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Christmas Food Trivia
Discover mind-blowing Christmas food facts that will shock your family! From the $1.2 million stollen to the real origin of eggnog - prepare to be amazed by holiday culinary secrets you never knew existed.
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Which Caribbean island celebrates Christmas with black cake soaked in rum for months?
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What small British pies are filled with spiced fruit at Christmas?
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Which spice was historically nicknamed king of Christmas spices in Europe?
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In the United States, what glazed meat is common on Christmas tables?
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Which British supermarket popularized the term pigs in blankets for sausages wrapped in bacon?
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What British bread sauce is traditionally served with roast poultry?
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Which almond-based Spanish Christmas sweet is shaped into small cakes with lard?
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What fruit-based sauce often accompanies roast turkey?
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Which Mexican holiday food features corn masa steamed in husks for Christmas?
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What precise baking time was specified for a one pound Christmas pudding in an 1870 London guide?
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Which nut is commonly found in Italian torrone at Christmas?
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Which sweet bread from Portugal is topped with crystallized fruits at Christmas?
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What was the official minimum cocoa percentage in the 1924 Swiss Christmas baking chocolate standard?
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What is the official maximum moisture percentage in EU speculoos biscuits regulation?
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Which country popularized Kentucky Fried Chicken as a Christmas meal tradition?
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What was the exact sugar to almond ratio in the 1809 Lรผbeck marzipan statute?
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Which country serves kutia wheat pudding with poppy seeds on Christmas Eve?
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What British beverage is made by warming beer with spices and eggs at Christmas?
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What creamy holiday drink is traditionally made with milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg?
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Which dairy product is whipped to top hot cocoa at Christmas?
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Which spice blend gives mulled wine its classic aroma?
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What sweet from Catalonia features toasted pine nuts and is eaten at Christmas time?
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Which Middle Eastern spice blend flavors some modern Christmas roast vegetables?
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In what year did Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularize the Christmas tree with plum pudding in engravings?
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Which Paris pastry shop is credited with the first recorded praline yule log glaze year and place?
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The earliest printed English recipe for mince pies with meat and fruit appears in which 1615 book?
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The first printed Spanish recipe for turron de Jijona appears in what named work and year?
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Which British sauce made from currants pairs with roast beef at Christmas?
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What exact proof spirit is recommended by Mrs Beeton for brandy butter in the 1861 edition?
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Which British law era briefly banned festive mince pies?
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Which Italian dome-shaped bread is often filled with candied fruits at Christmas?
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What Hawaiian Christmas dish features a whole pig cooked underground?
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Which English county is famed for Christmas cheese with cranberries?
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Which Eastern European soup of beetroot is served on Christmas Eve without meat?
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What exact size was the ration orange given to British children in 1942 Christmas allocations?
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What is the legally defined minimum almond percentage in Lรผbeck marzipan g g A quality?
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Which fish features strongly in the Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve?
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Which precise cut is called crown roast of pork as featured in mid-century Christmas menus?
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Which British cheese is traditionally served after Christmas dinner with port?
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What Italian city is associated with pandoro served at Christmas?
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Which city hosts the market that gave its name to the famed stollen loaf?
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Which liqueur is traditional for lighting Christmas pudding?
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Which Nordic fermented fish is served during some Christmas feasts?
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In Japan, which dessert is iconic for Christmas Eve celebrations?
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In what year did the New York Times first print a recipe for bourbon pecan pie as a Christmas dessert?
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Which Italian biscotti is flavored with anise and enjoyed at Christmas?
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What British custard and sponge dessert layers fruit and cream in a bowl?
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Which Swiss bread men with raisins appear during Advent?
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Which cookbook first mentioned plum pudding being ignited with brandy with a dated year?
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Which London department store introduced a mail order Christmas hamper with printed price in 1881?
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Which Mexican hot chocolate tool froths the drink for Christmas breakfasts?
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In Victorian recipes, what liquor often soaked the fruit for plum puddings?
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What spice gives gingerbread its signature warm kick?
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What year did Japan's KFC Christmas campaign officially adopt the phrase Kentucky for Christmas nationwide?
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What English word for caroling with spiced ale refers to orchard toasts?
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In 1930, which British rail company advertised Christmas dining cars featuring roast goose with apple sauce?
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Which exact cut of goose was prescribed for Michaelmas and later Christmas by Hannah Glasse?
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What cookie is cut into human shapes and decorated with icing?
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Which Benedictine abbey kept records of spice shipments for Christmas ale in 1213?
