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1-  What type of pastry are profiteroles made from?
Ans- Choux

2-  Which plant of the ginger family has 
      anti-inflammatory properties?
Ans- Turmeric

3-   Which of these was called 'food of the gods' in ancient  India?
Ans- Yoghurt

4-   Which country produces the highest amount of 
     cinnamon?
Ans- Sri Lanka

5-  What measurement system is used to gauge the heat 
 of chill peppers?
Ans- Scoville Units

6-  In which country did peaches originate?
Ans- China

7- Who said, "One can not think well, love well, sleep well,
     if one has not dined well?"
Ans- Virginia  Woolf

8-  In the late 17th century, what ingredient did people start adding to  
      drinking chocolate?
Ans- Milk.

9- Green Zebra and Yellow Pear are all varieties of which salad ingredient?
Ans- Tomato

10- Which vegetable would the dish 'chou-fleur' include?
Ans- Cauliflower.

11- What is the chemical formula for table salt?
Ans- NaCI

12- What is the Hungarian word for pepper?
Ans- Paprika.

13- Which legume is used in the manufacturing of dynamite?
Ans- Peanuts.

14- What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato?
Ans -Vitamin  A

15- What nation produces two-thirds of the world's vanilla?
Ans- Madagascar.

16- What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Ans- The Herring. 

17- How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an  
      Oreo cookie?
Ans- 12

18- Which is the second most sold spice in the world?
Ans- Mustard.
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