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The 10 Spot: BBQ Trivia for the Sacramento Region

Jun 28, 2016 04:45PM ● By David Norby

BBQ photo © Maksim Pasko/fotolia.com

The heat is on and grilling season has officially arrived, but are you a pit master when it comes to this popular summer pastime? Find out by testing your IQ for the BBQ!


1. Where does the word “barbecue” originate?


2. Who invented the charcoal briquette?


3. Which holiday is the most popular grilling day of the year?


4. Which president noted in his diary that he “went up to Alexandria to a barbicue”?


5. Where do shish kebabs originate?


6. What do you get if you order burnt ends in a Kansas-style barbecue joint?


7. Baby back ribs are called “babies” because they’re shorter and quicker to cook than spare ribs. True or false?


8. What is white barbecue sauce and what state is it indigenous to?


9. Between pork, steak and chicken, which meat needs to get the hottest to kill bacteria? 


10. John F. Kennedy hosted the first barbecue at the White House. True or false?

— Megan Wiskus

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ANSWERS

 1. The exact history of the word is unclear, but the likeliest root is from the French phrase barbe a queue, which means from head to tail.

2. Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer

3. Fourth of July

4. George Washington

5. Turkey

6. The crispy/charred parts of smoked beef brisket

7. True

8. Northern Alabama is home to white barbecue sauce—a mix of mayonnaise, white vinegar and oftentimes ingredients like lemon juice and black pepper.

9. Chicken. The interior temperature needs to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit; in comparison, steaks, roasts and chops should reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

10. False. Lyndon B. Johnson