August 17 Quiz Food & Drink, Science Rounds

Food & Drink (12 Points)

1. The red Michelin guide grades a restaurant’s quality with stars. What’s the highest amount of stars a restaurant can be awarded? (1 Point)

   

2. Name Heston Blumenthal’s Michelin starred restaurant famed for “Molecular gastronomy” in Bray, Berkshire. (1 Point)

3. In 2010, the Waterside Inn, also in Bray, became the first restaurant outside France to have held the top Michelin stars rating for 25 years. Who’s the chef? Name his father, also a famous chef, who recently passed away in March, 2020, aged 78. (2 Points)

   

4. How many restaurants in Brighton have at least one Michelin star? (1 Point)
5. Describe what these Japanese dishes are: (3 Points)
   1. Tempura (天ぷら or 天麩羅)
   2. Sashimi (刺身)
   3. Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨)

6. What country does Tequila come from? (1 Point)

   

7. What is Tequila made from? (1 Point)
8. In its home country Tequila is often served neat but what usually accompanies a shot here? (2 Points)

1. Three stars. According to the Guide, one star signifies “a very good restaurant”, two stars are “excellent cooking that is worth a detour”, and three stars mean “exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey”.
2. The Fat Duck
3. Alain Roux. Michel Roux.
4. None
5. Japanese dishes:
   1. Tempura - Seafood, meat, and vegetables that have been battered and deep fried.
   2. Sashimi - Fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce.
   3. Sushi - Prepared vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), usually with some sugar and salt, accompanying a variety of ingredients (ネタ, neta), such as seafood, often raw, vegetables, and occasionally tropical fruits.
6. Mexico
7. Blue agave or tequilla agave (agave tequilana)
8. Salt and lime.

Science & Nature (10 Points)

1. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere? (1 Point)
2. Which two planets lack moons? (2 Points)
3. What is the biggest planet in our solar system? (1 Point)
4. What name is given for the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom? (1 Point)
5. Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover? (1 Point)
6. Humans and chimpanzees share roughly how much DNA? (1 Point)
7. How many hearts do octopuses have? (1 Point)
8. What is the study of mushrooms called? (1 Point)
9. What is the SI derived unit of electric charge? (1 Point)

1. Nitrogen
2. Mercury and Venus
3. Jupiter
4. Atomic number
5. Apollo 15
6. 98%
7. Three
8. Mycology
9. Coulomb