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Spices and herbs quiz — Foodie night

The “Spices and herbs” quiz — Foodie night. It has 25 questions in five categories: World's priciest, Garden herbs, Peppers of all kinds, Colors of curry, Legends and history. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: Spices and herbs

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

World's priciest

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which flower gives us saffron, the most expensive spice?

  2. 200

    Which spice comes from the pods of an orchid?

  3. 300

    Is cinnamon a…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Does black pepper grow…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Cardamom, the 'queen of…

    In the game

Garden herbs

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which herb is the soul of Italian pesto?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which needle-like herb smells of pine and pairs with roast meat?

  3. 300

    Which feathery herb flavours…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which fresh herb gives…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which leaf goes into…

    In the game

Peppers of all kinds

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which substance makes chili peppers hot?

  2. 200

    Which country made paprika its national spice?

  3. 300

    What kind of…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Allspice, tasting of clove…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What does Sichuan pepper…

    In the game

Colors of curry

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which yellow spice colors curry and mustard?

  2. 200

    Which root is pickled and served as pink slices alongside sushi?

  3. 300

    Which tiny dark seeds…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which plant gives both…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which pungent root, a…

    In the game

Legends and history

  1. 100

    Which spice was worth nearly its weight in gold in the Middle Ages?

  2. 200

    What did Columbus bring back from the New World instead of pepper?

  3. 300

    Which islands are…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Is clove a…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Where is the…

    In the game

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  3. Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.

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