100+ Best Swedish Cuisine Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Kalvdans is a dessert made from which product?

Answer: Milk

Question: Semla cream buns are flavoured with which spice?

Answer: Cardamom

Question: Which meat would you find in a 'Flying Jakob' casserole?

Answer: Chicken

Question: The coastal town of Smögen is most famous for a market selling which type of food?

Answer: Fish

Question: Which vegetable is used to make Hasselbackspotatis?

Answer: Potato

Question: Sweden's famous Daim bar was created in which decade?

Answer: 1950s

Question: What gives a Gotländsk saffranspannkaka its distinctive yellow color?

Answer: Saffron

Question: Ischoklad is a Christmas treat made using chocolate and what type of oil?

Answer: Coconut Oil

Question: In which decade did Sweden introduce the bottle deposit scheme?

Answer: 1980s

Question: What is the minimom age to buy alcohol at a bar or restaurant in Sweden?

Answer: 18

Question: Sweden recyles what percentage of drinks cans and bottles?

Answer: 85%

Question: Smörgåskaviar is a spreadable paste made from which food?

Answer: Fish Eggs

Question: Waffles have been eaten in Sweden since which century?

Answer: 17th

Question: What comes after 'Shed' in the name of a Swedish beer brand?

Answer: Head

Question: The Kopparberg Cider brand was established in which century?

Answer: 19th

Question: The alcoholic drink called Punsch was first bottled and sold in Sweden in which century?

Answer: 19th

Question: The Findus frozen food brand originated in Sweden in which decade?

Answer: 1940s

Question: Swedes usually eat poached salmon along with mayonnaise made with which herb?

Answer: Dill

Question: Which fruit goes with chicken in the casserole called a Flying Jakob?

Answer: Banana

Question: Which vegetable is often pickled and served with Swedish meatballs?

Answer: Cucumber

Question: Ikea restaurants sell how many million meatballs every year?

Answer: 150 million

Question: A Swedish type of pizza is named after which geographical feature?

Answer: Volcano

Question: Which mushroom is the most prized in Sweden?

Answer: Chanterelle

Question: Whit carbohydrate is usually served with a Flying Jakob casserole?

Answer: Rice

Question: Sale of any alcohol over which percentage strength is regulated by the Swedish government?

Answer: 3.50%

Question: Once cooked, what color is a crayfish?

Answer: Red

Question: How many krone do you get for returning a bottle containing 1 litre or more to the shop?

Answer: 2 krone

Question: What is used to make the jelly surrounding the veal in the dish of kalvsylta?

Answer: Gelatine

Question: Hallongrotta are traditional Swedish cookies made with which type of jam?

Answer: Raspberry

Question: Tunnbrödsrulle is a Swedish fast food of which food wrapped in a flatbread?

Answer: Sausage

Question: Which fruit is often added to a traditional Swedish pickled beetroot salad?

Answer: Apple

Question: Swedes have to be how old to buy alcohol from a shop or off-licence?

Answer: 20

Question: Aquavit has been distilled in Scandinavia since which century?

Answer: 15th

Question: In which month do Swedes celebrate Walburgis Night with bonfires and food?

Answer: April

Question: An ugnspannkaka is a pancake cooked in which way?

Answer: Oven

Question: The Sibylla company has been producing hot dogs in Sweden since which year?

Answer: 1930

Question: Hasselback Potatoes were invented by a Swedish chef in which century?

Answer: 20th

Question: How is a traditional Spettekaka made?

Answer: Over an Open Fire

Question: Fläskkorv is the name for any sausage made from which type of meat?

Answer: Pork

Question: A Swedish Kringle pastry has the same shape as which other baked item?

Answer: Pretzel

Question: Sweden's single malt whisky distillery in Mackmyra was established in which year?

Answer: 1998

Question: McDonalds opened its first Swedish restaurant in which year?

Answer: 1973

Question: Absolut started introducing flavoured vodkas in which decade?

Answer: 1980s

Question: Which date in October is known as 'Cinnamon Bun Day' in Sweden?

Answer: 4th

Question: Swedish Absolut vodka hit whr world market in which decade?

Answer: 1970s

Question: Swedish confectionery brand Cloetta was founded in which century?

Answer: 19th

Question: Caramel with which type of nuts is used in a Daim bar?

Answer: Almonds

Question: Ramlösa mineral water has been bottled and sold in Sweden since which year?

Answer: 1707

Question: Which vegetable goes on top of the sliced beef steaf in the dish of Skomakarlåda?

Answer: Leek

Question: Which vegetable is added to fish eggs to make the spread of Smörgåskaviar?

