Desserts
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1.Which dessert is the double-crusted baked dessert of spiced apples?
- A. kransekake
- B. apple pie
- C. trifle
- D. dorayaki
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apple pie
Did you know? As American as apple pie reflects the dessert's cultural status.
2.Which dessert is the sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk?
- A. tres leches cake
- B. cheesecake
- C. trifle
- D. gelato
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tres leches cake
Did you know? Tres leches means three milks in Spanish.
3.Which dessert is the Norwegian celebration cake of stacked almond rings?
- A. mooncake
- B. kransekake
- C. syllabub
- D. tarte tatin
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kransekake
Did you know? Kransekake rings are stacked into a tall cone shape.
4.Which dessert is the fried ridged dough stick dusted with sugar?
- A. kransekake
- B. key lime pie
- C. gulab jamun
- D. churros
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churros
Did you know? Churros are traditionally dipped in thick hot chocolate.
5.Which dessert is the Latin American shortbread cookie joined by dulce de leche?
- A. syllabub
- B. dorayaki
- C. halva
- D. alfajores
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alfajores
Did you know? Alfajores came to Latin America from Andalusia via the Moors.
6.Which dessert is the Chinese pastry filled with lotus seed paste eaten at Mid-Autumn Festival?
- A. kransekake
- B. panna cotta
- C. mooncake
- D. sfogliatella
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mooncake
Did you know? Mooncakes often carry stamped designs and characters.
7.Which dessert is the Florida dessert of lime custard in a cracker crust?
- A. sticky toffee pudding
- B. apple pie
- C. alfajores
- D. key lime pie
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key lime pie
Did you know? Key limes are smaller and more acidic than regular limes.
8.Which dessert is the Japanese sandwich of two small pancakes with red bean filling?
- A. dorayaki
- B. churros
- C. syllabub
- D. halva
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dorayaki
Did you know? Dorayaki takes its name from a gong called dora.
9.Which dessert is the Greek honey cookie with orange and walnut?
- A. cheesecake
- B. melomakarono
- C. Linzer torte
- D. sticky toffee pudding
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melomakarono
Did you know? Melomakarono are traditionally made at Christmas.
10.Which dessert is the French almond-meringue cookie sandwich with filling?
- A. doughnuts
- B. churros
- C. brownie
- D. macarons
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macarons
Did you know? Macarons are famously delicate to bake.
11.Which dessert is the English layered dessert of sponge, custard and fruit?
- A. banana split
- B. dorayaki
- C. trifle
- D. kringle
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trifle
Did you know? Trifles are traditionally served in a glass bowl.
12.Which dessert is the Danish-style filled pastry of pretzel shape?
- A. dorayaki
- B. tiramisu
- C. kringle
- D. churros
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kringle
Did you know? Bakers in Racine, Wisconsin, made the kringle an American icon.
13.Which dessert is the baked apple dessert topped with a buttery crumb mixture?
- A. brownie
- B. mooncake
- C. apple crumble
- D. syllabub
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apple crumble
Did you know? Crumble became popular in Britain during wartime rationing.
14.Which dessert is the Japanese rice cake made from pounded sticky rice?
- A. trifle
- B. mochi
- C. tarte tatin
- D. panna cotta
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mochi
Did you know? Mochi is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki.
15.Which dessert is the Brazilian baked coconut and egg yolk custard?
- A. gelato
- B. quindim
- C. brownie
- D. key lime pie
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quindim
Did you know? Quindim comes from the Kikongo word for the gesture of a young girl.
16.Which dessert is the custard dessert with a caramelized sugar top?
- A. mochi
- B. melomakarono
- C. tiramisu
- D. crème brûlée
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crème brûlée
Did you know? Crème brûlée means burnt cream in French.
17.Which dessert is the Levantine dessert of shredded pastry with sweet cheese?
- A. knafeh
- B. kransekake
- C. trifle
- D. key lime pie
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knafeh
Did you know? Knafeh is often dyed bright orange.
18.Which dessert is the Breton caramelized laminated pastry?
- A. kouign-amann
- B. key lime pie
- C. flan
- D. sfogliatella
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kouign-amann
Did you know? Kouign-amann means butter cake in Breton.
19.Which dessert is the ice cream dessert built on a lengthwise-cut banana?
