Egg cream - Quiz
Egg cream
  • 1. What are the three main ingredients of a traditional egg cream?
A) Milk, ice cream, and chocolate syrup
B) Milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup
C) Eggs, cream, and soda water
D) Carbonated water, vanilla extract, and heavy cream
  • 2. What is the egg cream used as a substitute for?
A) A chocolate malt
B) An eggnog drink
C) An ice cream float
D) A milkshake
  • 3. What proportion of a properly prepared egg cream glass should be foamy head?
A) 2/3
B) 1/3
C) 1/2
D) 1/4
  • 4. What proportion of a properly prepared egg cream glass should be liquid?
A) 1/3
B) 1/2
C) 3/4
D) 2/3
  • 5. Which of the following ingredients does an egg cream actually contain?
A) Only eggs
B) Both eggs and cream
C) Only 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 bottled beverage in major supermarkets
C) As a hot tea
D) As a frozen dessert
  • 7. Why is the egg cream not well-represented on shelves in the US?
A) It is illegal to sell outside of New York
B) It requires fresh eggs to remain stable
C) The ingredients are too expensive
D) It tends to go flat quickly when prepared fresh
  • 8. Which company debuted a styled flavored canned egg cream in September 2025?
A) PepsiCo
B) Dr Pepper Snapple Group
C) AriZona
D) Coca-Cola
  • 9. Where are the canned egg creams by AriZona sold?
A) Standard vending machines
B) Specialty snack stores
C) Gas stations nationwide
D) Pharmacies exclusively
  • 10. Who claims that his grandfather invented the egg cream?
A) Stanley Auster
B) Andrew F. Smith
C) George Peltz
D) Boris Thomashefsky
  • 11. According to Stanley Auster, what happened to the origins of the name?
A) They came from a heavy Yiddish accent
B) They originated in an 1850 cookbook
C) They are lost in time
D) They are well-documented in Paris
  • 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) bubbe
B) zaftig
C) essen
D) echt
  • 14. What does the Yiddish word 'echt' mean?
A) Cold or refreshing
B) Fizzy or carbonated
C) Genuine or real
D) Sweet or creamy
  • 15. According to one etymology theory, 'echt cream' would translate to what?
A) An actual egg
B) A fake beverage
C) A good cream
D) A chocolate soda
  • 16. Which actor is mentioned as possibly asking for 'chocolat et crème'?
A) Andrew F. Smith
B) George Peltz
C) Stanley Auster
D) Boris Thomashefsky
  • 17. Where had Boris Thomashefsky possibly experienced a drink similar to 'chocolat et crème'?
A) London
B) Berlin
C) Vienna
D) Paris
  • 18. According to food historian Andrew F. Smith, what was made during the 1880s as a popular specialty?
A) Milk and cinnamon oil
B) Chocolate syrup, cream, and raw eggs mixed into soda water
C) Whipped egg whites and blackberry wine
D) Milk, carbonated water, and vanilla syrup
  • 19. According to Andrew F. Smith, how was the Egg Cream created in poorer neighborhoods?
A) As a less expensive version without the eggs or cream
B) By adding more expensive chocolate syrup
C) By substituting soda water with plain water
D) By importing ingredients from Paris
  • 20. What does an 1850 source for an egg cream use instead of soda water?
A) Carbonated milk
B) Blackberry wine
C) It does not include soda water
D) Sparkling water
  • 21. What spice oil was included in the 1850 recipe for egg cream?
A) Oil of cinnamon
B) Vanilla extract
C) Oil of peppermint
D) Oil of cloves
  • 22. Who showed the froth being created by whipping an egg in 1885?
A) Andrew F. Smith
B) George Peltz
C) Stanley Auster
D) Boris Thomashefsky
  • 23. What type of wine was used in George Peltz's 1885 recipe?
A) Sparkling champagne
B) Red table wine
C) White dessert wine
D) Blackberry wine
  • 24. What sweetener was added in George Peltz's 1885 recipe?
A) Vanilla syrup
B) Chocolate syrup
C) Honey
D) White sugar
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