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Tex-Mex Cuisine

In Tex-Mex cooking, what type of bean is most commonly used for refried beans?

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Pinto bean

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Tex-Mex Cuisine

Who created the dish now known as nachos in 1943?

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Ignacio Anaya

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Cuban dish of shredded beef has a name meaning “old clothes”?

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Ropa vieja

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Caribbean Cuisine

What is the Dominican Republic’s national dish of rice, beans, meat, and salad called?

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La bandera Dominicana

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Haitian rice dish gets its dark color and earthy flavor from the edible black mushroom djon djon?

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Diri ak djon djon

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Grenadian one-pot dish is traditionally made with coconut milk, meat or seafood, dumplings, and ground provisions?

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Oil down

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Caribbean Cuisine

Which city is especially associated with the Cuban sandwich’s development in the United States?

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Tampa

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Haitian dish of fried pork chunks is commonly served with pikliz and is known as griot?

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Griot

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Curaçao dish stuffs a hollowed cheese wheel with spiced meat, vegetables, and olives?

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Keshi yena

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Jamaican flatbread is made from grated cassava and traditionally cooked on a griddle?

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Bammy

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Caribbean Cuisine

Which spice is the signature flavoring in traditional Jamaican jerk seasoning?

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Allspice

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Caribbean Cuisine

What Caribbean soup is traditionally made with callaloo leaves and often coconut milk?

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Callaloo soup

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Caribbean Cuisine

What is Trinidad and Tobago’s popular chickpea-filled flatbread sandwich called?

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Doubles

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Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese steamed rice cake is traditionally topped with scallions, mung beans or shrimp?

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Bánh bèo

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Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese sour soup often combines tamarind, fish, pineapple, tomatoes and fish such as catfish?

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Canh chua

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Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese caramelized pork dish is traditionally cooked with eggs and served during Tết?

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Thịt kho tàu

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Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese noodle dish is commonly served with clear pork broth and is strongly associated with southern Vietnam?

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Hủ tiếu

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Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese Lunar New Year food is a square sticky rice cake filled with mung beans and pork?

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Bánh chưng

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Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese dish is traditionally made with broken rice and is especially associated with Ho Chi Minh City?

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Cơm tấm

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Vietnamese Cuisine

What Vietnamese dish is made from pork or shrimp wrapped in rice paper with herbs and vermicelli, then served fresh?

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Gỏi cuốn

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Vietnamese Cuisine

What does the Vietnamese name bánh xèo literally refer to in the dish’s cooking sound?

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Sizzling cake

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Vietnamese Cuisine

Which Vietnamese noodle dish is a specialty of Hội An and traditionally includes pork, herbs and noodles with a small amount of broth?

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Cao lầu

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Mediterranean Cuisine

What Sicilian street food is made from chickpea flour and typically served in a sesame roll?

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Panelle

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Mediterranean Cuisine

What is the main egg-based ingredient in the North African dish shakshouka?

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Poached eggs

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Mediterranean Cuisine

Caponata, the Sicilian sweet-and-sour vegetable dish, is centered on which vegetable?

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Eggplant

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Mediterranean Cuisine

Which spice is traditionally prized in Spanish paella for its color and aroma?

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Saffron

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Mediterranean Cuisine

Socca, the thin street-food pancake associated with Nice, is made from flour of which legume?

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Chickpeas

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Mediterranean Cuisine

What leaf traditionally wraps many versions of the Mediterranean dish dolma?

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Grape leaves

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Mediterranean Cuisine

Which Italian region is the birthplace of pesto alla Genovese?

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Liguria

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Mediterranean Cuisine

Which French port city is the traditional home of bouillabaisse?

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Marseille

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Mediterranean Cuisine

What is the name of the spicy North African chili paste associated especially with Tunisia?

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Harissa

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the traditional Persian dried lime, widely used to sour stews, called?

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Limoo amani

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which nut is a defining ingredient in the Levantine dip muhammara?

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Walnut

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the main grain in the North African and Middle Eastern dish couscous?

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Semolina

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which souring fruit is commonly used in Persian cuisine to flavor fesenjan stew?

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Pomegranate

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

What type of pastry dough is traditionally used to make baklava in Middle Eastern cuisine?

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Phyllo dough

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which spice is a defining ingredient in the Middle Eastern blend called za'atar?

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Sumac

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

In Saudi cuisine, which dish of spiced rice and meat is often considered the national dish?

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Kabsa

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Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which country is most closely associated with the origin of harissa, the North African chili paste?

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Tunisia

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Spanish Tapas

What is the main ingredient of the Spanish tapa pulpo a feira?

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Octopus

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Spanish Tapas

What is the Spanish name for the tapas dish commonly called Russian salad?

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Ensaladilla rusa

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Spanish Tapas

Which Spanish king is commonly linked to the legend that taverns should serve food with wine, inspiring tapas?

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Alfonso X

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Spanish Tapas

What Spanish sauce forms the creamy base of many traditional croquetas?

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Béchamel

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Spanish Tapas

Which Spanish region gives its name to pulpo a la gallega, a tapas dish of seasoned octopus?

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Galicia

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Spanish Tapas

In Spanish tapas, what is gambas al ajillo cooked in?

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Garlic and olive oil

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Famous Scientific Experiments

In the Franck–Hertz experiment, what property of atoms did the results demonstrate?

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Quantized energy levels

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Famous Scientific Experiments

In the 1958 Meselson–Stahl experiment, what model of DNA replication did the results support?

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Semiconservative replication

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Famous Scientific Experiments

In Arthur Eddington’s 1919 solar-eclipse expedition, which theory did the starlight measurements support?

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General relativity

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Famous Scientific Experiments

In the famous Hershey–Chase experiment of 1952, which molecule entered bacteria and carried genetic instructions?

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DNA

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Famous Scientific Experiments

In the famous 1953 Miller–Urey experiment, which simple organic molecule was produced from gases and electrical sparks?

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Amino acids