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Quiz about Wait Your Soup
Quiz about Wait Your Soup

Wait! Your Soup! Trivia Quiz


Over the years, the eating of a humble bowl of soup has originated many different rules of etiquette, and spawned a whole host of quotes, axioms, and anecdotes, all around the world. Let's take a quick look at some of them...

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
361,079
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
664
Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (6/10), Guest 73 (5/10), Guest 151 (0/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. In one of her books about social rituals, the author Margaret Visser tells us that it was customary to serve which drink with the soup course in Edwardian England? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Iceland is famed for its rugged landscape and inhospitable climate. Which of these Icelandic 'homegrown' ingredients forms the basis of "Fjallagrasamjólk" soup? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Bennet Cerf, an American humourist, once defined which phrase as "the noise you don't make when you are eating soup"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Japan and Hong Kong it has always been acceptable to slurp one's soup directly out of the bowl, but in which of these Asian countries is it considered rude to slurp? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Hungarian proverb "Hútra van mé a fekete leves" translates as "the black soup is still to come".
In this context, what is "black soup"?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Madrilene is a French soup, served cold, and sometimes jellied. What is the main flavouring ingredient of madrilene? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Colloquially speaking, if someone is "full of loud mouth soup", what state are they in? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. From William the Conqueror in 1066, right through to George IV in 1820, a special soup dish was served at the Coronation feast. What was this soup called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these people established the first ever soup kitchen in the city of Chicago, during the Great Depression of the 1930s? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Baba Ghannouji soup is made with eggplant; how is this vegetable known in the UK? Hint



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1. In one of her books about social rituals, the author Margaret Visser tells us that it was customary to serve which drink with the soup course in Edwardian England?

Answer: Sherry

Margaret Visser is a Canadian author of several books, and has won awards including the "Glenfiddich Medal for Best Food Book of the Year" and the "Jane Grigson Award".
The book in question is called "The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, & Meaning of Table Manners" and was first published in 1992.
Along with sherry, sauterne is also suggested as a suitable accompaniment to the soup course of a meal.
2. Iceland is famed for its rugged landscape and inhospitable climate. Which of these Icelandic 'homegrown' ingredients forms the basis of "Fjallagrasamjólk" soup?

Answer: Lichen

The lichen Cetraria islandica is colloquially known as Icelandic moss. It is boiled up with milk, sugar, and a little salt, and served piping hot in this traditional soup dish.
3. Bennet Cerf, an American humourist, once defined which phrase as "the noise you don't make when you are eating soup"?

Answer: Good Manners

Bennett Cerf was one of the founders of Random House book publishers, and compiled several popular collections of puns and jokes.
He also appeared as a panellist on the television game show "What's my Line" from it's inception in the early 1950s until his death in 1971.
4. In Japan and Hong Kong it has always been acceptable to slurp one's soup directly out of the bowl, but in which of these Asian countries is it considered rude to slurp?

Answer: Thailand

Although many modern Japanese people now eat soup and noodles "the European way" without slurping, among older generations it has been slurped noisily for hundreds of years.
The tradition is said to stem from showing one's enjoyment of the meal provided by a host, no matter how humble that meal may be.
People in Laos, Indonesia, and The Philippines eat their soup with spoons rather than lifting the bowl to their mouths, but it is still perfectly acceptable to slurp.
In Thailand however, noisy eating is considered a breach of etiquette.
5. The Hungarian proverb "Hútra van mé a fekete leves" translates as "the black soup is still to come". In this context, what is "black soup"?

Answer: Coffee

The proverb in question dates from the time of the Turkish occupation of Hungary, and refers to the fact that the invaders would wait until the, to the native Hungarians exotic, black coffee was served after dinner before they issued any orders or directives. It implies "saving the worst/unpleasant news til last".
6. Madrilene is a French soup, served cold, and sometimes jellied. What is the main flavouring ingredient of madrilene?

Answer: Tomato

The term madrilene comes from the French phrase "consommé ŕ la madrilčne" which literally translates as "soup in the Madrid style"
The earliest known use of the term dates back to the early years of the twentieth century.
7. Colloquially speaking, if someone is "full of loud mouth soup", what state are they in?

Answer: Drunk

The earliest reference to the phrase I found claimed it was a Welsh saying, but it has obviously spread as it is defined in the "Urban Dictionary" and used in the 1996 film "Dumb and Dumber", among many other modern examples.
8. From William the Conqueror in 1066, right through to George IV in 1820, a special soup dish was served at the Coronation feast. What was this soup called?

Answer: Dilligrout

According to records from the time, the original dilligrout soup served to King William and his Queen Mathilda, in 1066, was made of "almond milk, brawn of capons, sugar and spices, chicken, etc" and the chef was rewarded with his own Manorial estate.
At each succeeding Coronation, the then Lord of that estate, Addington Manor, would present a bowl of soup to the newly crowned Monarch.
9. Which of these people established the first ever soup kitchen in the city of Chicago, during the Great Depression of the 1930s?

Answer: Al Capone

It was Al Capone who funded the very first soup kitchen in Chicago, providing basic sustenance to anything up to 3000 people a day.
It is thought that he wanted to both repair his public image in the aftermath of the St. Valentines Day Massacre, and also to "keep people sweet" who might be tempted to turn police informant in exchange for a reward.
10. Baba Ghannouji soup is made with eggplant; how is this vegetable known in the UK?

Answer: Aubergine

Baba gannouji hails from the Turkey, and literally translates as "spoiled old father".
It is made with pureed eggplant/aubergine, sesame seed paste (tahini), garlic, and stock.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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