Thursday’s quiz

1. Who said: “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”  ?

2. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?

3. It’s chou in French, cavolo in Italian,  repollo in Spanish and kāpeti in Maori – what is it in English?

4. What is a  mangelwurzel?

5. If you could eat only one fruit and one vegetable which would they be?

6 Responses to Thursday’s quiz

  1. Andrei says:

    (1) –

    (2) John Steinbeck

    (3) Cabbage

    (4) A thing like a beetroot, not red though

    (5) Pears are good, so is cabbage

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  2. J Bloggs says:

    1) Julia Child
    2) Steinbeck
    3) Cabbage
    4) a type of beet
    5) Apples and Carrots

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  3. Paranormal says:

    1) and she also said: “A party without cake is just a meeting”
    2) Steinbeck
    3) Cabbage
    4) one of Worzel Gummidges interchangeable heads. He also had a Turnip and a Swede.
    5) Pears and Kumara. Coming back to NZ from my OE roast kumara was the first thing on the menu.

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  4. rayinnz says:

    1 Julia Child
    2 Steinbeck
    3 Cabbage
    4 Swede mostly called this in the US
    5 Apricot fresh of the tree and a potato, this plus milk is all an Irishman needs to survive

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  5. pdm says:

    1. Pass
    2. John Steinbeck
    3. Pass
    4. A child of Wurzil Gummage,
    5. A good juicy Nectarine and roast pumpkin.

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  6. Gravedodger says:

    1 –
    2 John Steinbeck
    3 Cabbage
    4 Swede
    5 Pears fresh and bottled, Carrots versatile, cooked, salads,garnish, easy to grow and store.

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