Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "Ice Cream": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.
▶ Play today's quizWhat frozen treat is served in a cone or a cup?
Source: The classic cone debuted at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair when a waffle vendor rolled his pastry to help a neighboring ice cream stall.
What machine churns and freezes the mix at the same time?
Source: Churning beats in tiny air bubbles and stops ice crystals from growing large and gritty.
Which dairy ingredient gives ice cream its creamy richness?
Source: Premium ice cream legally needs at least 10% milkfat in the US; cheaper brands skate right at that line.
What is the world's most popular ice cream flavour?
Source: Plain-seeming vanilla is actually the second-most expensive spice on Earth, just behind saffron.
What cold dessert contains no dairy and is made from fruit?
Source: Sorbet predates ice cream by centuries; Persian rulers chilled fruit syrups with mountain snow.
Which brand is famous for flavours like Cherry Garcia and Phish Food?
Source: Its founders took a $5 ice cream correspondence course before opening a renovated gas station in Vermont.
Which 'soft' frozen dessert is dispensed swirled from a machine?
Source: Soft serve holds far more air than scooped ice cream, which is why it feels lighter and melts in minutes.
Which Italian frozen dessert is denser and lower in fat than ice cream?
Source: Gelato is churned slowly with less air, so the same scoop packs far more flavour onto your tongue.
Which sundae topping is a glossy warm chocolate sauce?
Source: Hot fudge was reportedly invented to keep chocolate pourable, since cold ice cream made plain chocolate seize up.
What melts ice cream fastest on a hot day?
Source: Heat transfer is the enemy; adding more sugar actually lowers the freezing point, making it melt sooner too.
What ingredient creates a 'brain freeze' headache when eaten too fast?
Source: Rapid cold on the roof of your mouth triggers a nerve spasm; pressing your tongue up there warms it and helps.
Which gas is whipped into ice cream and counted as 'overrun'?
Source: Overrun measures added air; cheap tubs can be over half air, which is why they feel suspiciously light.
What Italian coffee dessert drowns ice cream in hot espresso?
Source: The name means 'drowned'; the hot shot half-melts the scoop into a creamy coffee pool.
What Japanese treat wraps a ball of ice cream in sweet rice dough?
Source: The chewy rice shell stays soft even frozen, thanks to a special glutinous rice that resists hardening.
Which South Asian frozen dessert is denser and made by simmering milk?
Source: Kulfi isn't whipped, so it has no air and melts slowly, perfect for the heat of an Indian summer.
What fried dessert encases ice cream in cake and meringue?
Source: The meringue acts as insulation, so the dessert can hit a hot oven yet keep its frozen core intact.
Which ingredient lets cheap ice cream stay scoopable straight from the freezer?
Source: Corn syrup lowers the freezing point and traps water, keeping cheap ice cream soft and crystal-free.
Which country eats the most ice cream per person annually?
Source: Tiny New Zealand tops global charts, devouring well over 20 litres per person every year.
What stabilizer derived from seaweed keeps ice cream smooth?
Source: Extracted from red seaweed, carrageenan binds water and stops the ice crystals that make a melted-and-refrozen tub grainy.
In which century did ice cream first reach European tables?
Source: Frozen creams appeared at European courts in the 1600s, once cooks learned salt could chill ice below freezing.