Post by CraigC on Dec 28, 2007 17:55:52 GMT
This quiz does what it says on the bottle. Tommo's 10 in 4 rule applies.
1. ”Wine can of their wits the wise beguile,
Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.” – one point for the writer, and one for the work this is from.
2. Which country is generally acknowledged to be the birthplace of wine?
3. Which 17-18th century monk is credited with the invention of champagne?
4. Which sauce is being described?
Ingredients: 6 medium Mushrooms, 15g (½oz) Butter, 25g (1oz) Shallots, 300ml (½ pint) White Wine, 300ml (½ pint) Stock, 150ml (¼ pint) Tomato Sauce, 2 tbsp Brandy,1 tbsp Parsley.
Finely chop or mince the mushrooms and shallots. Place the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots, fry gently for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and fry until lightly browned.
Add the wine, stock, tomato sauce and brandy, bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Add the chopped parsley before serving.
5. “I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn’t know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.” Name the character and the TV programme.
6. Who released a single in 1967 on Reprise records entitled “Little ol wine drinker me”
7. The gewürztraminer wine grape is particularly associated with which region of France?
8. The famous French wine Chablis is made from which grape variety?
9. Which vine-eating insect of North American origin destroyed most of the European crop in the 19th century, resulting in resistant American vines being grafted onto remaining European vines in order to save the industry?
10. In which countries can these wine producing regions be found?a/ Mount Carmel b/ Dealu Mare c/ Dao d/ Paarl e/ Central Otago
11. Couple of fortified wines to identify here: a/ made on the island of Sicily b/ Comes from the island, from which most of the Portuguese community in Jersey originate.
12. In Monty Python’s Australian Table Wines Sketch, which wines are these describing?
a “This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is ‘beware’. This is not a wine for drinking, this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.”
b/ “Another good fighting wine, which is particularly heavy and should be used only for hand-to-hand combat.”
c/ “An appellation contrôlée, specially grown for those keen on regurgitation; a fine wine which really opens up the sluices at both ends.”
13. What is the correct word for a restaurant’s wine waiter?
14. UB40 had a 1983 hit with “Red, Red Wine” - who wrote the song, and who recorded the first reggae version in 1969?
15. This recipe if courtesy of TV chef James Martin - what dish is it for?
ingredients: 8 joints free range chicken, on the bone and skin removed, 150g/5½oz shallots, peeled but left whole, 5 cloves of garlic, crushed, 25g/1oz butter, sprig of fresh thyme or a good pinch of dried, 150g/5½oz streaky bacon, cut thickly, 350g/12½oz button mushrooms
500ml/16½fl oz good red wine, 500ml/16½fl oz chicken stock, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, small bunch flatleaf parsley, chopped, salt and crushed black pepper.
Method
Heat a thick-bottomed casserole dish on the stove, add almost all the butter, shallots and garlic and cook gently until just browned. Add the bacon and thyme and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, turn up the heat and add the red wine, chicken stock and vinegar. Add the chicken pieces, bring the sauce to the boil and then simmer gently for about 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Add the parsley, together with a knob of butter. Correct the seasoning and serve with a little dressed green salad and olive oil mash or good bread.
16. ”Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used; exclaim no more against it.” From which Shakespeare play does this quote come?
17. Chianti wines come from which area of Italy?
18. In which region are Pauillac, St-Estephe and St-Julien?
19. What makes sparkling wine sparkle?
20. ”This is very old wine. I hope you will like it.”, and ”I never drink wine.”
Those two lines are from the title character of which 1931 film?
21. Multiple choice question - roughly how old are the trees used for the best French barrels? A 15 years, B 50 years, C 150 years, D 300 years
22. ”Champagne with foaming whirls,
as white as Cleopatra’s melted pearls.” These words are from which 19th century poet?
23. These lyrics are from a 1996 song, name the group and the song title:
”How many special people change?
How many lives are living strange?
Where were you while we were getting high?”
24. Five more regions or wineries to match with the countries they are in:-
a/ Eden Valley b/ Napa valley c/ Maipo Valley d/ Okanagan Valley e/Bessa Valley
25. Finally, identify the writer of this verse: “Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine,
An’ fill it in a silver tassie.”
