1.Question - Mushrooms propagate by spreading ?
Seeds
Flowers
Spores
Micro organisms

2.Question - The most popular cultivated mushroom species in the world is ?
White Mushrooms
Oyster Mushrooms
Pine Mushrooms
Field Mushrooms

3.Question - The terms "Button", "Cups" and "Flat" are?
Related to the size of a mushroom
Where the mushrooms should be used in a recipe
Different species of mushrooms
Stages in mushroom growth

4.Question -This is an ?
Oyster Mushroom
Cremini Mushroom
Chanterelle Mushroom
Chestnut Mushroom

5.Question -Mushrooms contain ?
Chlorophyll
Carotene
Cholesterol
Protein

6.Question -The "Button" Mushroom gets its name from?
Its small size
Its young age
Its shape
its colour

7.Question - Which has a richer flavour in a mushroom
A delicate young closed cup mushroom
An older open cup mushroom
A dark colored cap that is wrinkled
A flat opened cap

8.Question -When storing mushrooms?
Always wash before storing
Wash gently store and rewash before cooking
Wash in warm water and dry before storing
Never wash before storing

9.Question - Shiitake mushrooms otherwise known as black forest were first cultivated in ?
Spain
Germany
China
Japan

10.Question - Portobello and a Swiss brown are ?
Different species
Portobello is the same species, but larger
One is grown indoors and one grown outdoors
Portobello are imported and Swiss brown grown in Australia

11.Question - Which is the same species as a Abalone mushroom?
Oyster Mushroom
Portobello Mushroom
Button Mushroom
Chanterelle Mushroom

12.Question - Whish is not a species of mushroom ?
Silver Ear
Black Velvet
Royal Trumpet
Enoki

13.Question - What species of mushroom is pictured?
A Chestnut
A Shimeji
A Wood Ear
A Swiss brown

14.Question - When preparing mushrooms for cooking
Do not soak the mushrooms as this reduce their flavour
Soak for fifteen minutes as this expels any bugs
Soak to bloat and increase volume
Soaked in warm water and dry before cooking

15.Question - The Shiitake takes their name from classical preparation "Duxelles" includes diced mushrooms with ?
Shiitake in China, where they were first discovered
Shiitake meaning white spots
The Shii Tree where they originally grew
The "take" or sponge feel of the mushroom

16.Question - Mushrooms should always be ?
Peeled before cooking
Washed when purchased
Cooked well, to kill microorganisms
Kept in a container that allows the mushroom to breath

17.Question - What is a mushroom log?
Compressed sawdust on which Shiitake grow
A dead oak log on which Oysters Mushrooms Grow
A water soaked log, kept in the dark place on which Portobello grow
A damp log found in the forest on which wild mushrooms are growing

18.Question - What is the name of the Australian association that looks after the mushroom growers?
Association of Mushroom Growers
Mushroom Growers Association
Australian Mushroom Growers Association
Australian Association of Mushroom Growers

19.Question - A piece of kitchen equipment called a "mushroom" is usually used in conjunction with ?
a sauté pan
a sieve
a mincer
An oven

20.Question - Mushrooms can be turned. channeled and fluted. What is the difference?
Turning a mushroom is making groves on its surface with a Canelle, Fluting is cutting a spiral with small knife and Channeling is cutting the centre out for stuffing
Fluting a mushroom is making patterns on the surface, Turning is cutting a spiral with small knife and Channeling is cutting groves with a Canelle
Channeling a mushroom is making groves on its surface with a Canelle, Fluting is the same as Turning Turning a mushroom is making groves on its surface with a Canelle, Fluting is cutting a spiral with small knife and Channeling is cutting patterns on the surface of the mushroom.