Local food trivia round
In a quiz, participants navigate to each stop and answer a multiple-choice question. Food-related questions work brilliantly near restaurants, markets, and eateries β participants can see, smell, and experience what they're being quizzed about.
The screenshots below are this example played for real, in Gothenburg β 5 stops, about 1.2 km of walking end to end. Nothing here is a mock-up: the 5 quests from this page, dropped on 5 real places and walked through.
The wording at each stop is a starting point, not a script. Each screenshot below names the real place it was staged at β borrow the shape of the walk and write your own for where you are.
All 5 stops pinned across Gothenburg. The participant is 42 metres from the first.
A quest only opens once the participant is physically within about 30 metres of it, so the question cannot be answered from the hotel room. The countdown in the header is the speed bonus, which shrinks the longer they take.
Stop 1 as the participant sees it, opened on arrival.
A completed stop pays the 300-point base plus whatever is left of the speed bonus.
Everyone's results land on the same scoreboard as they go, so a group spread across Gothenburg can still see who is ahead.
The live scoreboard part-way through.
Stop 1 β The Market Street
Start at a street with food shops or market stalls. Questions about local ingredients and food traditions are a perfect fit here.
Question: Which of these is a traditional ingredient in the classic bread from this area?
Option 1: Saffron β
Option 2: Cinnamon
Option 3: Cardamom
Stop 2 β The Old Bakery
A bakery can be a source of inspiration, perhaps a question about the bakery's best-selling pastry?
Quest 2 β Haga Nygata.
Question: What is the traditional pastry this bakery is best known for called?
Option 1: Princess cake
Option 2: Semla β
Option 3: Budapest pastry
Stop 3 β The Spice Shop
A local spice shop with roots dating back to the 1800s might deserve a little spotlight?
Quest 3 β Magasinsgatan.
Question: Which spice gives a classic curry dish its yellow color?
Option 1: Saffron
Option 2: Turmeric β
Option 3: Paprika
Stop 4 β The Drink Stop
Cafes, tea shops, and breweries provide a natural pause in the walk β and fun questions about drink culture.
Quest 4 β Stora Saluhallen.
Question: What does "fika" mean to a typical Swede?
Option 1: A quick lunch
Option 2: A coffee break with a treat β
Option 3: A formal dinner party
Stop 5 β The Food Hall
Finish at a place that sums up the local food culture. A final question that ties the whole walk together makes the ending meaningful.
Quest 5 β Kungstorget.
Question: Which dish is considered the oldest preserved recipe in the Nordic countries?
Option 1: Meatballs
Option 2: Pea soup β
Option 3: Fermented herring