For hundreds of years, mankind has relied on the potato for sustenance! With so many dishes to choose from, keeping them all straight is no small feat. Just how many potato foods can you name? Enough to pass this potato quiz? Let's begin!
Question 1/12
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In this dish, potatoes are sliced thin, layered in a casserole dish and covered in a creamy sauce. What is it called?
Scalloped potatoes
Potato soup
Potatoes au gratin
Question 2/12
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Served as either a side dish or a main course, these potatoes have cabbage and onions. What are they?
Rosti
Raspeball
Rumbledethumps
Question 3/12
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Eaten with boiled ham, this Irish dish is also known as "white headed cabbage." What is it?
Cottage pie
Duchess potatoes
Colcannon
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Often topped with sour cream, butter, and even some chives, this dish is known as a....
Baked potato
Candied yam
Fluffed potato
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Common in England, this potato dish is commonly made with vegetables from the night before. Served at breakfast, it's known as...
Oil cakes
Bubble and squeak
Hash casserole
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This potato dish is often deemed the perfect side for roasts or meatloaf.
Twice baked potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Duchess potatoes
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This potato dish was designed to use up leftovers. What's it called?
Home fries
Far far
Coddle
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This potato dish hails from South India and is served either sweet or savory. What is it?
Bonda
Debeli
Potato curry
Question 9/12
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You can find this at nearly any pub in England. What's it called?
Shepherds pie
Perch pie
Toad in a hole
Question 10/12
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Everyone loves a fried treat, and this one is no different. Which fried potato food never disappoints?
French fries
Tater tots
Croquettes
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This Irish potato dish is often fried up like a pancake. What's it called?
Potatoes O'Brien
Potatoes finnigin
Boxty potatoes
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Despite the name, these potato sides are often served in the US. What are they called?
Freedom fries
French fries
Steak fries
While you might love to chow down on a delicious potato, you still have a lot to learn about your classic potato dishes! Worry not, though you didn't ace this potato quiz, you likely still worked up an appetite. Go ahead and treat yourself to a potato or two!
C+, Potato Puzzled
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Some people know a bit about potatoes and others know a lot! You're somewhere in between. Listen, it's clear you love potatoes in just about any form. And for the most part you know your potato dishes well. You simply lost your way on one or two of the more obscure potato based meals in this quiz!
B+, Potato Perfect
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If there were a prize for top potato, it would clearly be awarded to you! Few people outside of Ireland know as much about potato based dishes as you do. From French fries to shepherds pie, to know a potato dish is to love it well. It's clear you take your potatoes in any way, shape, or form. Now go reward yourself with some potatoes!
A+, Potato Excellence
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1
In this dish, potatoes are sliced thin, layered in a casserole dish and covered in a creamy sauce. What is it called?
Scalloped potatoes
Potato soup
Potatoes au gratin
2
Served as either a side dish or a main course, these potatoes have cabbage and onions. What are they?
Rosti
Raspeball
Rumbledethumps
3
Eaten with boiled ham, this Irish dish is also known as "white headed cabbage." What is it?
Cottage pie
Duchess potatoes
Colcannon
4
Often topped with sour cream, butter, and even some chives, this dish is known as a....
Baked potato
Candied yam
Fluffed potato
5
Common in England, this potato dish is commonly made with vegetables from the night before. Served at breakfast, it's known as...
Oil cakes
Bubble and squeak
Hash casserole
6
This potato dish is often deemed the perfect side for roasts or meatloaf.
Twice baked potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Duchess potatoes
7
This potato dish was designed to use up leftovers. What's it called?
Home fries
Far far
Coddle
8
This potato dish hails from South India and is served either sweet or savory. What is it?
Bonda
Debeli
Potato curry
9
You can find this at nearly any pub in England. What's it called?
Shepherds pie
Perch pie
Toad in a hole
10
Everyone loves a fried treat, and this one is no different. Which fried potato food never disappoints?
French fries
Tater tots
Croquettes
11
This Irish potato dish is often fried up like a pancake. What's it called?
Potatoes O'Brien
Potatoes finnigin
Boxty potatoes
12
Despite the name, these potato sides are often served in the US. What are they called?
Freedom fries
French fries
Steak fries
