quiz for the week of december 25th

1. Haggamuggie is: a) A Scottish drink of beer and Scotch Whiskey b) A Yiddish word for liverwurst c) A boiled fish stomach stuffed with chopped fish liver and oatmeal d) A Gaelic dish traditionally eaten at Christmas

2. What name does Scotland give to New Year’s Eve? BONUS: What do they traditionally roll down the streets in recognition of the new year?

3. What was banned in Boston from 1659-1681?

4. What term first appeared in 1800, as the title to a poem by Joseph de Berchoux (1775-1838)?. The word first made its entrance into the 'Dictionnaire de l'Academie francaise' in 1835. However, instead of referring to the art of fine food, it was then defined as a means of acquiring & gaining recognition of one's social status.

5. What beloved beverage did the god Dionysus supposedly bring to the Greeks?

6. This famous product was invented in 1863 by Daniel Peter, the son of a Swiss butcher who was married to the daughter of Fancois-Louis Cailler, founder of the first chocolate factory in Switzerland. Peter came across a popular children's product made from thickened milk and flour produced by his neighbor in Vevey, a chemist. Inspired, he combined the children's drink with powdered chocolate and in 1875 his milk chocolate powder appeared, followed by eating chocolate in the 18802.