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1. 1 Easy

   Which bread was shaped by monks to look like children praying?

   Answer: pretzel

   Why: The three holes are read as the Trinity, and the loops as arms folded across the chest.

2. 2 Medium

   Which fungus found in rye bread caused hallucinations in medieval Europe?

   Answer: ergot

   Why: Ergot alkaloids are chemical relatives of LSD, and outbreaks were called St Anthony's fire.

3. 3 Hard

   What does the name of the German bread pumpernickel translate to?

   Answer: Devil's fart

   Why: The usual reading joins Pumpern, to break wind, with Nickel, a goblin, though the etymology is disputed.

4. 4 Easy

   Which French pastry is named for its crescent shape?

   Answer: Croissant

   Why: August Zang opened a Viennese bakery in Paris in the late 1830s, but only in the early 1900s did bakers swap the kipferl's brioche dough for laminated dough.

5. 5 Medium

   Which Mexican sweet bread has a seashell-patterned sugar topping?

   Answer: Concha

   Why: The topping is a separate paste of flour, fat and sugar, laid on the roll and scored into shell lines before baking.

6. 6 Hard

   In which year was Italian ciabatta bread invented?

   Answer: 1982

   Why: Miller and rally driver Arnaldo Cavallari created it in Adria in the Veneto, an Italian answer to the imported baguette.