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1. Approximately how many tonnes of snails are consumed in France per annum?

10,00040,00020,0005,000

2. Are snails nutritious as well as delicious?

No, about as nutritious as a breakfast cereal boxYes, they contain important vitamins and mineralsNo, high in cholesterol and little elseNot really but they won't do you any harm

3. What is the process of farming or raising snails called?

AsperticultureHelicicultureDisgustingCapaeculture

4. Are all snails a protected species in France?

Only the petit grisOnly the escargots de BourgogneYes, all snails are protectedNo, snails are not protected in France

5. What are the correct implements to use to eat snails at a formal banquet?

snail tongs and a snail forksnail pushersnail scissors and snail forksnail spoon

6. In French supermarkets, snails can typically be found... ?

FrozenTinnedFreshAll answers are correct

7. Where were the World Snail Racing Championships held in 2006?

Paris, FranceBruges, BelgiumCalgary, CanadaNorfolk, United Kingdom

8. The snail has had a long and diverse history. Whose 4th century cook book included snail recipes?

Delia SmithMrs BeatonLarousse GastronomiqueApicius

9. Why would you go and buy a box full of large empty snail shells?

To grind up and feed to your snailsTo stuff themTo decorate your mantelpieceAll these answers are wrong

10. Which snail recipe does not exist?

All of them existSnails and custard with a parsley-cream sauceBaked snails with rhubarbSnails and stewed onions

11. There's a glass of red wine from Margaux in front of you. Which is likely to be the main grape variety in the wine?

Cabernet SauvignonMerlotPetit VerdotMalbec

12. Which one of these vintages would generally be seen as the most highly rated from Médoc?

2007199619912013

13. Which of these estates was NOT classified as a 'second growth' in the original 1855 Classification?

Château Rauzan-SeglaChâteau Lynch-BagesChâteau LascombesChâteau Montrose

14. Which of these tasting note snippets would you most expect to see in a review of a Pauillac wine? The answer was in a real Pauillac wine review by Jane Anson, who is now Decanter's sole Bordeaux en primeur taster.

'Such intensity on the nose, with blueberry, blackcurrant and spicy mint...''It’s suitably fresh and perfumed, with lovely finesse and balance and a mineral note underpinning crunchy red fruit...''Super-ripe cherry and raspberry nose, with no trace of jamminess...''Nutty and mineral on the palate, with some bracing austerity...'

15. Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are used to produce Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines. What is the third grape allowed?

Chenin BlancMuscadelleViognierRiesling

16. Which estate is famous for being mentioned by diarist Samuel Pepys in 17th Century England?

Haut-BrionLafite-RothschildLatourMargaux

17. Pick the odd one out...

Château Smith Haut LafitteChâteau Cos d'EstournelChâteau Haut-BaillyChâteau Malartic-Lagravière

18. What do Château Climens and Château Palmer have in common?

They both share the same ownerThey are in the same appellationThey are both biodynamically-farmed estatesThey each house one half of the sword used by John Talbot who led an ultimately-doomed English attempt to re-capture Bordeaux at the end of the Hundred Years War. If the sword is re-made, legend says that Bordeaux will fall into English hands.

19. On this map showing several Left Bank appellations in different shades of purple, what does number '5' refer to, if '8' is Margaux?

St-JulienPauillacSt-EstèpheGraves

20. A study led by Bordeaux researchers last year found mint aromas to be most prominent in aged Bordeaux where Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant variety. What is the name of the compound now believed to cause these mint notes?

EucalyptatePiperitoneAnetholeDiacetyl