Q 01/05

Which cheesy snack is named after Ignacio Anaya, a maître d' who improvised it for US military wives?

A) Fajitas

B) Nachos

C) Quesadillas

D) Taquitos

Answer · why

B) Nachos

Nachos take their name from Anaya's nickname, Nacho, a common short form of Ignacio. He made the first plate in 1943 at the Victory Club in Piedras Ne...

Q 02/05

Which city's Anchor Bar is credited with inventing hot chicken wings served with celery and blue cheese?

A) Buffalo

B) Rochester

C) Syracuse

D) Albany

Answer · why

A) Buffalo

Buffalo is where Teressa Bellissimo is said to have fried the first batch in 1964, as a quick late-night snack for her son's friends.

Q 03/05

Which dish of thinly sliced raw beef, created at Harry's Bar in Venice, is named after a Renaissance painter?

A) Bresaola

B) Saltimbocca

C) Carpaccio

D) Tartare

Answer · why

C) Carpaccio

Carpaccio honors Vittore Carpaccio, whose paintings were known for their red and white tones. Giuseppe Cipriani first made it for a countess whose doc...

Q 04/05

The canapé, bread with a savory topping, takes its name from the French word for which piece of furniture?

A) Bench

B) Stool

C) Table

D) Sofa

Answer · why

D) Sofa

Sofa is the joke behind the name: the topping sits on the bread the way a person sits on a couch. A canapé is meant to be held in the fingers and ofte...

Q 05/05

Antoine's restaurant in New Orleans named its rich baked oyster dish after which American tycoon?

A) John D. Rockefeller

B) Cornelius Vanderbilt

C) Andrew Carnegie

D) J. P. Morgan

Answer · why

A) John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller was the wealthiest American when Jules Alciatore created the dish in 1889. Antoine's has kept the recipe for its green sauce a sec...