Reprinted with permission from the Lonely Planet (lonelyplanet.com)
Multiple Choice:After You’ve Read the Quiz, Answer These Multiple Choice Questions!
What is outstanding about the Donghuamen Night Mark in Beijing?
- It is the only English-language market in Beijing.
- It presents excellent opportunities for photography.
- The food available there is not available anywhere else.
- The food is cleaner than it is elsewhere in China.
What sort of clientele does Gelateria di Piazza cater to?
- Celebrities
- Homeless
- Poor People
- Religious Types
What two types of food does La Grande Epicerie specialize in?
- Chocolate and Fruit
- Chocolate and Meat
- Cheese and Meat
- Cheese and Chocolate
How early does Daiwa Sushi open at Japan’s Tsukiji Fishmarket?
- 7 AM
- 2 AM
- 5 AM
- 11 AM
How many tonnes of chocolate do the Master Belgian Chocolate Makers create every year?
- 2,200,000 Tonnes
- 100,000 Tonnes
- 220,000 Tonnes
- 1,000,000 Tonnes
When is it best to take a plantation tour in Darjeeling, India?
- Between January and March
- Between November and January
- Between December and February
- Between March and November
Besides regular customers, who regularly frequent the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul?
- The city’s worst chefs
- The city’s best chefs
- Every chef in the city
- The richest people in town
What is Epernay known as the capital of?
- Wine
- Beer
- Chocolate
- Champagne
What is the name of France’s most famous cheese?
- Roquefort
- Bleau
- Gruyere
- Gouda
When is San Miniato, Italy’s annual white truffle market open?
- The first three days of each year
- From mid-September to December
- The last three weekends of November
- The first two weeks in April
Vocabulary: Match the word with its appropriate definition relative to its use in the article!
Bazaar
- strange, odd
- a market place or shopping quarter
- a fortified district
- a grassy knoll
Plantation
- slave-quarters
- a factory that focus on the production of vegetables and fruits of all kinds
- a storage facility for the surplus harvest of the year before
- a large farm or estate, generally located in tropical regions
Champagne
- a sparkling, dry white table wine produced in France
- a red, thick wine generally associated with California
- a form of food noted for its smooth consistancy
- a rare form of truffle found only in remote parts of the world
Truffle
- an unimportant event
- a form of fungus found underground that is exceptionally rare
- a small, thicky pastry generally filled with some kind of cream
- a scone
Aroma
- the light show generally seen in artctic climes
- a smell, generally used when referring to spices or foods
- an invisible field that surrounds and projects certain feelings from someone or something
- a difficulty
Self-Promotion
- a title of advancement granted by one's actions
- having a flair for the theatrical
- one's ability to sell or advance one's self, one's product or one's business
- the act of selling a job title to one's self