History & Geographic Origin Quiz - Due 9/16
Quiz on History of Coffee and Geographic Origins chapters.
OPEN BOOK. Must score 100%.
- 1.
Kaldi is said to be the first person to discover coffee. What was his profession?
- A.
Dutch explorer
- B.
Brazilian military officer
- C.
Ethiopian goat herder
- D.
Ethiopian monk
Correct Answer
C. Ethiopian goat herder -
- 2.
How did Amsterdam become a global center of coffee trading, even though no coffee grows there?
- A.
The Dutch were looking for alternatives to tulips in 1690, when there was a bumper crop and tulip prices crashed.
- B.
A Venetian merchant brought coffees from Turkey to Amsterdam and established a base for trade relations.
- C.
Dutch traders smuggled a coffee plant from the Arab port of Mocha then began cultivating it in their tropical colonies.
- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
C. Dutch traders smuggled a coffee plant from the Arab port of Mocha then began cultivating it in their tropical colonies. -
- 3.
Semi-washed coffee at Starbucks is most likely to come from which growing region?
- A.
Asia-Pacific
- B.
Africa
- C.
Latin America
- D.
Pacific Northwest
Correct Answer
A. Asia-Pacific -
- 4.
The "Coffee Belt" is
- A.
The sash that coffee farmers wear to hold their baskets as they harvest coffee cherries
- B.
The region where coffee is typically semi-washed vs. washed
- C.
The region where coffee trees grow - between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Correct Answer
C. The region where coffee trees grow - between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn -
- 5.
True or False: Starbucks only buys coffee beans grown at very high elevations because that is where the harder, denser robusta coffees are found.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Starbucks only buys high-quality arabica coffee beans, which are grown at higher elevations than typically lower-quality robusta coffee beans. Robusta is more accessible and grown at lower elevations.Rate this question:
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