Q 01/05

Which BBC Two cooking series, launched in 1999, was the first that Jamie Oliver presented?

A) The Galloping Gourmet

B) The Naked Chef

C) The Hairy Bikers

D) Two Fat Ladies

Answer · why

B) The Naked Chef

The Naked Chef built each episode around a moment in his own life, such as a hen night or an evening spent babysitting.

Q 02/05

Which processed canteen food did Jamie Oliver make notorious in his 2005 series on school dinners?

A) Chicken Dippers

B) Alphabet Spaghetti

C) Potato Smiles

D) Turkey Twizzlers

Answer · why

D) Turkey Twizzlers

Turkey Twizzlers were only 34% turkey, and after the series several big caterers announced they would stop serving them in schools.

Q 03/05

Jamie Oliver voiced which character in the British release of Pixar's Ratatouille?

A) The health inspector

B) The restaurant critic

C) The head chef

D) The head waiter

Answer · why

A) The health inspector

The health inspector who turns up to check the restaurant's kitchen has his voice in the UK version, a part Pixar picked him for.

Q 04/05

Jamie Oliver's 2025 television documentary was about which learning difficulty, one he has himself?

A) Dyspraxia

B) Dyscalculia

C) Dyslexia

D) Dysgraphia

Answer · why

C) Dyslexia

Dyslexia did not stop him publishing more than 30 cookbooks, the first of them when he was still in his twenties.

Q 05/05

Jamie Oliver was the advertising face of which British supermarket chain for eleven years from 2000?

A) Marks & Spencer

B) Sainsbury's

C) Waitrose

D) Morrisons

Answer · why

B) Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's reportedly paid him about £1.2 million a year, and the partnership ended after its Christmas 2011 advert.

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