Eggs Benedict - Quiz
  • 1. What type of dish is Eggs Benedict commonly served as?
A) Dessert
B) Dinner entree
C) Late-night snack
D) Breakfast or brunch dish
  • 2. What forms the base of traditional Eggs Benedict?
A) Two halves of an English muffin
B) Buttermilk biscuits
C) Pancakes
D) Slices of sourdough bread
  • 3. What meat is traditionally placed on top of the English muffin halves?
A) Smoked salmon
B) Crisp turkey bacon
C) Pulled pork
D) Canadian bacon or sliced ham
  • 4. What type of egg preparation is used in Eggs Benedict?
A) Scrambled egg
B) Hard-boiled egg
C) Poached egg
D) Fried egg
  • 5. What sauce covers Eggs Benedict?
A) Béchamel sauce
B) Bordelaise sauce
C) Mornay sauce
D) Hollandaise sauce
  • 6. Where is the dish believed to have originated?
A) Philadelphia
B) Boston
C) New York City
D) Chicago
  • 7. Which New York establishment claims on its menu to have first created Eggs Benedict in 1860?
A) The Plaza
B) Delmonico's
C) The Waldorf Hotel
D) Zellers
  • 8. Who was the former chef at Delmonico's who published the recipe for Eggs à la Benedick in 1920?
A) Charles Ranhofer
B) Oscar Tschirky
C) Lemuel Benedict
D) Edward P. Montgomery
  • 9. Who claimed in a 1942 interview that he ordered the dish at the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 to cure a hangover?
A) Lemuel Benedict
B) Commodore E. C. Benedict
C) Charles Ranhofer
D) Craig Claiborne
  • 10. Who was the maître d'hôtel at the Waldorf Hotel who put Lemuel Benedict's requested dish on the menu?
A) Edward P. Montgomery
B) Oscar Tschirky
C) Charles Ranhofer
D) Craig Claiborne
  • 11. What did Lemuel Benedict originally ask for instead of an English muffin?
A) A buttermilk biscuit
B) A croissant
C) Buttered toast
D) A Holland rusk
  • 12. What meat did Lemuel Benedict originally order before the Waldorf Hotel substituted it with ham?
A) Peameal bacon
B) Canadian bacon
C) Streaky bacon
D) Crisp bacon
  • 13. Who made a later claim to the creation of Eggs Benedict on behalf of Commodore E. C. Benedict in 1967?
A) Edward P. Montgomery
B) Lemuel Benedict
C) Charles Ranhofer
D) Oscar Tschirky
  • 14. To which food columnist did Edward P. Montgomery write a letter regarding the commodore's recipe in 1967?
A) Craig Claiborne
B) The New Yorker editor
C) Charles Ranhofer
D) Lemuel Benedict
  • 15. What unusual ingredient was included in Commodore Benedict's hollandaise sauce preparation?
A) Hot, hard-cooked egg and ham mixture
B) Bordelaise sauce and truffle
C) Maple syrup and mustard
D) Creamed spinach and caviar
  • 16. What are the ingredients used to make modern hollandaise sauce for the dish?
A) Mayonnaise, lemon, and butter
B) Milk, cheese, and egg yolks
C) Cream, butter, and flour
D) Eggs, lemon, and melted butter
  • 17. What variation replaces the bacon with spinach?
A) Eggs Neptune
B) Eggs Cochon
C) Eggs Royale
D) Eggs Florentine
  • 18. What variation replaces the bacon with smoked salmon?
A) Eggs Blackstone
B) Eggs Royale
C) Eggs Balmoral
D) Eggs Sardou
  • 19. What variation replaces both the bacon and the muffin with spinach and artichoke?
A) Eggs Sardou
B) Eggs Neptune
C) Eggs Hebridean
D) Eggs Blackstone
  • 20. What variation replaces the bacon with crab?
A) Eggs Florentine
B) Eggs Neptune
C) Eggs Royale
D) Eggs Cochon
  • 21. What variation replaces the bacon with pulled pork and the muffin with a buttermilk biscuit?
A) Eggs Woodhouse
B) Eggs Cochon
C) Eggs Hussarde
D) Eggs Balmoral
  • 22. In Avocado toast eggs Benedict, what replaces the English muffin?
A) A buttermilk biscuit
B) A toasted scone
C) Toast
D) A Holland rusk
  • 23. What addition characterizes California eggs Benedict?
A) Haggis
B) Crayfish and Creole mustard
C) Sliced Hass avocado
D) Black truffle and caviar
  • 24. What does Eggs Balmoral substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Streaky bacon
B) Black pudding
C) Haggis
D) Corned beef
  • 25. What does Eggs Blackstone substitute in place of Canadian bacon and add to the dish?
A) Streaky bacon and a tomato slice
B) Pulled pork and sliced avocado
C) Fried chicken and hot sauce
D) Smoked salmon and capers
  • 26. What sauce is substituted in place of hollandaise in Eggs Blanchard?
