World Alzheimer s Day Answers

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1 World Alzheimer s Day Answers Round 1 Cakes and Pastries 1) France is home to which delicacy made of almonds and egg whites? Macaroons. 2) A sponge cake recipe uses equal measures of butter, flour and sugar. What is this exact measurement in grams? 100g. 3) Pastries were first created by which ancient civilisation? The Egyptians. 4) Baklava is a rich and sweet Turkish pastry. What is it made of? Layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. 5) Fa gao is a Chinese cupcake-type pastry made with rice flour and yeast, usually eaten on Chinese New Year. How is it cooked? The batter is left to rest for fermentation (overnight), before being steam-cooked. 6) You can tie me but not untie me, I can be sweet or savoury, always shiny. What am I? Pretzel. 7) A cheesecake commonly has three layers. What are the three ingredients of the distinctive layer? Soft cheese, eggs and sugar. 8) Cinco leches cake is a Mexican cake that always contains? Five milks. 9) Panpepato is an Italian cake usually baked in a wooden oven with at least which three nuts? Almonds, Hazelnuts and pine nuts. 10) Blueberry, chocolate chip, plain, cranberry oatmeal and carrots.

2 Round 2 Tarts and Quiches 1) What does the term blind baking refer to? Partially cooking a pastry base before adding the filling. 2) Which quiche was originally an open variety with a filling of custard and smoked bacon or lardons. Quiche Victoria, Quiche Lorraine or Quiche Susan? Quiche Lorraine. 3) What do you call a miniature tart? Tartlet. 4) Rijstevlaai is the Dutch term for a pie with a rice pudding filling, but which country does it originate from? Belgium. 5) Tarte Tatin is a tart of fruit or onions. But what makes it so distinctive? It s upside down. 6) Which type of small pastry tart is considered to be a Canadian quintessential dessert? Butter tart. 7) Quiches are always savoury whereas tarts can be savoury or sweet. True or false? 8) Shortcrust pastry is used when baking both tarts and quiches. True or false? 9) Name this famous American brand food that is cooked in a toaster, but is technically a pastry. Pop Tart. 10) Quiche is now a classic French dish, but which country did it originate from? Germany.

3 Round 3 Cookies and Scones 1) A famous example of a sandwich cookie has two chocolate cookies with a vanilla filling. What is the name of this delight? Oreo cookie. 2) Below are 5 flags belonging to different nations. Name the nations. South Africa, Argentina, Ethiopia, South Korea and Spain. 3) How many types of Maryland Cookies are there? 17. 4) Cookies are most commonly baked until crisp or just long enough that they remain soft, but some kinds of cookies are not baked at all. True or false? 5) Which Disney character featured in Shrek (2001), was created by the Muffin Man? The Gingerbread Man, also known by the nickname Gingy. 6) Anzac biscuits are to what chocolate chip cookies are to Americans. Complete the phrase with one of the following: Australians, Armenians or Angolans. 7) Which cookie made of flour, sugar, vanilla and sesame seed oil is often consumed in American restaurants of a particular oriental cuisine? Fortune Cookie. 8) What is the difference between vanilla essence and vanilla extract? Vanilla essence is a more highly concentrated form on vanilla extract. 9) Name the three most basic ingredients of a biscuit/cookie batter. Flour, fat (butter) and sugar. 10) Which type of biscuit with a criss-cross texture can be eaten with sweet desserts? Wafers.

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5 Round 4 Bread and Pies 1) What is the name of the bread used for the Jewish festival of Passover, which does not contain yeast? Matzo. 2) Naan, puris and chapattis are all eaten in which country? India. 3) What is the Spanish name for the word bread? Pan. 4) In the 1970s, which nation was consuming an average of a loaf a day? France. 5) Rghifa is Morocco s staple food. What makes it unusual in structure? It is made of several lightly cooked layers of bread. 6) Fruit pie is served in North America with a scoop of ice cream. What is the phrase used to describe this combination? Pie à la mode. 7) Which Philippine sweet pie contains young coconuts as the main ingredient? Buko pie. 8) Chinese pie, or Pâté Chinois, is a savoury dish similar to English cottage pie. But where does it come from? Quebec, Canada. 9) I am Russian, savoury and filled with salmon, rice, hard-boiled eggs, mushrooms and dill. What am I? Coulibiac. 10) Aloo pie is a variant of a samosa, but is usually larger and shaped similar to a calzone. Which country is it popular in? Trinidad and Tobago.