Trivia For February 3, 2026

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Food of the U.S.A.

Question 1:

Fill in the blank: First popularized in Utah in the 1940s, fry sauce is a combination of one part ketchup and two parts __.

Mayonnaise
  • Other regions also have similar sauces, including yum yum sauce in Japan, golf salsa in Argentina and Uruguay, and sauce cocktail at kebab restaurants in France and Germany.


Question 2:

James Beard once claimed that Manhattan clam chowder tasted "horrendous" because it contains this controversial ingredient.

Tomatoes
  • In 1939, a legislator attempted to make adding tomatoes to clam chowder illegal in the state of Maine. The bill didn't pass and instead it was decided to hold a cook-off. The judges unanimously voted for New England clam chowder over the Manhattan version.


Question 3:

Which U.S. state has the highest per capita Spam consumption?

Hawaii
  • A popular local dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is placed on top of rice and wrapped in a band of nori, a form of onigiri or riceball.


Question 4:

In Cajun and Creole cooking, the combination of diced onions, celery and this third ingredient is called the "holy trinity".

Bell peppers
  • Classic dishes such as crawfish étouffée, gumbo, and jambalaya all start by sautéing the holy trinity in fat.


Question 5:

What dish was created in 1918 at the Nick Tahou Hots restaurant in Rochester, New York?

Garbage plate
  • The garbage plate consists of hot dog or hamburger meat, hot meat sauce, and other condiments, piled atop a variety of side dishes, typically including macaroni salad and home fries. It is usually served with a side of buttered bread.


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