1. ”Wine can of their wits the wise beguile,
Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.” – one point for the writer, and one for the work this is from.
2. Which country is generally acknowledged to be the birthplace of wine?
3. Which 17-18th century monk is credited with the invention of champagne?
4. Which sauce is being described?
Ingredients: 6 medium Mushrooms, 15g (½oz) Butter, 25g (1oz) Shallots, 300ml (½ pint) White Wine, 300ml (½ pint) Stock, 150ml (¼ pint) Tomato Sauce, 2 tbsp Brandy,1 tbsp Parsley.
Finely chop or mince the mushrooms and shallots. Place the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots, fry gently for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and fry until lightly browned.
Add the wine, stock, tomato sauce and brandy, bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Add the chopped parsley before serving.
5. “I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn’t know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.” Name the character and the TV programme.
6. Who released a single in 1967 on Reprise records entitled “Little ol wine drinker me”
7. The gewürztraminer wine grape is particularly associated with which region of France?
8. The famous French wine Chablis is made from which grape variety?
9. Which vine-eating insect of North American origin destroyed most of the European crop in the 19th century, resulting in resistant American vines being grafted onto remaining European vines in order to save the industry?
10. In which countries can these wine producing regions be found?a/ Mount Carmel b/ Dealu Mare c/ Dao d/ Paarl e/ Central Otago
11. Couple of fortified wines to identify here: a/ made on the island of Sicily b/ Comes from the island, from which most of the Portuguese community in Jersey originate.
12. In Monty Python’s Australian Table Wines Sketch, which wines are these describing?
a “This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is ‘beware’. This is not a wine for drinking, this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.”
b/ “Another good fighting wine, which is particularly heavy and should be used only for hand-to-hand combat.”
c/ “An appellation contrôlée, specially grown for those keen on regurgitation; a fine wine which really opens up the sluices at both ends.”
13. What is the correct word for a restaurant’s wine waiter?
14. UB40 had a 1983 hit with “Red, Red Wine” - who wrote the song, and who recorded the first reggae version in 1969?
15. This recipe if courtesy of TV chef James Martin - what dish is it for?
ingredients: 8 joints free range chicken, on the bone and skin removed, 150g/5½oz shallots, peeled but left whole, 5 cloves of garlic, crushed, 25g/1oz butter, sprig of fresh thyme or a good pinch of dried, 150g/5½oz streaky bacon, cut thickly, 350g/12½oz button mushrooms
500ml/16½fl oz good red wine, 500ml/16½fl oz chicken stock, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, small bunch flatleaf parsley, chopped, salt and crushed black pepper.
Method
Heat a thick-bottomed casserole dish on the stove, add almost all the butter, shallots and garlic and cook gently until just browned. Add the bacon and thyme and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, turn up the heat and add the red wine, chicken stock and vinegar. Add the chicken pieces, bring the sauce to the boil and then simmer gently for about 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Add the parsley, together with a knob of butter. Correct the seasoning and serve with a little dressed green salad and olive oil mash or good bread.
16. ”Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used; exclaim no more against it.” From which Shakespeare play does this quote come?
17. Chianti wines come from which area of Italy?
18. In which region are Pauillac, St-Estephe and St-Julien?
19. What makes sparkling wine sparkle?
20. ”This is very old wine. I hope you will like it.”, and ”I never drink wine.”
Those two lines are from the title character of which 1931 film?
21. Multiple choice question - roughly how old are the trees used for the best French barrels? A 15 years, B 50 years, C 150 years, D 300 years
22. ”Champagne with foaming whirls,
as white as Cleopatra’s melted pearls.” These words are from which 19th century poet?
23. These lyrics are from a 1996 song, name the group and the song title:
”How many special people change?
How many lives are living strange?
Where were you while we were getting high?”
24. Five more regions or wineries to match with the countries they are in:-
a/ Eden Valley b/ Napa valley c/ Maipo Valley d/ Okanagan Valley e/Bessa Valley
25. Finally, identify the writer of this verse: “Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine,
An’ fill it in a silver tassie.”
