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And now for something that is guaranteed to be a lot tastier than that God-awful "Candy Crush" game show...

WORLD OF FOOD

Test yourself on these culinary conundra until Thursday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. In what country would you most likely eat moqueca--a fish stew flavored with garlic and coriander?
A. Thailand
B. Cuba
C. Morocco
D. Brazil

2. Though they all end with "berry", only one of the fruits below is an actual botanical berry. Which is the real berry?
A. Blueberry
B. Mulberry
C. Raspberry
D. Strawberry

3. In what state was the Toll House Inn, namesake of the first chocolate chip cookie?
A. New Jersey
B. Virginia
C. Ohio
D. Massachusetts

4. Which of these Italian dishes contains an Italian word that means "escape"?
A. Pizza al forno
B. Shrimp scampi
C. Chicken fra diavolo
D. Spaghetti alla puttanesca

5. Which of these is not an ingredient in a traditional Waldorf salad?
A. Pecans
B. Grapes
C. Celery
D. Mayonnaise

6. Though it may not actually be lavish, which of the foods below is most similar to the Armenian food called "lavash"?
A. Blancmange
B. Pho
C. Naan
D. Taramasalata

7. As you probably know, Loteria is a variation of bingo that is popular in Latin America. However, if you went to South Korea and shouted "Lotteria!", what would you most likely get?
A. Hamburger
B. Pizza
C. Ice cream
D. Beer

8. What is "stinking bishop"?
A. Melon
B. Cheese
C. Roasted goat
D. Mushroom

9. What do you call flour made from ground chickpeas?
A. Gram
B. Chop
C. Drab
D. Flit

BONUS. In 2017, Burger Kings in what country celebrated Valentine's Day by giving away sex toys to married couples?

1. In what country would you most likely eat moqueca--a fish stew flavored with garlic and coriander?
A. Thailand
B. Cuba
C. Morocco
D. Brazil

2. Though they all end with "berry", only one of the fruits below is an actual botanical berry. Which is the real berry?
A. Blueberry
B. Mulberry
C. Raspberry
D. Strawberry

Mulberries are a "multiple fruit", raspberries are an "aggregate fruit", and strawberries are an "accessory fruit".

Oh, and one other thing about mulberries:

All around the mulberry bush
The monkey chased the weasel
The monkey thought twas all in fun
Pop goes the weasel

There was your weasel pop for the bonus points. Kind of a circuitous way to the sponsor, but that had always been my intention for the final weeks of the special series.

3. In what state was the Toll House Inn, namesake of the first chocolate chip cookie?
A. New Jersey
B. Virginia
C. Ohio
D. Massachusetts

Sadly, the Whitman inn burned down in 1984 and was never rebuilt.

4. Which of these Italian dishes contains an Italian word that means "escape"?
A. Pizza al forno
B. Shrimp scampi
C. Chicken fra diavolo
D. Spaghetti alla puttanesca

5. Which of these is not an ingredient in a traditional Waldorf salad?
A. Pecans
B. Grapes
C. Celery
D. Mayonnaise

It's walnuts, not pecans, that go into a Waldorf salad.

6. Though it may not actually be lavish, which of the foods below is most similar to the Armenian food called "lavash"?
A. Blancmange
B. Pho
C. Naan
D. Taramasalata

They're both flatbreads.

7. As you probably know, Loteria is a variation of bingo that is popular in Latin America. However, if you went to South Korea and shouted "Lotteria!", what would you most likely get?
A. Hamburger
B. Pizza
C. Ice cream
D. Beer

That's because Lotteria is the name of a popular fast-food burger joint in South Korea.

8. What is "stinking bishop"?
A. Melon
B. Cheese
C. Roasted goat
D. Mushroom

Another one of my original intentions was to distract everybody with that bizarre option of roasted goat... but stinking bishop is nothing more than a British cheese.

9. What do you call flour made from ground chickpeas?
A. Gram
B. Chop
C. Drab
D. Flit

It sounds like Graham flour--the principal ingredient in Graham crackers--but gram flour is also a thing.

BONUS. In 2017, Burger Kings in what country celebrated Valentine's Day by giving away sex toys to married couples?

Israel

We even had a mini-discussion about this story on the Bored.