- A. baklava
- B. key lime pie
- C. melomakarono
- D. banana split
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banana split
Did you know? The banana split was created in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1904.
20.Which dessert is the British steamed date sponge served with toffee sauce?
- A. trifle
- B. halva
- C. sticky toffee pudding
- D. alfajores
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sticky toffee pudding
Did you know? Sticky toffee pudding became famous at the Sharrow Bay hotel in 1971.
21.Which dessert is the French baked dessert of cherries in flan-like batter?
- A. panna cotta
- B. clafoutis
- C. kransekake
- D. tiramisu
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clafoutis
Did you know? Clafoutis traditionally keeps the cherry pits in.
22.Which dessert is the ring-shaped fried sweet pastry?
- A. doughnuts
- B. cheesecake
- C. mooncake
- D. brownie
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doughnuts
Did you know? Doughnuts became ring-shaped partly for even frying.
23.Which dessert is the Austrian rolled pastry filled with spiced apples?
- A. mochi
- B. brigadeiro
- C. mooncake
- D. apfelstrudel
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apfelstrudel
Did you know? Strudel means whirlpool in German.
24.Which dessert is the old English dessert of whipped cream sweetened with wine?
- A. syllabub
- B. trifle
- C. mooncake
- D. doughnuts
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syllabub
Did you know? Syllabub was once served warm from the cow.
25.Which dessert is the dense square chocolate baked treat?
- A. brownie
- B. brigadeiro
- C. tres leches cake
- D. baklava
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brownie
Did you know? Brownies appeared in American cookbooks in the early 1900s.
26.Which dessert is the Indian milk dumpling soaked in rose syrup?
- A. macarons
- B. trifle
- C. tres leches cake
- D. gulab jamun
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gulab jamun
Did you know? Gulab jamun means rose water berry.
27.Which dessert is the Italian coffee-soaked dessert with mascarpone?
- A. cheesecake
- B. macarons
- C. trifle
- D. tiramisu
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tiramisu
Did you know? Tiramisu means pick me up in Italian.
28.Which dessert is the dense Middle Eastern sweet made from tahini?
- A. halva
- B. macarons
- C. tres leches cake
- D. syllabub
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halva
Did you know? Halva can also be made from semolina flour.
29.Which dessert is the Italian frozen dessert churned with less air than ice cream?
- A. halva
- B. gelato
- C. kouign-amann
- D. gulab jamun
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gelato
Did you know? Gelato is served at a warmer temperature than ice cream.
30.Which dessert is the French upside-down caramelized apple tart?
- A. tarte tatin
- B. flan
- C. apple crumble
- D. trifle
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tarte tatin
Did you know? Tarte Tatin was created by accident at the Tatin sisters' hotel.
31.Which dessert is the dense dessert made with a fresh cheese filling?
- A. flan
- B. cheesecake
- C. sticky toffee pudding
- D. gelato
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cheesecake
Did you know? Cheesecake was served to athletes at the first Olympic games.
32.Which dessert is the Brazilian chocolate fudge ball rolled in sprinkles?
- A. tiramisu
- B. alfajores
- C. brigadeiro
- D. churros
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brigadeiro
Did you know? Brigadeiro is named after a Brazilian Air Force brigadier.
33.Which dessert is the caramel custard dessert popular across Latin America?
- A. macarons
- B. flan
- C. banana split
- D. gelato
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flan
Did you know? Flan is known as crème caramel in France.
34.Which dessert is the Neapolitan shell-shaped pastry with ricotta filling?
- A. sfogliatella
- B. kringle
- C. dorayaki
- D. banana split
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sfogliatella
Did you know? Sfogliatella means small leaf in Italian.
35.Which dessert is the layered nut pastry sweetened with syrup?
- A. baklava
- B. trifle
- C. apple pie
- D. tarte tatin
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baklava
Did you know? Baklava is shared by Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern cuisines.
36.Which dessert is the Austrian jam tart with a lattice top?
- A. Linzer torte
- B. alfajores
- C. syllabub
- D. crème brûlée
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Linzer torte
Did you know? Linzer torte is named after the city of Linz.
37.Which dessert is the Italian chilled dessert of sweetened cream set with gelatin?
- A. crème brûlée
- B. panna cotta
- C. Linzer torte
- D. tarte tatin
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panna cotta
Did you know? Panna cotta means cooked cream in Italian.
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