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21 Questions | By Florence69 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Total Attempts: 113

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1.

A Champagne bottle containing the equivalent of 20 bottles is called what? 
- A.
  
  Jeroboam
- B.
  
  Methuselah
- C.
  
  Nebuchadnezzar
- D.
  
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2.

During the 1700s and 1800s, the world's largest rum producing region was ...
- A.
  
  Caribbean
- B.
  
  South America
- C.
  
  New England
- D.
  
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3.

The 3 counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire are famed for producing what fermented beverage that has an EU Protected Geographical Indication
- A.
  
  Cider
- B.
  
  Perry
- C.
  
  Purl
- D.
  
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4.

What town is the world's largest consumer of Bénédictine?
- A.
  
  Fécamp, Normany
- B.
  
  Burnley, United Kingdom
- C.
  
  Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
- D.
  
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5.

Absinthe production and sale was banned in France in 1915. When was the ban finally lifted? 
- A.
  
  2007
- B.
  
  2009
- C.
  
  2011
- D.
  
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6.

How many drams are there in a gill?
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  16
- C.
  
  32
- D.
  
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7.

The 62-mile, 4-day-long walk that links 15 public houses starting at Stow on the Wold is called what?
- A.
  
  Warden's Way
- B.
  
  Cotswolds Way
- C.
  
  Donnington Way
- D.
  
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8.

Popular from Shakespeare's day to Dickens' time, ale mulled with wormwood was called by what name? 
- A.
  
  Perry
- B.
  
  Purl
- C.
  
  Purl Royale
- D.
  
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9.

The names of all Champagne bottle sizes except for Magnum and Bottle are derived from what source?
- A.
  
  The Bible
- B.
  
  The Torah
- C.
  
  The Sun Tzu
- D.
  
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10.

What was the main ingredient in the drinks known as bumpo, bumboo, and mimbo?
- A.
  
  Whisky
- B.
  
  Rum
- C.
  
  Arrack
11.

How many milliliters are there in a jigger ?
- A.
  
  22
- B.
  
  44
- C.
  
  66
- D.
  
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12.

What is the first drink that superspy James Bond orders in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel Casino Royale? 
- A.
  
  Vesper
- B.
  
  Americano
- C.
  
  Ricard
- D.
  
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13.

Name the 1949 Ealing Studios comedy film about the real-life 1941 shipwreck of the S.S. Politician and its cargo (recently digitally restored and re-released to UK cinemas 29 July 2011).
- A.
  
  Carry on Sailor!
- B.
  
  Whisky Galore!
- C.
  
  Passport to Pimlico
- D.
  
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14.

What many whisky distilleries are there in England?
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  5
- C.
  
  8
- D.
  
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15.

In what year did the word "cocktail" first appear in print? 
- A.
  
  1798
- B.
  
  1803
- C.
  
  1806
- D.
  
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16.

What was the real name of Doctor Mirabilis, the Oxford scholar who was the first European to experiment with distillation in the late 1200s? 
- A.
  
  Arnaud de Villeneuve
- B.
  
  Roger Bacon
- C.
  
  John Dunn Scotus
- D.
  
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17.

Blauburgunder, Zweigelt, and Blaufränkisch are red wines produced in what country? 
- A.
  
  Germany
- B.
  
  Lichentenstein
- C.
  
  Austria
- D.
  
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18.

According to The Thin Man's Nick Charles: "Now a Manhattan you shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry martini you always shake to..." What time?
- A.
  
  Samba time
- B.
  
  Waltz time
- C.
  
  Charleston time
- D.
  
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19.

What cocktail did Zaphod Beeblebrox invent in 1981 British TV series The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
- A.
  
  Snotch
- B.
  
  Galloping Green Galaxy
- C.
  
  Pangalactic Gargleblaster
- D.
  
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20.

In the Dr Who episode "The Doctor Dances", Captain Jack Harkness orders an Emergency Protocol 417 from the ship's computer. What is it?
- A.
  
  A Pangalactic Gargleblaster
- B.
  
  A Champagne Cocktail
- C.
  
  A Dry Martini with an olive garnish
- D.
  
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21.

The Grasshopper Cocktail was invented at...
- A.
  
  At Mister Kelly's in Chicago
- B.
  
  At Raffles in Singapore
- C.
  
  At Tujague's at New Orleans
- D.
  
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