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Which French region is famous for pain d'รฉpices at Christmas?
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What precise ratio of egg yolks to whites is specified in an 1826 eggnog recipe by Mary Randolph?
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Which British dessert is set alight with brandy on Christmas Day?
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The oldest known written recipe for gingerbread men is attributed to which monarch's court year?
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What precise temperature in Celsius is recommended for candy cane pulling to avoid grainy texture?
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What specific yeast strain was noted in a 1935 Milan lab for panettone fermentation tests?
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What is the standard butter percentage in classic Dundee cake according to early twentieth century guides?
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Which Polish cookbook first prints pierogi with forest mushrooms for Wigilia with date?
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Which dried fruit sweetens the Balkan Christmas wheat dish koljivo?
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Which precise cut of beef was used for traditional Yorkshire Christmas pie layered under game birds?
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Which South American country enjoys pan de Pascua during the holidays?
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Which Sicilian city records the first cassata served on Christmas Day in a civic banquet register?
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In which year did Dresden grant stollen its official protected designation within Germany?
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Which citrus and clove-studded fruit decor becomes a table edible after drying?
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Which dried fruit loaf from Germany is dusted with powdered sugar like snow?
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According to a 1907 guide, what was the recommended clove count for studding a pomander orange?
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Which Welsh recipe collection first printed teisen nadolig Christmas cake with date and place?
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Which British naval logbook records a Christmas plum duff made with shipboard pea flour and the date?
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Which orange-flavored chocolate treat is whacked to separate segments?
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Which monastery popularized marzipan used in Christmas bread in the Middle Ages?
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What red plant often decorates Christmas desserts despite being ornamental?
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What cake shaped like a log is a French Christmas dessert?
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According to the 1891 Paris Exposition, which cocoa brand unveiled a Christmas model village of chocolate?
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Which French dessert sauce is poured over plum pudding in some households?
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Which British cheese is famous for pairing with Christmas fruitcake?
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Which German spice blend is used in holiday cookies like pfeffernรผsse?
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Which sweet bread do Greeks bake with a coin hidden for New Year?
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Which British cake matured with spirits is often baked weeks before Christmas?
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Which cookie is often left for Santa beside a glass of milk in the US?
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Which Norwegian treat is a thin waffle cone cookie made on an iron?
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Which cake with a tiny trinket hidden is common in some Christmas celebrations?
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Which Spanish nougat is a Christmas classic?
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What exact diameter in centimeters is specified for official Norwegian kransekake ring sets?
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Which seventeenth-century apothecary manual first lists nutmeg as a festive remedy for winter feasts?
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What meat was a classic English Christmas centerpiece before turkey became popular?
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What nut-filled pastry from the Balkans appears on many festive tables?
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Which precise fish stew is recorded in a 1798 Neapolitan Christmas Eve menu?
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What colorful cake from the Philippines is made with purple yam for the holidays?
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Which specific French pastry chef popularized the rolled Yule log with coffee buttercream in 1898?
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What Polish filled dumplings are served for Christmas Eve dinner?
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Which dried fruit was once so prized that British mince pies were restricted during wartime?
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What baked good does the hidden pea or bean in French Epiphany cake determine?
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Which drink is often made child-friendly as spiced cider at holiday markets?
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Which edible decoration became popular after the 1847 patent for wire clips?
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The earliest printed reference to sugar mice as Christmas novelties in Britain appears in which year?
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Which nut is classic in Italian panforte from Siena eaten at Christmas?
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Which New England town claims the first published American Christmas dinner menu in 1773?
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Which Milanese bakery registered the first trademark for panettone packaging art in 1919?
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What year did Norway formalize the designation of julebrรธd as a protected traditional specialty?
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The earliest mention of turkey stuffed with chestnuts in French print appears in which year?
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What Scottish buttery biscuit is a Christmas tin staple?
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What green-iced cake from Sweden is sometimes served at Christmas?
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Which striped sweet is widely linked with Christmas church choirs in Europe?
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Which citrus fruit was a traditional stocking treat during the Great Depression?
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Which Scandinavian cookie irons imprint a snowflake pattern?
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Which poem first linked sugar plums with Christmas dreams in American culture?
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Which Scandinavian drink of spiced warm wine is served at markets?
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Which beverage brand launched holiday red cups in 1997 influencing seasonal drinks?
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What Victorian device kept plum pudding hot on the table?
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What sweet sticks are crushed to top peppermint bark?
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