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Oof, I thought I might get 10 out of 10 on the Credo Reference Friday Brainteaser since it's on food and cooking. I did get 8 of 10, though. Let's see how y'all/yinz/you guys do.

Questions:
1. The Brussels sprout is a type of cabbage: true or false?

2. Venison is the flesh of which animal?

3. What kind of food is "Danish blue"?

4. What is the meaning of the phrase "au gratin"?

5. Who wrote a famous book called "The Book of Household Management" containing 4000 recipes, published in 1861?

6. Which dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit was created as a compliment to a Russian ballerina during her visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1926?

7. Is taramasalata made from meat, fish, or cereals?

8. Michelin stars are awarded for impressive culinary endeavour. What is the highest number of stars ever awarded: three, four or five?

9. What is the usual North American word for a courgette?

10. Which fiery sauce gets its name from a word meaning "damp earth"?

Answers here.

( What I got wrong... )

Usual rules apply: don't look up the answers, just post a reply if you know or you want to guess.

1. Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace [technomom]
   
   
2. Up up down down left right left right B A start
   Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
   
   
3. To fan a hidden fire that can never burn true
   
   
4. I don't want to bore you with my trouble
   
   
5. A fly's footfall would be distinctly heard [hitchkitty]
   
   
6. Marty sees a girl in a Simple Plan shirt
   With a Senses Fail boy. Ha, that'll never work!
   
   
7. Let's face it, who isn't? [shlafe]
   
   
8. I don't hardly know you
   But I'd be willing to show you [technomom]
   
   
9. They've got a new library there, but here's the snapper:
   Every book in it's covered in a plain brown wrapper
   
   
10. We do what we must because we can [cadrys]
    
    
11. Sister lovers, water brothers
    And, in time, maybe others [caligatia]
    
    
12. The church of matches
    Anoints in ignorance with gasoline
    
    
13. He don't give me orders
    He don't condescend [shlafe]
    
    
14. Oh, sinner, do not stray
    From the straight and narrow way
    For the Lord is surely watching what you do [technomom]
    
    
15. And there's no map
    And a compass wouldn't help at all [discogravy]