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British classics and pints

Twelve questions on british classics and pints. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Question sheet

  1. 1. Which fish traditionally gives Cullen skink its smoky flavour?
    • A. Smoked trout
    • B. Smoked salmon
    • C. Smoked haddock
    • D. Smoked mackerel
  2. 2. What distinguishes the appearance of a traditional Cornish stargazy pie?
    • A. Whole eggs balanced on the crust
    • B. A spiral of pastry sausages
    • C. A lattice of seaweed
    • D. Fish heads protruding through the crust
  3. 3. A Teesside chicken parmo is traditionally topped with which sauce before cheese is added?
    • A. Hollandaise
    • B. Béchamel
    • C. Tomato sauce
    • D. Peppercorn sauce
  4. 4. Which British speciality is made principally from cooked laver seaweed?
    • A. Pease pudding
    • B. Pan haggerty
    • C. Rumbledethumps
    • D. Laverbread
  5. 5. Arbroath smokies are traditionally prepared using which method?
    • A. Hot-smoking haddock
    • B. Cold-smoking salmon
    • C. Air-drying herring
    • D. Salt-curing cod
  6. 6. Which city is particularly associated with the meat-and-vegetable stew called scouse?
    • A. Plymouth
    • B. Bristol
    • C. Newcastle
    • D. Liverpool
  7. 7. What is unusual about the traditional filling arrangement of a Bedfordshire clanger?
    • A. It contains a whole unpeeled onion
    • B. It contains three different cheeses
    • C. It has savoury and sweet sections
    • D. Its filling is added after baking
  8. 8. Which ingredient makes traditional Glamorgan sausages different from meat sausages?
    • A. Smoked haddock
    • B. Pearl barley
    • C. Cheese
    • D. Black pudding
  9. 9. What remains alive in cask-conditioned beer and helps it develop condition in the cellar?
    • A. Barley embryos
    • B. Yeast
    • C. Hop flowers
    • D. Acetic acid bacteria
  10. 10. According to CAMRA's description, cask-conditioned beer is served without which intervention?
    • A. Any period of cellar storage
    • B. Any contact with air
    • C. Use of a tap or handpump
    • D. Injection of carbon dioxide gas
  11. 11. Why are finings added during the production of some beers?
    • A. To darken pale malt
    • B. To improve clarity
    • C. To increase alcoholic strength
    • D. To create hop bitterness
  12. 12. Traditional isinglass finings are derived from which animal material?
    • A. Eggshells
    • B. Fish swim bladders
    • C. Sheep's wool
    • D. Beeswax

Answer sheet (for the quizmaster)

  1. 1. C - Smoked haddock
    Cullen skink combines smoked haddock with potatoes, onion and milk.
  2. 2. D - Fish heads protruding through the crust
    The fish heads point upwards through the pastry, giving the pie its name.
  3. 3. B - Béchamel
    The breaded chicken is topped with béchamel and cheese, then grilled.
  4. 4. D - Laverbread
    Despite its name, Welsh laverbread is prepared seaweed rather than a loaf.
  5. 5. A - Hot-smoking haddock
    Arbroath smokies are haddock cooked by hot-smoking.
  6. 6. D - Liverpool
    Scouse is strongly associated with Liverpool and gave rise to the nickname Scouser.
  7. 7. C - It has savoury and sweet sections
    A traditional clanger can contain a savoury filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other.
  8. 8. C - Cheese
    Glamorgan sausages are a meat-free speciality based on cheese, breadcrumbs and leeks.
  9. 9. B - Yeast
    Live yeast allows further conditioning after the beer has entered the cask.
  10. 10. D - Injection of carbon dioxide gas
    Its carbonation develops naturally rather than being supplied by injected carbon dioxide.
  11. 11. B - To improve clarity
    Finings help suspended material settle, producing the intended clarity.
  12. 12. B - Fish swim bladders
    Isinglass is a collagen-based fining traditionally obtained from fish swim bladders.