Doughnut - Quiz
Doughnut
  • 1. What are Austrian doughnut equivalents called?
A) Munkki
B) Beignet
C) Berliner
D) Krapfen
  • 2. Which season are Krapfen especially popular in Austria?
A) Christmas
B) Carnival (Fasching)
C) Summer solstice
D) Easter
  • 3. What is the traditional filling for an Austrian Krapfen?
A) Strawberry jam
B) Plum jam
C) Chocolate
D) Apricot jam
  • 4. What is a characteristic shape of a Bauernkrapfen?
A) Long twist
B) Thick outside ring and thin middle
C) Solid round
D) Ring without a thin middle
  • 5. What are Belgian smoutebollen coated with?
A) Chocolate glaze
B) Powdered sugar
C) Cinnamon
D) Honey
  • 6. What is the common name for Czech doughnuts?
A) Munkki
B) Berliner
C) Krapfen
D) Koblihy
  • 7. Which of these is a valid filling for a Czech Koblihy?
A) Nougat
B) Meat
C) Cheese
D) Spinach
  • 8. Where might you find U.S.-style doughnuts in Denmark?
A) Street markets
B) Gas stations
C) Religious festivals
D) Traditional bakeries
  • 9. What does the Finnish word 'munkki' literally mean?
A) Fried
B) Doughnut
C) Sweet
D) Monk
  • 10. What is the Finnish name for a ring doughnut?
A) Donitsi
B) Munkki
C) Krofne
D) Lihapiirakka
  • 11. What is the savory Finnish doughnut called?
A) Donitsi
B) Uštipci
C) Lihapiirakka
D) Munkki
  • 12. What does 'lihapiirakka' literally translate to?
A) Fried dough
B) Savory monk
C) Doughnut snack
D) Meat pie
  • 13. In the Balkans, which is a common name for doughnuts?
A) Beignet
B) Krofne
C) Smoutebollen
D) Donitsi
  • 14. What does the French word 'beignet' literally mean?
A) Fried
B) Sweet
C) Bump
D) Dough
  • 15. What type of pastry is used to make a French beignet?
A) Shortcrust pastry
B) Puff pastry
C) Choux pastry
D) Yeast dough
  • 16. What are German doughnuts called in Berlin?
A) Kreppel
B) Pfannkuchen
C) Berliner
D) Krapfen
  • 17. What is the common name for a ring-shaped German doughnut?
A) Kameruner
B) Berliner
C) Pfannkuchen
D) Krapfen
  • 18. What do people in most of Germany usually call a 'Pfannkuchen'?
A) A pie
B) A pancake
C) A cookie
D) A doughnut
  • 19. In southern Germany, when are Krapfen especially popular?
A) New Year's Eve
B) Easter
C) Carnival season
D) Christmas
  • 20. Which ingredients are commonly found in the middle of a traditional Balkan krofne?
A) Vanilla custard only
B) Cinnamon and sugar
C) Apricot or plum jam
D) Apple chunks
  • 21. What is the primary ingredient in the Malaysian kuih keria?
A) Rice flour
B) Glutinous rice
C) Wheat flour
D) Boiled sweet potato
  • 22. During which festival is the Nepali sel roti prepared?
A) Christmas
B) Diwali
C) Tihar
D) Eid
  • 23. What is a traditional fat used to fry sel roti?
A) Coconut oil
B) Ghee
C) Butter
D) Vegetable oil
  • 24. How long is the dough for sel roti often left to ferment?
A) Up to 24 hours
B) Exactly 1 hour
C) Up to 48 hours
D) Up to 12 hours
  • 25. Where is the Navaz Sharif variety of doughnut found?
A) Karachi
B) Islamabad
C) Peshawar
D) Lahore
  • 26. What is the filling of the Navaz Sharif variety of doughnut?
A) Cream
B) Custard
C) Sweet potato
D) Chocolate
  • 27. What type of oil is commonly used to fry local Filipino street doughnuts?
