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