How it works
These bacon trivia questions and answers come in three rounds of 14: what bacon is and how curing and smoking work, bacon around the world, and bacon on the plate and in sayings.
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Three rounds for a brunch or a cook-off
What bacon is asks about the belly and the back, dry and wet curing, and the wood Europe smoked over. Bacon around the world goes from pancetta and guanciale to peameal, gammon and samgyeopsal. On the plate and in sayings ends at Great Dunmow, where a flitch is the prize.
Short enough for one sitting
Tap a choice and the answer appears with its reason. See all 42 with answers lists the lot, and Scored round asks 20 and marks them at the end.
Tips
- It is a food quiz and nothing else: no health, diet or cooking advice is given.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between bacon and ham?
Both are cured pork. Ham comes from the hind portion of the pig and its brine holds more sugar; bacon is cut mostly from the belly or the back and is less sweet.
What does bring home the bacon mean?
To earn a living for a household, or simply to win: Wiktionary lists both senses. The pack also asks about the flitch of bacon given as a prize at Great Dunmow in Essex.
What is Canadian bacon?
In the United States the name is used for back bacon that is cured, smoked and fully cooked, trimmed into round medallions and sliced thick. In Canada, peameal bacon is cured pork loin rolled in cornmeal.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 2, 2026 in the Wikipedia article or Wiktionary entry linked under it. Health, diet and cooking advice are left out, and so are brands.