Egg cream - Quiz
Egg cream
  • 1. What are the three main ingredients of a traditional egg cream?
A) Eggs, cream, and soda water
B) Milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup
C) Milk, ice cream, and chocolate syrup
D) Carbonated water, vanilla extract, and heavy cream
  • 2. What is the egg cream used as a substitute for?
A) A milkshake
B) A chocolate malt
C) An ice cream float
D) An eggnog drink
  • 3. What proportion of a properly prepared egg cream glass should be foamy head?
A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 2/3
D) 1/3
  • 4. What proportion of a properly prepared egg cream glass should be liquid?
A) 3/4
B) 2/3
C) 1/3
D) 1/2
  • 5. Which of the following ingredients does an egg cream actually contain?
A) Only eggs
B) Only cream
C) Both eggs and cream
D) Neither eggs nor cream
  • 6. What is the primary way an egg cream is served?
A) As a fountain drink
B) As a frozen dessert
C) As a bottled beverage in major supermarkets
D) As a hot tea
  • 7. Why is the egg cream not well-represented on shelves in the US?
A) It tends to go flat quickly when prepared fresh
B) It is illegal to sell outside of New York
C) The ingredients are too expensive
D) It requires fresh eggs to remain stable
  • 8. Which company debuted a styled flavored canned egg cream in September 2025?
A) Dr Pepper Snapple Group
B) PepsiCo
C) AriZona
D) Coca-Cola
  • 9. Where are the canned egg creams by AriZona sold?
A) Pharmacies exclusively
B) Gas stations nationwide
C) Specialty snack stores
D) Standard vending machines
  • 10. Who claims that his grandfather invented the egg cream?
A) Andrew F. Smith
B) George Peltz
C) Stanley Auster
D) Boris Thomashefsky
  • 11. According to Stanley Auster, what happened to the origins of the name?
A) They are lost in time
B) They are well-documented in Paris
C) They came from a heavy Yiddish accent
D) They originated in an 1850 cookbook
  • 12. Among which demographic group did the egg cream originate in New York City?
A) Yiddish-speaking Eastern European Jewish immigrants
B) Irish laborers
C) Italian immigrants
D) German merchants
  • 13. What Yiddish word is suggested as a possible corruption resulting in the word 'egg'?
A) essen
B) bubbe
C) echt
D) zaftig
  • 14. What does the Yiddish word 'echt' mean?
A) Genuine or real
B) Fizzy or carbonated
C) Cold or refreshing
D) Sweet or creamy
  • 15. According to one etymology theory, 'echt cream' would translate to what?
A) A chocolate soda
B) A good cream
C) A fake beverage
D) An actual egg
  • 16. Which actor is mentioned as possibly asking for 'chocolat et crème'?
A) George Peltz
B) Boris Thomashefsky
C) Stanley Auster
D) Andrew F. Smith
  • 17. Where had Boris Thomashefsky possibly experienced a drink similar to 'chocolat et crème'?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Berlin
D) Vienna
  • 18. According to food historian Andrew F. Smith, what was made during the 1880s as a popular specialty?
A) Milk, carbonated water, and vanilla syrup
B) Chocolate syrup, cream, and raw eggs mixed into soda water
C) Whipped egg whites and blackberry wine
D) Milk and cinnamon oil
  • 19. According to Andrew F. Smith, how was the Egg Cream created in poorer neighborhoods?
A) By importing ingredients from Paris
B) By adding more expensive chocolate syrup
C) By substituting soda water with plain water
D) As a less expensive version without the eggs or cream
  • 20. What does an 1850 source for an egg cream use instead of soda water?
A) Sparkling water
B) Carbonated milk
C) Blackberry wine
D) It does not include soda water
  • 21. What spice oil was included in the 1850 recipe for egg cream?
A) Oil of peppermint
B) Vanilla extract
C) Oil of cloves
D) Oil of cinnamon
  • 22. Who showed the froth being created by whipping an egg in 1885?
A) Stanley Auster
B) George Peltz
C) Boris Thomashefsky
D) Andrew F. Smith
  • 23. What type of wine was used in George Peltz's 1885 recipe?
A) Sparkling champagne
B) White dessert wine
C) Blackberry wine
D) Red table wine
  • 24. What sweetener was added in George Peltz's 1885 recipe?
A) Chocolate syrup
B) Honey
C) Vanilla syrup
D) White sugar
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