A) Refined coconut oil
B) Olive oil
C) Ghee
D) Butter
  • 28. What is another name for the round Filipino doughnut known as buñuelos?
A) Binangkal
B) Shakoy
C) Bicho-bicho
D) Kumukunsi
  • 29. Which ingredient replaces wheat flour in the Filipino cascaron?
A) Sweet potato
B) Ground glutinous rice
C) Rice flour
D) Cornmeal
  • 30. What is the distinctive shape of the shakoy doughnut?
A) Spiral
B) Ring-shaped
C) Rope-like
D) Ball-shaped
  • 31. What are hard and crunchy versions of shakoy called?
A) Lokot-lokot
B) Pilipit
C) Panyalam
D) Lubid-lubid
  • 32. Which people group traditionally makes the jalebi-like kumukunsi?
A) Tihar
B) Karachiites
C) Maguindanao
D) Visayans
  • 33. What ingredient is used in kumukunsi that gives it a creamy pancake consistency?
A) Duck eggs
B) Coconut milk
C) Butter
D) Chicken eggs
  • 34. What are the Filipino binangkal doughnuts shaped like?
A) Ropes
B) Balls
C) Rings
D) Spirals
  • 35. What ingredient covers the surface of binangkal doughnuts?
A) Sesame seeds
B) Granulated sugar
C) Powdered sugar
D) Coconut shavings
  • 36. Which Filipino dessert is described as a banana fritter?
A) Maruya
B) Cascaron
C) Lokot-lokot
D) Panyalam
  • 37. What shape are filled doughnuts?
A) Rectangular bars
B) Flattened spheres
C) Square beignets
D) Classic rings
  • 38. In what year did the Dutchie and fritter first appear on the Tim Hortons menu?
A) 1970
B) 1954
C) 1964
D) 1991
  • 39. What is the rectangular shape of a doughnut often called?
A) Nom kong
B) Beignet
C) Long John
D) Saa1 jung
  • 40. In the northeast United States, what are bars and twists usually called?
A) Yóutiáo
B) Fritters
C) Crullers
D) Dutchies
  • 41. Which square-shaped doughnut is commonly associated with New Orleans?
A) Nom kong
B) Beignet
C) Ngàuhleisōu
D) Shuangbaotai
  • 42. What does the Khmer word 'kong' literally mean?
A) Ghost
B) Ring
C) Wheel
D) Tongue
  • 43. What is the Cantonese name for the ox-tongue pastry?
A) Shuangbaotai
B) Saa1 jung
C) Ngàuhleisōu
D) Gaoli dousha
  • 44. What is the Cantonese name for the 'ghosts fried in oil' doughnut sticks?
A) Gaoli dousha
B) Yàuhjagwái
C) Nom kong
D) Yóutiáo
  • 45. Which Chinese doughnut is made of two conjoined balls of dough?
A) Yóutiáo
B) Ngàuhleisōu
C) Saa1 jung
D) Shuangbaotai
  • 46. What is the Beijing variant gaoli dousha filled with?
A) Cream
B) Red bean paste
C) Custard
D) Fruit preserves
  • 47. Which documentary film was inspired by a Cambodian-American doughnut empire?
A) Fried Dough Empires
B) The Donut King
C) The Doughnut Shop
D) Cambodian Sweets
  • 48. Who claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847?
A) Michael Krondl
B) Hanson Gregory
C) Elizabeth Gregory
D) Linda Civitello
  • 49. How old was Hanson Gregory when he claimed to invent the ring-shaped doughnut?
A) 16
B) 21
C) 14
D) 18
  • 50. What tool did Hanson Gregory reportedly use to punch a hole in his dough?
A) A metal knife
B) A tin pepper box
C) A doughnut cutter
D) A biscuit mold
  • 51. What tool cuts both the outside and inside of a doughnut simultaneously?
A) A doughnut depositor
B) A pepper box
C) A doughnut cutter
D) A kitchen press
  • 52. Which type of doughnut contains about 25% oil by weight?