A) Bordelaise sauce
B) Mornay sauce
C) Bearnaise sauce
D) Béchamel sauce
  • 27. In Canadiana Eggs Benedict, what replaces the Canadian bacon and what is mixed into the hollandaise?
A) Montreal smoked meat and maple syrup
B) Haggis and hot pepper sauce
C) Taylor pork roll and Creole mustard
D) Irish bacon and sundried tomato
  • 28. What does Eggs Chesapeake substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) A small steak
B) A Maryland blue crab cake
C) A grilled flat mushroom
D) Tofu
  • 29. Where are Eggs Cochon (or eggs cochon de lait) traditionally served?
A) New Orleans restaurants
B) New York City diners
C) Scottish pubs
D) Boston seafood houses
  • 30. What type of sauce is added to traditional Eggs Florentine along with spinach?
A) Bordelaise sauce
B) New England clam chowder
C) Cheese gruyère mornay
D) Salsa roja
  • 31. What does Eggs Hebridean substitute in place of Canadian bacon as a Scottish variety?
A) Irish bacon
B) Haggis
C) Black pudding
D) Corned beef
  • 32. What does Eggs Hussarde substitute in place of the English muffin?
A) Buttermilk biscuits
B) Sliced potato
C) Holland rusks
D) Toasted scones
  • 33. What sauce replaces the hollandaise in Eggs Mornay?
A) Béarnaise sauce
B) Béchamel sauce
C) Mornay sauce
D) Bordelaise sauce
  • 34. What sauce sometimes replaces the hollandaise in Steak Benedict?
A) Béchamel
B) Bordelaise
C) Mornay
D) Béarnaise
  • 35. What is added to the hollandaise in Eggs Trivette?
A) Hot salsa
B) Creole mustard
C) Maple syrup
D) Sundried tomato
  • 36. What seafood is used as a topping in Eggs Trivette?
A) Maryland blue crab
B) Crayfish
C) Lobster
D) Smoked salmon
  • 37. Which luxury ingredients are included in Eggs Woodhouse?
A) Iberico ham, black truffle, and beluga caviar
B) Montreal smoked meat and maple syrup
C) Smoked salmon and cream cheese
D) Maryland blue crab and crayfish
  • 38. In which book and television-inspired media is the Eggs Woodhouse recipe featured?
A) Craig Claiborne's Cookbook
B) Talk of the Town
C) How To Archer
D) The New Yorker
  • 39. What type of bacon and bread are used in Eggs Zenedict?
A) Peameal bacon and a toasted scone
B) Irish bacon and Holland rusks
C) Streaky bacon and a buttermilk biscuit
D) Canadian bacon and sliced potato
  • 40. At which defunct Canadian retail chain's restaurants was Eggs Zenedict a specialty?
A) The Waldorf
B) Commodore's
C) Zellers
D) Delmonico's
  • 41. What toppings are added in Huevos Benedictos?
A) Creamed spinach and artichoke hearts
B) Black truffle and beluga caviar
C) Sliced avocado or Mexican chorizo and salsa
D) Crayfish and Creole mustard
  • 42. What does Irish Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Montreal smoked meat
B) Corned beef or Irish bacon
C) Taylor pork roll
D) Black pudding
  • 43. What does Miner's Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Streaky bacon
B) Grilled flat mushrooms
C) Slices of fried black pudding
D) Fried chicken
  • 44. What does Mushroom Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Tofu
B) Grilled flat mushrooms
C) Sliced avocado
D) Spinach
  • 45. What does New Jersey Benedict substitute in place of Canadian bacon?
A) Taylor pork roll
B) Peameal bacon
C) Corned beef
D) Irish bacon
  • 46. What alternative breads might replace the English muffin in some variations?
A) Croissant, tortilla, or bagel
B) Toast, sliced potato, or a biscuit
C) Flatbread, wrap, or pita
D) Cornbread, brioche, or waffle
  • 47. What are some alternative meat options that can replace Canadian bacon in meat variations?
A) Venison, bratwurst, or chorizo
B) Turkey breast, pepperoni, or salami
C) Lobster, corned beef, or steak
D) Meatball, gyro meat, or duck
  • 48. What ingredients can replace the Canadian bacon in Meatless Eggs Benedict?
A) Haggis, black pudding, or steak
B) Bacon, ham, or pork
C) Salmon, crab, or crayfish
D) Avocado, tomato, mushroom, or tofu
  • 49. How can Eggs Benedict be transformed into a breakfast sandwich?
A) By wrapping it in a flour tortilla
B) By pressing it in a panini press
C) By adding an additional English muffin half on top
D) By serving it between two pancakes
  • 50. What does Eggs Halifax substitute in place of hollandaise sauce?
A) Bordelaise sauce
B) Béchamel sauce
C) New England clam chowder
D) Mornay sauce
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