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Sweets and Desserts for Kwanzaa

Description: Test your knowledge about the delicious sweets and desserts traditionally enjoyed during the African-American cultural holiday of Kwanzaa.
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Which sweet potato dish is often served during Kwanzaa celebrations?

  1. Sweet Potato Pie

  2. Sweet Potato Casserole

  3. Sweet Potato Pudding

  4. Sweet Potato Pancakes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sweet Potato Pie is a classic Kwanzaa dessert, made with a sweet potato filling and a flaky crust.

What is the traditional African dessert made from peanuts and honey?

  1. Peanut Butter Cookies

  2. Peanut Brittle

  3. Peanut Butter Fudge

  4. Peanut Butter Pie


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Peanut Brittle is a popular African dessert made by combining peanuts, sugar, and honey, then breaking it into brittle pieces.

Which fruit is often used in Kwanzaa desserts, symbolizing fertility and abundance?

  1. Apples

  2. Oranges

  3. Bananas

  4. Grapes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grapes are often used in Kwanzaa desserts, representing fertility and abundance.

What is the name of the sweet rice dish served during Kwanzaa, often flavored with spices and coconut?

  1. Coconut Rice

  2. Spiced Rice

  3. Sweet Rice Pudding

  4. Rice Pilaf


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sweet Rice Pudding is a popular Kwanzaa dessert, made with rice, milk, sugar, and spices, often flavored with coconut.

Which dessert is made with layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and honey, and drizzled with syrup?

  1. Baklava

  2. Kanafeh

  3. Kadaif

  4. Bougatsa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baklava is a popular dessert in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made with layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and honey, and drizzled with syrup.

What is the name of the African-American dessert made with layers of cake, custard, and fruit?

  1. Tres Leches Cake

  2. Tiramisu

  3. Red Velvet Cake

  4. Boston Cream Pie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tres Leches Cake is a popular dessert in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made with layers of cake, custard, and fruit.

Which sweet treat is made by frying dough and coating it in sugar and cinnamon?

  1. Churros

  2. Funnel Cake

  3. Elephant Ears

  4. Beignets


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Churros are a popular sweet treat in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made by frying dough and coating it in sugar and cinnamon.

What is the name of the African dessert made with semolina flour, coconut, and syrup?

  1. Basbousa

  2. Umm Ali

  3. Knafeh

  4. Malva Pudding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Basbousa is a popular dessert in many African cultures, made with semolina flour, coconut, and syrup.

Which sweet potato dish is often served during Kwanzaa celebrations?

  1. Sweet Potato Pie

  2. Sweet Potato Casserole

  3. Sweet Potato Pudding

  4. Sweet Potato Pancakes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sweet Potato Pie is a classic Kwanzaa dessert, made with a sweet potato filling and a flaky crust.

What is the traditional African dessert made from peanuts and honey?

  1. Peanut Butter Cookies

  2. Peanut Brittle

  3. Peanut Butter Fudge

  4. Peanut Butter Pie


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Peanut Brittle is a popular African dessert made by combining peanuts, sugar, and honey, then breaking it into brittle pieces.

Which fruit is often used in Kwanzaa desserts, symbolizing fertility and abundance?

  1. Apples

  2. Oranges

  3. Bananas

  4. Grapes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grapes are often used in Kwanzaa desserts, representing fertility and abundance.

What is the name of the sweet rice dish served during Kwanzaa, often flavored with spices and coconut?

  1. Coconut Rice

  2. Spiced Rice

  3. Sweet Rice Pudding

  4. Rice Pilaf


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sweet Rice Pudding is a popular Kwanzaa dessert, made with rice, milk, sugar, and spices, often flavored with coconut.

Which dessert is made with layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and honey, and drizzled with syrup?

  1. Baklava

  2. Kanafeh

  3. Kadaif

  4. Bougatsa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baklava is a popular dessert in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made with layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and honey, and drizzled with syrup.

What is the name of the African-American dessert made with layers of cake, custard, and fruit?

  1. Tres Leches Cake

  2. Tiramisu

  3. Red Velvet Cake

  4. Boston Cream Pie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tres Leches Cake is a popular dessert in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made with layers of cake, custard, and fruit.

Which sweet treat is made by frying dough and coating it in sugar and cinnamon?

  1. Churros

  2. Funnel Cake

  3. Elephant Ears

  4. Beignets


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Churros are a popular sweet treat in many cultures, including Kwanzaa, made by frying dough and coating it in sugar and cinnamon.

What is the name of the African dessert made with semolina flour, coconut, and syrup?

  1. Basbousa

  2. Umm Ali

  3. Knafeh

  4. Malva Pudding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Basbousa is a popular dessert in many African cultures, made with semolina flour, coconut, and syrup.

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