Q 01/05

Which British prime minister of the Second World War affectionately called fish and chips "the good companions"?

A) Clement Attlee

B) Neville Chamberlain

C) Winston Churchill

D) Anthony Eden

Answer · why

C) Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill's government kept the dish off the ration throughout the war, making it one of the few foods Britons could still buy freely.

Q 02/05

Which chocolate bar became a Scottish novelty after a Stonehaven chip shop began deep-frying it in batter in the 1990s?

A) Snickers

B) Mars bar

C) Crunchie

D) Twix

Answer · why

B) Mars bar

The deep-fried Mars bar drew so much press that The Lancet commissioned a survey, which found about a fifth of the Scottish chip shops that replied we...

Q 03/05

Australians joke that speakers from which country seem to order "fush and chups" because of a distinctive short vowel?

A) Singapore

B) Ireland

C) Great Britain

D) New Zealand

Answer · why

D) New Zealand

New Zealand vowels are the giveaway, and the teasing runs both ways: to Kiwi ears, Australians seem to ask for feesh and cheeps.

Q 04/05

Until hygiene worries ended the habit, what did British chip shops traditionally wrap takeaway fish and chips in?

A) Old newspapers

B) Brown paper bags

C) Waxed cotton cloth

D) Cabbage leaves

Answer · why

A) Old newspapers

Old newspapers went on the outside to soak up grease and keep the food hot, usually over an inner layer of clean white paper.

Q 05/05

Which soft chip-shop side dish, soaked overnight and then simmered, is sometimes jokingly called Yorkshire caviar?

A) Mushy peas

B) Pease pudding

C) Baked beans

D) Bread sauce

Answer · why

A) Mushy peas

Mushy peas start as dried marrowfat peas, and most tinned versions are dyed green because the natural colour is a murky grey.