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Eggs Quiz


Quiz


  1. Which bird lays the largest eggs in the world?
  2. What is the name of the white part of an egg?
  3. What term refers to eggs that are fried on one side only, leaving the yolk soft and runny?
  4. Which traditional British food consists of hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs?
  5. Eggs are a rich source of all essential vitamins except which one?
  6. What name is given to the luxurious, decorative Easter eggs made in Russia from precious metals and jewels?
  7. Who is credited with originating the phrase "Don’t count your chickens before they hatch"?
  8. Which part of the egg contains most of the cholesterol?
  9. Which British politician caused a major controversy in the 1980s by claiming that most of Britain's eggs were contaminated with salmonella?
  10. What was the famous 1950s–60s British advertising slogan encouraging people to eat eggs for breakfast?
  11. What is the scientific study of eggs called?
  12. Which breakfast dish features toasted English muffins topped with Canadian bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce?


Answers



  1. Ostrich
  2. Albumen
  3. Sunny side up
  4. Scotch eggs
  5. Vitamin C
  6. Fabergé eggs
  7. Aesop
  8. The yolk
  9. Edwina Currie
  10. "Go to work on an egg"
  11. Oology
  12. Eggs Benedict