Answer: Tomato

Question: Wheels of Västerbotten cheese must mature for how many months before selling?

Answer: 14 months

Question: The original Swedish meatball recipe appeared in a cook book in which cetury?

Answer: 18th

Question: Which nuts are an essential ingredient in a Flying Jakob casserole?

Answer: Peanuts

Question: Which company makes the Daim bar?

Answer: Marabou

Question: Which type of food product is made by Swedish company AAK?

Answer: Cooking Oil

Question: Chef Tore Wretman worked and lived in Sweden in which century?

Answer: 20th

Question: Gubbröra is a classic Swedish dish of anchovies mixed with which other food?

Answer: Eggs

Question: Frantzén restaurant received its third Michelin star in which year?

Answer: 2018

Question: Which date in March is 'Waffle Day' in Sweden?

Answer: 25th

Question: The Swedish stew called Kalops was invented in which century?

Answer: 18th

Question: The oldest brand of cheese in Sweden, Wrångebäck, was founded in which year?

Answer: 1889

Question: Wine production started in Sweden in which decade?

Answer: 1990s

Question: Fäviken, one of the top 10 restaurants in the world, closed in which year?

Answer: 2019

Question: Which pickled vegetable is usually served with the Swedish type of hash called Pölsa?

Answer: Beetroot

Question: Saffransbullar buns are associated with St Lucia's day, celebrated on which date in December?

Answer: 13th

Question: What would you not expect to find on a Swedish Smörgåsbord?

Answer: Ice Cream

Question: Hasselback is a way of preparing which vegetable?

Answer: Potato

Question: In which year did the Swedish government take control of the sale of alcohol?

Answer: 1905

Question: Sweden's Max hamburger fast food chain was set up in which decade?

Answer: 196s

Question: The Absolut vodka brand was established in which century?

Answer: 19th

Question: On which date in November does Sweden celebrate Cheesecake Day?

Answer: 14th

Question: Princess Cake was created by a chef to the Royal Family in which decade?

Answer: 1920s

Question: The unusual Flying Jakob casserole was invented in which decade?

Answer: 1970s

Question: Magnus Nilsson's top rated restaurant Fäviken only seated how many diners?

Answer: 16

Question: Swedish crispbread or Knäckebröd has been made in Sweden for how many years?

Answer: 500

Question: Old Man's Mix is fish mixed with onion and which other item?

Answer: Eggs

Question: What is the name of the traditional Swedish pea soup?

Answer: Ärtsoppa

Question: What is the first name of Michelin-starred chef Mr Frantzén?

Answer: Bjorn

Question: Most asparagus traditionally grown in Sweden was which color?

Answer: White

Question: Sill is the name for the type of herring caught in which sea?

Answer: North Sea

Question: Swedish rice pudding is often dusted with which spice before serving?

Answer: Cinnamon

Question: Which sweet fruit is usually served with Swedish cheesecake?

Answer: Strawberries

Question: In which month of the year does Sweden celebrate Waffle Day?

Answer: March

Question: What is the name of a Swedish method of preparing potatoes?

Answer: Hasselback

Question: Which sauce is often served with Palt potato dumplings?

Answer: Bechamel

Question: Which roast meat is popular at Easter in Sweden?

Answer: Lamb

Question: Which animal provided most of the meat in traditional Sami society?

Answer: Reindeer

Question: Isterband sausage is usually served with potatoes in a sauce flavoured by which herb?

Answer: Dill

Question: Strömming is the name for the type of herring caught in which body of water?

Answer: Baltic Sea

Question: What is the name for the Swedish cardamom flavoured buns?

Answer: Semla

Question: What would you find on a Swedish räksmörgås sandwich?

Answer: Prawns

Question: Which herb is added to Bearnaise sauce, which the Swedish use to accompany fish?

Answer: Tarragon

Question: Which vegetable is used in a Korv Stroganoff sauce?

Answer: Tomato

Question: Which spice is used to add flavour to Smulpaj, a type of Swedish fruit crumble?

Answer: Cinnamon

Question: Inlagd Sill is a classic Swedish dish of herring pickled in which liquid?

Answer: Vinegar

Question: The Swedish dish of Pyttipanna is similar to what?

Answer: Hash

Question: Kalops from the Skåne region sees the addition of which vegetable to the basic recipe?

Answer: Carrots

Question: Semla cardamom and cream buns were traditionally eaten at which time of year?

Answer: Lent

Question: Swedish state-run alcohol shops shut at which time on a Saturday, and are closed all Sunday?

Answer: 3:00 PM

Question: What type of leaves are used in the preparation of Inlagd Sill, or pickled herring?

Answer: Bay