Hobbies trivia questions
1113 multiple-choice Hobbies trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This type of flat pasta, representing medallion or coin, stamped with various patterns originated in Liguria, Northern Italy during the Middle Ages. It was made by local peasants and used by aristocratic families as a display of wealth and status.
- Which of these is not a corkscrew-shaped pasta?
- This type of macaroni is formed in a spiral tube shape an typically has lines on the outside surface.
- The name of this thick noodle made of egg and flour means little ribbon in Italian. It is very popular in Rome and is similar to what is called tagliatelle elsewhere in Italy.
- Which of this is the general name for the type of pasta shaped as swirls?
- What continent did tomatoes originate from?
- What country was the largest producer of tomatoes in the world in 2008?
- Most tomato cultivars produce fruit that is red when ripe, but some produce unusual colors such as this one.
- What chemical is used to trigger the ripening of tomatoes that have been picked unripe?
- In 1994 Calgene introduced this genetically modified tomato cultivar which could be vine ripened without shortening the shelf life of the tomatoes.
- According to some studies, lycopene, which is found in tomatoes, prevents this disease.
- Tomato juice is the official beverage of this state in the USA.
- In what country is the popular tomato festival called La Tomatina celebrated annually?
- What part of the tomato plant does not contain Solanine, a poison toxic to humans and animals?
- What are the only insects that are allowed to be consumed according to Jewish dietary laws?
- It is considered that the consumption of these animals transmitted a predecessor of HIV to humans.
- Members of the Special Air Service of the British Army are forbidden to eat only this type of meat.
- According to a legend, when Confucius died, twelve animals rushed to his bedside. The order of the Chinese Horoscope is the order in which they arrived. What was the first animal to arrive at Confucius bedside?
- If you were born in 1978, 1990 or 2002, what would your lunar sign be?
- If you were born in 1980, 1992 or 2004, what would your lunar sign be?
- According to legend, what year is the luckiest year to be born in?
- According to Chinese astrology, why is it considered to be a poor match, if your partner is six years older or younger than you?
- According to the Chinese Zodiac, what is the last year in the twelve-year cycle?
- If you were born in 1981, 1993 or 2005, what would your lunar sign be?
- If you were born in 1982, 1994 or 2006, what would your lunar sign be?
- If you were born in the year 1976, 1988 or 2000, what would your lunar sign be?
- What two positive adjectives best describe the snake, the 6th animal in the Chinese Zodiac?
- Malt, one of the main ingredients of beer, undergoes a process in which the grain kernels are crushed and later the smaller pieces are separated from the husk. What is the name of the resulting product?
- This kind of beer, produced from wild yeast through a process called spontaneous fermentation, has a distinctive, cidery flavour with slightly sour aftertaste.
- In 1953, this New Zealander developed the technique of continuous fermentation, which is applied in the production of the famous beer brand Guinness.