Have you ever wondered how you’d fare going up against one of the Chasers on the ITV popular quiz show The Chase? Unless you actually apply and get selected to take part, it’s tricky to know.
But one good way of comparing your knowledge is to see if you can beat a quiz set by none other than Darragh Ennis, also known as The Menace. The Irish quizzer joined the show in 2020 after first appearing as a contestant in 2017.
Taking to TikTok, where he often shares his extensive knowledge and quizzes his followers, he challenged people to a food and drink quiz, which he said was so hard he didn’t think anyone would be able to get all five correctly. Darragh said: “Can you beat a quiz by The Menace? This time it’s on food and drink and I bet you can’t get all five.”
Below you’ll find the questions, as asked by Darragh on his social media account:
Food and drink quiz questions
“Question one, what fruit is the main flavour of the liqueur crème de cassis? Question two, the spice saffron is made from the stamens of what flowers? Question three, what is the name of a pork pie that has some chicken added to the filling and a whole boiled egg in the centre? Question four, what type of rice is most commonly used in a traditional Risotto? And question five, which vegetable has varieties including Warrior, Viking, Albion and Archer?”
Do you know the answers? Take your time and then check your answers below.
Answers
1. Crème de cassis is a blackcurrant flavour liqueur
2. Saffron is made from Crocus stamens (fun side fact, saffron is the most expensive food per unit weight in pretty much every supermarket, costing about £2,500 per kilogram)
3. The pork pie with an egg in is called a Gala pie
4. There are a few types of Risotto rice but the most common variety used is called Arborio
5. Those different things were all varieties of Parsnip