Coffee Masters — History Of Coffee
- 1.Luigi Bezzera invented the first commercial “espresso” machine because he wanted…
- A.
To make better use of his collection of tiny porcelain cups
- B.
His workers to have shorter coffee breaks
- C.
To shorten wait times at his local coffee shop
- D.
To make his coffee stronger
- 2.The birthplace of coffee is considered to be:
- A.
Mecca
- B.
1912 Pike Place
- C.
Yemen
- D.
Brazil
- E.
Ethiopia
- 3.According to legend—Kaldi the goat herder discovered coffee after
- A.
The Muslims had been using it to for centuries to ward off evil
- B.
His goats ate the beans and became quite active
- C.
He ate the beans mistaking them for cherries
- D.
The Dutch smuggled it out of Mocha
- 4.Alfred Pete is credited with bringing custom coffee roasting to North America
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Which name below is not one of the original founders of Starbucks
- A.
Howard Schultz
- B.
Jerry Baldwin
- C.
Zev Seigl
- D.
Gordaon Bowker
- 6.The “Father of the Espresso” who believed the perfect shot of coffee should “paint the tongue” was:
- A.
Luigi Bezzera
- B.
Il Giornale
- C.
Satori Kato
- D.
Achille Gaggia
- E.
Ernesto Illy
- 7.The drink Arabian traders made a drink called Qahwa—which literally meant
- A.
Drink of the gods
- B.
Drink of the dancing goats
- C.
That which prevents divorce
- D.
That which prevents sleep
- 8.The thing that destroyed most of the coffee plantations in India, Ceylon and other part of Asia in 1869—was called: _______ (coincidentally—a century later a thing by the same name destroyed most of my father’s 1969 Buick).
- A.
Rust
- B.
A swarm of locust
- C.
A group of teenagers
- D.
a monsoon
- 9.Which South American country was able to break the French/Dutch monopoly, and ultimately change coffee from a drink for the elite into a drink for everyday people:
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Colombia
- C.
Venezuela
- D.
Guatemala
- 10.Melitta Bentz invented the first coffee filter. In her quest for the perfect cup she discovered what material made the perfect filter?
- A.
Paper towel
- B.
Her son’s gym sock
- C.
Her son’s blotting paper
- D.
Her son’s tracing paper
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