A) Yeast-raised doughnuts
B) Jumble doughnuts
C) Cake doughnuts
D) Doughnut holes
  • 53. What is the approximate oil content of cake doughnuts?
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 15%
D) 20%
  • 54. How long are cake doughnuts typically fried?
A) 60 seconds
B) 120 seconds
C) 150 seconds
D) 90 seconds
  • 55. How long are yeast-raised doughnuts typically fried?
A) 200 seconds
B) 120 seconds
C) 90 seconds
D) 150 seconds
  • 56. What is the average weight of a yeast-raised doughnut?
A) 50 g
B) 38 g
C) 24 to 28 g
D) 30 g
  • 57. Who suggests the doughnut shape might have come from recipes for 'jumbles'?
A) Linda Civitello
B) Michael Krondl
C) Daniela Galarza
D) Hanson Gregory
  • 58. When did doughnut cutters shaped in two concentric circles begin to appear in catalogues?
A) 1890
B) 1870
C) 1910
D) 1847
  • 59. What machine places liquid batter directly into the fryer?
A) A doughnut depositor
B) A ring press
C) A tin pepper box
D) A doughnut cutter
  • 60. What is a 'jumble'?
A) A once common ring-shaped cookie
B) A deep-fried fruit snack
C) A tool used for shaping dough
D) A type of yeast cake
  • 61. What is the earliest known literary usage of the term 'dough-nuts' according to the text?
A) 1808
B) 1900
C) 1809
D) 1929
  • 62. Which author described 'dough-nuts' as 'balls of sweetened dough' in 1809?
A) Washington Irving
B) George W. Peck
C) Bailey Millard
D) John T. Edge
  • 63. In 1929, who complained about the decline of spelling regarding the word 'donut'?
A) Bailey Millard
B) John T. Edge
C) Washington Irving
D) George W. Peck
  • 64. What was the original name of the company that later became Dunkin' Donuts?
A) Open Kettle
B) Mayflower Doughnut Corporation
C) Donut King
D) Display Doughnut Machine Corporation
  • 65. According to Oxford Dictionaries, the spelling 'donut' is considered to be what?
A) International
B) American
C) British
D) Australian
  • 66. Which decade saw the 'donut' spelling grow significantly in popularity?
A) 1900s
B) 1950s
C) 1930s
D) 1920s
  • 67. What is the notable exception to the Oxford Dictionaries' rule regarding the spelling 'donut'?
A) Mayflower Doughnut Corporation
B) Donut King
C) Krispy Kreme
D) Dunkin'
  • 68. In the 1809 History of New York, what alternative term was used for 'dough-nuts'?
A) Ginger nuts
B) Olykoeks
C) Doughnut holes
D) Fire-cakes
  • 69. The Mayflower Doughnut Corporation was established in what year?
A) 1948
B) 1931
C) 1929
D) 1950
  • 70. What is the primary method used to cook standard doughnuts?
A) Deep frying
B) Microwaving
C) Boiling
D) Steaming
  • 71. What is the primary ingredient of a doughnut?
A) Leavened dough
B) Cornmeal
C) Breadcrumbs
D) Unleavened pastry
  • 72. Which of these is a common filling for filled doughnuts?
A) Vegetables
B) Meat
C) Spices
D) Fruit preserves
  • 73. Who recorded a recipe for 'globi' using cheese, honey, and poppy seeds?
A) Cato the Elder
B) Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī
C) Baron Thomas Dimsdale
D) William Ellis
  • 74. What was the name of the 13th-century Arabic cookbook containing a doughnut-like recipe?
A) Küchenmeisterei
B) No specific title provided in text
C) The Frugal Housewife
D) De agri cultura
  • 75. Where was the 'Küchenmeisterei' published in 1485?
A) Hertfordshire
B) London
C) Nuremberg
D) New Amsterdam
  • 76. Which snack is described as a choux pastry that can be served in a ring-shape?
