- 1. What is a cream pie typically topped with?
A) Chocolate ganache
B) Whipped cream
C) Powdered sugar
D) Fresh fruit
- 2. Which of the following is NOT listed as a standard ingredient for cream pie custard?
A) Butter
B) Wheat flour
C) Milk
D) Eggs
- 3. What is the primary use of cream pies in comedy or protest contexts?
A) Pieing
B) Fundraising auctions
C) Baking competitions
D) Food art displays
- 4. In which century was the cookbook 'The Forme of Cury' written?
A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 14th century
D) 19th century
- 5. According to The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, what was the name of the 1844 cookbook containing an early cream pie recipe?
A) The Improved Housewife
B) The Forme of Cury
C) Modern American Baking
D) The Hoosier Cookbook
- 6. Which ingredients were used in the 14th-century version of the custard-type pie?
A) Wheat flour, eggs, mace and citron
B) Milk, chocolate, raisins and honey
C) Eggs, butter, flour and lemon
D) Cream, almond milk, sugar and saffron
- 7. How far back does the history of Hoosier pie potentially go according to the 1976 cookbook?
A) Prior to 1844
B) Prior to 1816
C) Prior to 1900
D) Prior to 1750
- 8. What type of crust does a cream pie typically have?
A) Lattice-crust
B) No crust
C) Double-crust
D) One-crust
- 9. What is the name of the French cake and tart component similar to cream pie filling?
A) Ganache
B) Mousse
C) Crème brûlée
D) Crème patissière
- 10. Which product is explicitly linked to the origin of Key lime pie?
A) Magic Lemon Cream Pie
B) Hoosier pie
C) Banana cream pie
D) Boston cream pie
- 11. Who was the fictional spokesperson associated with the invention of the Magic Lemon Cream Pie?
A) Mrs. A. L. Webster
B) Jacqueline Lacy
C) Elaine Lumbra
D) Jane Ellison
- 12. What company invented the Magic Lemon Cream Pie?
A) General Mills
B) Hershey
C) Borden
D) Nestlé
- 13. Where does the 'pie in the face' gag originate?
A) Cooking shows
B) Political satire
C) Slapstick comedy
D) Silent films
- 14. Who was the English theatre impresario linked to early pie-throwing sketches?
A) Borden House
B) Arthur Webster
C) Fred Karno
D) Elaine Lumbra
- 15. What is a Boston cream pie actually classified as?
A) A biscuit
B) A custard pie
C) A pastry
D) A cake
- 16. Which of the following is a type of crust that can be used for a cream pie?
A) Puff pastry
B) Choux pastry
C) Graham cracker crust
D) Phyllo dough
- 17. Which ingredient distinguishes the 1844 recipe in The Improved Housewife from modern cream pies?
A) Eggs
B) Citron
C) Sugar
D) Cream
- 18. What is the result of curdling sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and lemon juice?
A) A whipped topping
B) A burnt glaze
C) A thickened filling
D) A flaky crust
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