Spicy Chili Peppers
No, we're not talking about the band! This trivia game is FIRE 🔥Fire in your mouth that is. Have fun with this food-based trivia game on hot spicy chili peppers!
15 questions · Published January 19, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is the name of the chemical irritant in chili peppers that gives them their spicy heat?
Carrageenan is a thickening agent. Casein is a milk protein. Carmine is a dark red dye made from beetles.
- Multiple Choice
2. What type of chili pepper is shown in this image?
- Multiple Choice
3. Based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, the spiciness of chili peppers is recorded in _________ Heat Units.
The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
- Multiple Choice
4. If you were to smoke-dry a red jalapeño pepper, you end up with a __________ pepper that's familiar to fans of takeout Mexican cuisine.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of the following is NOT a Mexican chili pepper?
The Cayenne Pepper originates in the Cayenne region of French Guiana.
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