A) Olykoek
B) Sfenj
C) Churro
D) Gefüllte Krapfen
  • 77. What did Dutch settlers bring to New York in the early 18th century?
A) Churros
B) Globi
C) Olykoek
D) Sfenj
  • 78. In what year did frozen baked doughnuts begin to be sold in US supermarkets?
A) 1803
B) 1750
C) 1960s
D) 1809
  • 79. Which Washington Irving book mentions 'dough-nuts' or 'oly koeks'?
A) A History of New York
B) De agri cultura
C) The Frugal Housewife
D) The Country Housewife's Family Companion
  • 80. What fat were the dough balls fried in according to Washington Irving?
A) Butter
B) Vegetable oil
C) Hog's fat
D) Olive oil
  • 81. What shape was used in the 13th-century Arabic recipe to test the dough's proofing?
A) Ka'ak
B) Flattened sphere
C) Ball
D) Twist
  • 82. What is the most common topping for raised doughnuts?
A) Chopped peanuts
B) Coconut
C) Glaze
D) Cinnamon sugar
  • 83. How is cake frosting typically applied to doughnuts?
A) On the top only
B) On the bottom only
C) Inside the dough
D) On both sides
  • 84. What brand name does Dunkin' Donuts use for their doughnut holes?
A) Munchkins
B) Ring-lets
C) Dough-bits
D) Timbits
  • 85. What brand name does Tim Hortons use for their doughnut holes?
A) Munchkins
B) Tim-holes
C) Sugar-balls
D) Timbits
  • 86. What shape do doughnut holes tend to be?
A) Triangular
B) Square
C) Cylindrical
D) Spherical
  • 87. Which type of non-ring doughnut can be made in a bite-sized version using a nozzle?
A) Fritters
B) Bear claws
C) Long johns
D) Crullers
  • 88. Can doughnut holes be glazed?
A) Only if they are cake-based
B) Only if they are yeast-based
C) Yes
D) No, only powdered sugar is used
  • 89. Which Indian snack is often referred to as the Indian doughnut?
A) Vada
B) Jalebi
C) Badushahi
D) Gulgula
  • 90. What is a key physical characteristic of a balushahi?
A) It is a perfect ring with a hole
B) It is made of mochi dough
C) The center well does not go all the way through
D) It is pretzel-shaped
  • 91. What ingredient is used to fry a balushahi?
A) Vegetable oil
B) Lard
C) Coconut oil
D) Clarified butter
  • 92. What is the typical shape of a jalebi?
A) Ring-shaped
B) Disc-shaped
C) Spheroid
D) Pretzel-shaped
  • 93. To which German pastry is the Japanese an-doughnut compared?
A) Baumkuchen
B) Stollen
C) Pretzel
D) Berliner
  • 94. What is the name of the spheroid pastry native to Okinawa?
A) Imarti
B) Gulgula
C) Dahi-vada
D) Sata andagi
  • 95. What is the literal translation of the Taiwanese doughnut 'shuāngbāotāi'?
A) sweet dough
B) fried treat
C) twins
D) circles
  • 96. How is the dough prepared for the Taiwanese shuāngbāotāi?
A) three pieces braided together
B) two pieces wrapped together
C) stuffed with fruit
D) a single long strip
  • 97. What is the Thai name for the doughnut-like breakfast food mentioned?
A) shuāngbāotāi
B) pa thong ko
C) bánh tiêu
D) ponchik
  • 98. The Thai doughnut 'pa thong ko' is a version of which food?
A) Taiwanese twins
B) Vietnamese bánh cam
C) Chinese yiu ja guoy
D) Armenian ponchik
  • 99. What drink is 'pa thong ko' often eaten with in the morning?
A) fresh coconut water
B) black coffee
C) hot Thai tea
D) soy milk
  • 100. What shape can the Thai 'pa thong ko' doughnut sometimes take?
A) square-shaped
B) X-shaped
C) ring-shaped
D) star-shaped
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