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  1. 3. This can be used by scientists to produce a range of things from diamonds to dynamite. It is also the name of a widely popular comic strip featuring a group of kids and a dog.
  2. 6. This integral element to a South Indian meal was made by accident in an attempt to a make Maharashtrian recipe using local ingredients for the Maratha ruler of Tanjore, Sambhaji, after whom it came to be known.
  3. 7. During the First World War,James Kraft found a way to dehydrate and preserve cheese as dust, to be easily used by soldiers. Many years later, when this was sprayed on puffed corn, it led to the creation of what snack loved by children?
  4. 8. Venetian traveller Marco Polo is believed to have brought some noodles back home with him from China. The creation inspired by the noodles, is today the famous dish ______.
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  1. 1. When mill workers in Mumbai were in need of light, quick lunches, a local vendor used leftover curries from other dishes to form a single, spicy mixture, which became an instant hit. Served with bread, what is this dish, usually referred to along with its bread component?
  2. 2. If someone told you they bought a "hand" of a particular fruit, what fruit are they likely to have bought?
  3. 3. Named after a measure of weight, ___ cake is called so, since it requires one measure each of butter, eggs, sugar and flour.
  4. 4. The tall white hat worn by chef's is called ____. The height and number of folds in this hat indicate the rank of the chef in the kitchen.
  5. 5. To easily pack and carry on ship, Central Asian traders would make mince-filled triangles that could be quickly fried and consumed. On reaching India, where a large number of people were vegetarian, the mince came to be replaced by a potato stuffing. This led to the development of what favourite Indian snack?
  6. 9. When Arab settlers first arrived in India, the food was alien to them. Unable to distinguish which forms of food were permissible in their culture, they settled for the safest option - flattened rice balls and coconut paste. What dish was thus created?