Drinks
1. What does the abbreviation A.B.V. Stand for in alcoholic drinks?
Alcohol By Volume
2. Which lager company traditionally sponsors the pre Wimbledon tennis tournament?
Stella Artois
3. What spirit is used in fortifying red wine to create port?
Brandy
4. What soft drink is advertised with the slogan, What’s the worst that could happen?
Dr Peppers
5. If I’m mixing you a drink using ginger ale, grenadine and a cherry, what am I making?
A Shirley Temple
6. What did Martin Stone invent in 1888 that millions of suckers use every day?
The Drinking Straw
7. What is the smell given off by wine called?
Bouquet
8. Which drink was created when Indian army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria?Tonic Water
9. What is the name of the apple based liqueur from Normandy?
Calvados
10. True or false - Adolf Hitler would only drink beer produced in Germany?
False
11. Which flavouring is added to brandy and egg yolks to make advocaat?
Vanilla
12. The phrase "mind your p’s and q’s" originally meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters "p" and "q" stand for?
Pints and Quarts
13. Which country consumes more Coca Cola per head than anywhere else in the world?
Iceland
14. Which drink, one of Shakespeare’s favourite tipples, is distilled from honey?
Mead
15. Which alcoholic drink is named after a Welsh Pirate?
Captain Morgan’s Rum
16. What is the flavour of the Greek drink ‘ouzo’?
Aniseed
17. In the drink Gin and ‘It’ - what’s ‘It’?
Italian Vermouth
18. Which drink is served in a Schooner?
Sherry
19. Poteen is a distilled spirit made in the West of Ireland. What is it made from?
Potatoes
20. What is the most common pub name in Great Britain?
The Red Lion
Alcohol By Volume
2. Which lager company traditionally sponsors the pre Wimbledon tennis tournament?
Stella Artois
3. What spirit is used in fortifying red wine to create port?
Brandy
4. What soft drink is advertised with the slogan, What’s the worst that could happen?
Dr Peppers
5. If I’m mixing you a drink using ginger ale, grenadine and a cherry, what am I making?
A Shirley Temple
6. What did Martin Stone invent in 1888 that millions of suckers use every day?
The Drinking Straw
7. What is the smell given off by wine called?
Bouquet
8. Which drink was created when Indian army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria?Tonic Water
9. What is the name of the apple based liqueur from Normandy?
Calvados
10. True or false - Adolf Hitler would only drink beer produced in Germany?
False
11. Which flavouring is added to brandy and egg yolks to make advocaat?
Vanilla
12. The phrase "mind your p’s and q’s" originally meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters "p" and "q" stand for?
Pints and Quarts
13. Which country consumes more Coca Cola per head than anywhere else in the world?
Iceland
14. Which drink, one of Shakespeare’s favourite tipples, is distilled from honey?
Mead
15. Which alcoholic drink is named after a Welsh Pirate?
Captain Morgan’s Rum
16. What is the flavour of the Greek drink ‘ouzo’?
Aniseed
17. In the drink Gin and ‘It’ - what’s ‘It’?
Italian Vermouth
18. Which drink is served in a Schooner?
Sherry
19. Poteen is a distilled spirit made in the West of Ireland. What is it made from?
Potatoes
20. What is the most common pub name in Great Britain?
The Red Lion
21. How many bottles of champagne are in a magnum?
Two
22. Which Alcoholic drink is the main ingredient of the cocktail ‘Zombie’?
Rum
23. Which brewery makes ‘Abbot Ale’?
Greene King
24. A great companion to Stilton Cheese, which drink comes in Ruby, Tawny and Vintage varieties?
Port
25. What nationality is the lager giant ‘Grolsch’?
Dutch
26. How many gallons of beer are there in a firkin?
Nine
27. Rioja comes from which country?
Spain
28. What are the ingredients of the cocktail Cuba Libre?
Rum and Coke
29. One point each - From what are the drinks sake, tokay and Midori made?
Sake - Rice / Tokay – Grapes (Hungarian Wine) / Midori - Melon
30. In which country is the wine making area of Stellenbosch?
South Africa
31. What drink did Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee advertise singing off-key around a piano?
Heineken Lager
32. When referring to champagne which four letter word means very dry?
Brut
33. Which soft drink was invented by the Nicholls family of Wythenshawe, near Manchester, during the 1900’s and is sold in both still and sparkling forms?
Vimto
34. What name is given to the red wines from the Bordeaux region?
Claret
35. Which well known fruit juice drink brand is the Maori word for “Good Health”?
Kia Ora
36. What is the flavour of the liqueur Kahlua?
Coffee
37. What alcoholic drink is distilled from pears?
Perry
38. Which drink, invented in 1886, was first marketed as the "Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage"?
Coca Cola
39. The ingredients of which cocktail drink are tequila, triple sec, lime juice and ice?
Margarita
40. Naughtiness Drug is an anagram of which drink?
Draught Guinness
Two
22. Which Alcoholic drink is the main ingredient of the cocktail ‘Zombie’?
Rum
23. Which brewery makes ‘Abbot Ale’?
Greene King
24. A great companion to Stilton Cheese, which drink comes in Ruby, Tawny and Vintage varieties?
Port
25. What nationality is the lager giant ‘Grolsch’?
Dutch
26. How many gallons of beer are there in a firkin?
Nine
27. Rioja comes from which country?
Spain
28. What are the ingredients of the cocktail Cuba Libre?
Rum and Coke
29. One point each - From what are the drinks sake, tokay and Midori made?
Sake - Rice / Tokay – Grapes (Hungarian Wine) / Midori - Melon
30. In which country is the wine making area of Stellenbosch?
South Africa
31. What drink did Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee advertise singing off-key around a piano?
Heineken Lager
32. When referring to champagne which four letter word means very dry?
Brut
33. Which soft drink was invented by the Nicholls family of Wythenshawe, near Manchester, during the 1900’s and is sold in both still and sparkling forms?
Vimto
34. What name is given to the red wines from the Bordeaux region?
Claret
35. Which well known fruit juice drink brand is the Maori word for “Good Health”?
Kia Ora
36. What is the flavour of the liqueur Kahlua?
Coffee
37. What alcoholic drink is distilled from pears?
Perry
38. Which drink, invented in 1886, was first marketed as the "Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage"?
Coca Cola
39. The ingredients of which cocktail drink are tequila, triple sec, lime juice and ice?
Margarita
40. Naughtiness Drug is an anagram of which drink?
Draught Guinness
Tiebreaker - In which year did the Wurzels have their first UK hit?
‘Drink up thy zider’ in 1967
‘Drink up thy zider’ in 1967
