# The five foods that begin with the letter "Q" mentioned in "White Men Can't Jump" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 19, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145 "2004-03-19T03:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/1 "2004-03-19T03:52:55Z")
Yeah, I know, it was the **Jeopardy!** category in “White Men Can’t Jump,” but I don’t own the movie and can’t find a script to save my behind. So: [TREBEK] These are the five foods beginning with the letter “Q,” as cited by Rosie Perez’s character in _White Men Can’t Jump_. [/TREBEK] Please phrase your answer in the form of a question. Bonus points if Sean Connery answers me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/2 "2004-03-19T03:53:26Z")
What is quince? ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/3 "2004-03-19T03:55:31Z")
I’m sorry, our judges want _all five foods_ that she names while studying. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/4 "2004-03-19T03:56:03Z")
Oh, shoot, you want the actual answers from the movie…that I don’t know. I was going to add quail otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/5 "2004-03-19T03:58:17Z")
Okay, we’ll help you out. I already know quince, quail, and quahog. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/6 "2004-03-19T03:58:57Z")
I’ll add Quorn and Quaker Oats ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/7 "2004-03-19T03:59:56Z")
qumquat? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/8 "2004-03-19T04:00:25Z")
quiche was one of them…what’s the last one? ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/9 "2004-03-19T04:05:46Z")
I’m thinking “kumquat” is with a “K”, and while I personally love the stuff, “Quorn” isn’t ringing a bell. Big points for “quiche” though. And can I just add: **boy** you folks are fast on your buzzers. Quince Quail Quahog Quiche …? ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/10 "2004-03-19T04:10:05Z")
[Quisp](http://www.quisp.com/) and the less popular [Quake](http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_quisp.htm) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/11 "2004-03-19T04:13:45Z")
You’d think google or someone would have it out there, but so far, no dice. Even checked the newsgroups. Could it be quesadilla? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/12 "2004-03-19T04:17:27Z")
Queso? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/13 "2004-03-19T04:45:01Z")
I hope it’s not Quim. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/14 "2004-03-19T06:01:57Z")
What are: Qata’if Qawarma Quahog Quail Quaking Pudding Quandong Quark (the German cheese curd, not the ST character) Queen Cake Queenfish Queen’s Pudding Quenelles Queso (in spanish or Queijo in Portuguese) Quiche Quince Quinoa and Quroot ? ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/15 "2004-03-19T11:15:53Z")
Quart of ice cream. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/16 "2004-03-19T12:39:01Z")
> [@Papermache Prince](#): > > [Quisp](http://www.quisp.com/) and the less popular [Quake](http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_quisp.htm) I hated Quisp - he was an annoying little shit! As a kid it bothered me to no end that he was more popular than Quake. They even rigged that cross country race to Lompoc so that Quisp beat Quake. I still hate him 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/17 "2004-03-19T13:06:33Z")
I really appreciate all of your answers. No doubt the actual **Jeopardy!** judges would accept any of them. But I’m looking for the five that were in the movie. Just those five, and an authoritative cite. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/18 "2004-03-19T15:04:17Z")
I changed the title of this thread to make it more obvious that you don’t want just any old food that begins with _q_. bibliophage moderator GQ ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/19 "2004-03-19T15:04:48Z")
Sorry not to help you, **Jurph** , but I just had to throw in: Quesadillas. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145/20 "2004-03-19T16:54:23Z")
Thanks, **bibliophage** ; I need all the help I can get here. At the rate this is going downhill, someone’s going to chime in with “Well, it doesn’t actually start with a ‘Q’ but how about Beef? Beef is tasty.” For the record: I don’t think it was _quesadillas_, or _queso_, or either of those Q-cereals that you loved/hated. _Quinoa_ feels close, but I’d really like a cite from someone who has seen the movie recently. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145.md?page=2)