Coffee Quiz: 25 Questions Only Coffee Lovers Get Right

Coffee Quiz: 25 Questions Only Coffee Lovers Get Right: questions and answers

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1. Coffee beans are the seeds of a… Fruit · Flower · Root

   Fruit – Coffee beans grow inside red coffee cherries!

2. Espresso topped with steamed milk and lots of foam is a… Americano · Ristretto · Cappuccino

   Cappuccino

3. Which usually has more caffeine? A mug of drip coffee · A single espresso · They're the same

   A mug of drip coffee

4. Decaf coffee contains… Zero caffeine · A little caffeine · Extra caffeine

   A little caffeine

5. Legend says a goat herder found coffee in… Colombia · Ethiopia · Vietnam

   Ethiopia – His goats got super energetic after eating coffee cherries!

6. The two main coffee species are Arabica and… Robusta · Mocha · Espresso

   Robusta

7. The cappuccino is named after… An Italian city · A coffee bean · Monks' robes

   Monks' robes – Its color matches the robes of Capuchin friars!

8. The golden crema on espresso is made of… Milk foam · Oils and gas bubbles · Sugar

   Oils and gas bubbles

9. The world's first webcam was pointed at a… Fish tank · Coffee pot · Front door

   Coffee pot – Cambridge scientists used it to check if coffee was ready!

10. Which company launched instant coffee Nescafé in 1938? Starbucks · Lavazza · Nestlé

    Nestlé

11. Which country drinks the most coffee per person? Finland · Italy · USA

    Finland – About 12 kilos of coffee per person every year!

12. About how much pressure does a good espresso machine use? 2 bar · 9 bar · 30 bar

    9 bar

13. Kopi luwak beans pass through the gut of a… Bat · Civet · Monkey

    Civet

14. Who invented the paper coffee filter in 1908? An Italian barista · A French chemist · A German housewife

    A German housewife – Melitta Bentz used blotting paper from her son's school book!

15. Which composer wrote a Coffee Cantata? Mozart · Beethoven · Bach

    Bach

16. The ideal water for brewing coffee is about… 90 to 96 degrees · 100 degrees · 70 degrees

    90 to 96 degrees

17. Why were 1600s London coffeehouses called penny universities? They sold cheap penny books · Coffee plus great talk · Students worked there

    Coffee plus great talk

18. Which famous company began in a 1680s London coffeehouse? Twinings · Bank of England · Lloyd's of London

    Lloyd's of London

19. Cold brew coffee is usually steeped for… 12 to 24 hours · 2 minutes · 1 hour

    12 to 24 hours

20. The word mocha comes from a port in… Ethiopia · Turkey · Yemen

    Yemen

21. Legend says coffee was smuggled into Brazil hidden in a… Bible · Bouquet of flowers · Shoe

    Bouquet of flowers

22. For the coffee plant, caffeine works as a natural… Pesticide · Fertilizer · Sunscreen

    Pesticide – It's toxic to many insects that try to eat the plant!

23. The first espresso machine was patented in 1884 in… Turin · Paris · Vienna

    Turin

24. In 1511, coffee was banned in which city? Rome · London · Mecca

    Mecca

25. The Arabic word qahwa, origin of coffee, first meant… Wine · Black · Energy

    Wine

26. Which country grows the most coffee after Brazil? Colombia · Vietnam · Ethiopia

    Vietnam