Mother's Day Brunch Quiz
Mother’s Day, an imported English holiday, was first celebrated in the United States in:
- 1870
- 1890
- 1910
- 1930
- 1950
The brunch foods– pancakes, waffles, doughnuts and cookies– were brought to America in the seventeenth century by the:
- Dutch
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italians
Orange juice became a popular brunch beverage during the 1920s and 1930s mainly due to:
- Decrease in cost of oranges
- Industry advertisements promoting its healthful qualities
- Improved transportation system
- Vast increase in orange growing production
- All of the above
Norma’s, a restaurant in the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City, included an omelette on its brunch menu that sold for:
- $10
- $50
- $100
- $500
- $1,000
The meal most typically associated with Mother’s Day is:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- High Tea
- Dinner
The Mimosa is a typical cocktail served at Mother’s Day brunches. What Englishman is credited with popularizing the mimosa in America?
- Cary Grant
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Winston Churchill
- David Niven
- Alfred Hitchcock
The Bloody Mary is another typical cocktail served at Mother’s Day brunches. Who is credited with popularizing this cocktail during the 1950s?
- George Jessel
- Senator Joseph McCarthy
- Douglas MacArthur
- Harry Truman
- Ernest Hemingway
Typical foods served at brunch include:
- Pancakes
- Challah
- Quiche
- Omelets
- All of the above
Who famously described brunch as: “It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don't get completely what you get at breakfast, but you get a good meal”?
- Charlie Brown in the comic strip
- Abbot and Costello in a 1950s movie
- Dave Chappelle on Comedy Central
- Jacques in “The Simpson’s”
- Andy Rooney in “60 Minutes”
A New York “bagel brunch” consists of all the following except:
- Shmears of cream cheese
- Tomatoes
- Red onions
- Canadian Bacon
- Lox
