The great big festive 2022 food quiz

From the food trends that captured the nation to festive food traditions from around the world. Put your food knowledge to the test with this gigantic quiz…

Have a holly, jolly quizmas

Welcome to the 2022 Christmas food quiz. Whether you’re a whizz in the kitchen or just have an encyclopaedic knowledge of film, this is the quiz for you. There are six rounds so team up with friends and family and put your collective knowledge to the test. Alternatively, go alone and feel the thrill of getting a high score all by yourself.

When you're finished, get the Christmas quiz answers here!

2022 Food trends

Q1: What type of chips were people cooking in air fryers in 2022?

a) Rice

b) Aubergine

c) Pasta

Q2: What type of bread might you find up in the sky?

Q3: What colour sauce did @chef.pii make popular in the summer?

Q4: A type of spread was slathered on boards this year before being covered with other ingredients such as olives and charcuterie. What was it?

Q5: What type of cake was the most viewed on TikTok in 2022?

a) Air fryer

b) Slow cooker

c) Mug

Food in festive film

Q6: In the Christmas classic Elf, Buddy the elf covers his spaghetti in what?

a) Tomato sauce

b) Syrup

c) Chopped up candy canes

Q7: In Scrooged, when Francis (played by Bill Murray) is shown a Christmas from his childhood, he witnesses his father giving him a gift. Young Francis wants a ‘choo-choo train’, what does he get instead?

a) 5lb of steak

b) 5lb of veal

c) 5lb of venison

Q8: In 2015 film Carol, Cate Blanchet’s character (Carol) orders creamed spinach and poached eggs in a restaurant. What drink does she order at the same time?

a) A vodka martini with a lemon twist

b) A Manhattan with a cherry

c) A dry martini with an olive

Q9: In Home Alone, what iconic line from Angels With Filthy Souls plays out to the pizza delivery guy who’s just brought Kevin his cheese pizza?

a) 'Keep the change ya filthy animal'

b) 'Merry Christmas ya filthy animal'

c) 'Happy Christmas ya filthy animal'

Q10: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs is Christmas classic. In the film the snowman climbs into a big chest freezer to relax, what does he place on his head?

Pop culture references

Q11: In the Dean Martin song ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’ what has been brought for popping?

Q12: What is the full title of Cliff Richard’s iconic 1988 Christmas song?

Q13: What festive sweet is referenced in the song It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas?

Q14: Who wrote the recipe book From Crook To Cook?

Q15: Which turkey recipe does Mick decide to follow in the first Gavin and Stacey Christmas special?

a) Jamie Oliver’s

b) Nigella’s

c) Gordon Ramsay’s

Q16: In 2018, which musician said of Christmas: “It’s so boring, it’s unbelievable, and those little sausages, what are they called? Chipolatas. That sounds like a circus troop from the 1950s.”

a) Noel Gallagher

b) Liam Gallagher

c) Ian Brown

Q17: Which rapper is responsible for the song Passionfruit?

a) Childish Gambino

b) Drake

c) J. Cole

Q18: Which British singer has a bottle of ketchup tattooed on his arm?

a) Louis Tomlinson

b) Ed Sheeran

c) Harry Styles

Q19: In 2022, Lewis Capaldi brought out his own range of what?

a) Chicken kebabs

b) Chips

c) Pizzas

Q20: Which group released the song 8 Days of Christmas which includes the line:’ On the 4th day of Christmas my baby gave to me:A candle-lit dinner, just for me and my honey’