Q 01/05

Which of these foods is off the menu on a lacto-vegetarian diet?

A) Eggs

B) Butter

C) Honey

D) Cheese

Answer · why

A) Eggs

Eggs are out and dairy stays, because 'lacto' comes from the Latin for milk. In India, where this is the everyday meaning of vegetarian, eggs are clas...

Q 02/05

Which word did Donald Watson's new society choose in 1944 over rivals such as 'dairyban', 'vitan' and 'benevore'?

A) Fruitarian

B) Macrobiotic

C) Vegan

D) Pescetarian

Answer · why

C) Vegan

Vegan won because, as Watson put it, the first three and last two letters of 'vegetarian' marked the beginning and end of vegetarian.

Q 03/05

The world's first Vegetarian Society was founded in 1847 in which country?

A) India

B) England

C) Germany

D) United States

Answer · why

B) England

England: the society formed at Ramsgate is credited with bringing the word 'vegetarian' into general use, and two of the diet's early English champion...

Q 04/05

Which technology company was named by a co-founder who was on a fruitarian diet and just back from an orchard?

A) BlackBerry

B) Orange

C) Raspberry Pi

D) Apple

Answer · why

D) Apple

Apple: Steve Jobs said he was on 'one of my fruitarian diets', had just come back from an apple farm, and thought the name sounded 'fun, spirited and ...

Q 05/05

Which ingredient makes most marshmallows and jelly sweets unsuitable for vegetarians?

A) Gelatine

B) Casein

C) Beeswax

D) Lanolin

Answer · why

A) Gelatine

Gelatine is collagen from animal skin and bones, and because it also thickens some yoghurts and forms many capsule shells, vegetarians end up checking...