97 Doughnuts Trivia Questions with Answers
97 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the South African syrup-filled doughnut called a koeksister?
Answer
Koeksister
What Balkan filled doughnut is known as a krofne?
Answer
Krofne
Which doughnut is filled with custard and topped with chocolate, matching the flavors of Boston cream pie?
Answer
Boston cream doughnut
Which 1809 book by Washington Irving contains one of the earliest printed uses of the word “doughnut”?
Answer
A History of New-York
Who wrote the 1943 children's book Homer Price, which features a runaway doughnut machine?
Answer
Robert McCloskey
Which 2020 documentary is titled after the nickname of entrepreneur Ted Ngoy?
Answer
The Donut King
What 2020 documentary tells the story of Cambodian doughnut seller Ted Ngoy?
Answer
The Donut King
What Spanish doughnut is traditionally known as a rosquilla?
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Rosquilla
What French doughnut is made from choux pastry and usually has a ridged ring shape?
Answer
French cruller
Which 1944 American film has a title referring to women associated with doughnut shops?
Answer
The Doughgirls
Who is commonly credited with creating the doughnut hole in 1847?
Answer
Hanson Gregory
Which Massachusetts pastry was named the state doughnut in 2003?
Answer
Boston cream doughnut
What type of doughnut is the Homer Simpson character famously associated with?
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Pink-frosted doughnut
Who wrote the 2017 book Doughnut Economics?
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Kate Raworth
Who founded Krispy Kreme in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1937?
Answer
Vernon Rudolph
Who founded Dunkin’ Donuts in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950?
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William Rosenberg
In the United States, on what date is National Doughnut Day traditionally observed?
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First Friday in June