.' Who was the actor? Hint

Jason Robards

Robert Mitchum

Spencer Tracy

John Wayne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ketchup, catsup, catchup - all variations on the same theme. What is the origin of this word?

Answer: Malay

Although exact information is scarce, the word apparently stems from a thin mixture of fish brine, vinegar and spice known as katsiap. This itself was probably borrowed from the Cantonese 'ka tsiap'. Sailors brought the sauce to England in the 1600s. It first appeared in English as 'catsup' in 1690, and as 'ketchup' in 1711.

Answer: Mushroom

It remained a solid favorite until well into the 19th century.

3. In Nova Scotia in 1811, James Mease published the first recipe for tomato ketchup. What did he call it?

Answer: Love apple ketchup

Love apple was a common euphemism for tomatoes during a period when a significant amount of people in Europe and America still thought them poisonous. Mease was certainly striving for the exotic, as he claimed his recipe was French in origin. It very likely wasn't.

4. Jonas Yerkes was the first man to market prepared tomato ketchup - first in America, then in Britain. When did he do this?

Answer: The 1830s

In Britain the American product was called 'Tomato Chutney', as the British identified the word ketchup almost exclusively with mushrooms at the time.

5. In 1876 a pickle company introduced a new, thick, rich and luscious tomato ketchup. What was the name of the company?

Answer: Heinz

They're still using the original recipe. In his book Sour Grapes, Lee Skirboll writes 'Heinz ketchup is elemental, like the sea. Like the Atlantic Ocean specifically, salty, dirty, full of life, communications cables, sharks, algae, seaweed, sunlight. It is a distillation of the Atlantic with nothing between here and England but a vast undulating morass of swirling ketchup...' (1995)

6. Heinz ushered in a new wave in ketchup production in 2000. What did they introduce?

Answer: Coloured ketchup

Heinz introduced EZ Squirt Blastin' Green ketchup in 2000. With a new, kid-friendly bottle and an ominous name like that, it was guaranteed a great success. Funky Purple made its appearance in 2001. Purists, beware.

7. What did the Reagan administration briefly classify ketchup as in 1981?

Answer: A vegetable

It was only temporary. Once the hooting died down, everyone forgot the whole thing.

8. Ketchup is a health food? You bet! Recent studies show its significant levels of lycopene make it the natural enemy of...

Answer: Prostate cancer

Apparently so.

9. Ketchup goes with everything. Nixon poured it on cottage cheese. Elvis loaded it on top of sweet potato pie. The Japanese eat it on rice and what do the Czechs eat it on?

Answer: Spaghetti

With a little butter, lots of garlic and Eidam cheese, it's really very tasty.

Answer: Spencer Tracy

1955, John Sturges, director. Classic film, classic actor, classic condiment.

Source: Author dobrov

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