Q 01/05

In what year did Food Network launch, originally as TV Food Network?

A) 1989

B) 1991

C) 1992

D) 1993

Answer · why

D) 1993

It began live broadcasting on November 23, 1993, and dropped the "TV" in 1996.

Q 02/05

Which CNN co-founder helped launch Food Network and served as its first managing director?

A) Reese Schonfeld

B) Ted Turner

C) Roger Ailes

D) Rupert Murdoch

Answer · why

A) Reese Schonfeld

He insisted the network be based in New York rather than Providence, Rhode Island.

Q 03/05

Which spin-off did Food Network launch in 2010?

A) Fine Living Network

B) Cooking Channel

C) Great American Country

D) Magnolia Network

Answer · why

B) Cooking Channel

The Cooking Channel had been the working title of Food Network itself back in 1993.

Q 04/05

Which company owned Food Network in 2024?

A) Paramount Global

B) Warner Bros. Discovery

C) Comcast NBCUniversal

D) The Walt Disney Company

Answer · why

B) Warner Bros. Discovery

Scripps Networks Interactive owned it until merging with Discovery in 2018; Discovery became Warner Bros. Discovery in 2022.

Q 05/05

Which two catchphrases are associated with Emeril Lagasse?

A) "Yum-o!" and "Delish!"

B) "Allez cuisine!" and "Bon appetit!"

C) "Bam!" and "Kick it up a notch!"

D) "Bam!" and "How easy is that?"

Answer · why

C) "Bam!" and "Kick it up a notch!"

"Yum-o" belongs to Rachael Ray and "How easy is that?" to Ina Garten.