Tea Trivia: Spill the Steeped Facts!
1.
What is another name for the antioxidants found in tea?
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Flavonoids
2.
What type of climate does tea grow in?
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Tropical
3.
Young leaves (new growth buds) that have undergone no oxidation produce what type of tea?
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White
4.
What tea is grown in the foothills of the Himalayas?
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Darjeeling
5.
In North America, the word "chai" usually refers to tea from what region?
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India
6.
Tea flavored with tapioca pearls is called what?
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Bubble Tea
7.
What tea/beverage company is based in Rye Brook, New York?
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Snapple
8.
What company labels every box of tea with "blessed by a certified tea shaman"?
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Tazo
9.
Most Turkish tea is produced on what coast?
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Black Sea
10.
According to studies by the University of Geneva, what type of tea increases metabolism?
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Green
11.
A study showed that those who drank four cups of what tea each day had drops in cortisol levels?
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Black
12.
Unilever owns what tea brand?
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Lipton
13.
What is the first name of Sir Lipton, the creator of Lipton Tea?
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Thomas
14.
What tea brand's slogan urged consumers to take the "plunge"?
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Nestea
15.
What kind of tea is "English Breakfast" tea?
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Black
16.
In English culture, a substitute for both afternoon tea and the evening meal is often called what?
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High Tea
17.
What year did tea first appear in Europe?
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Apr/04
18.
Who is the largest producer of tea in the world?
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China
19.
Where is the Celestial Seasonings headquarters located?
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Boulder, Colorado
20.
A study in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" says drinking tea is beneficial after what?
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Heart Attack
21.
What are the top 1-2 inches of a mature tea plant called?
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Flushes
22.
What is called "black tea" in England would be considered what kind of tea in China?
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Red Tea
23.
High-quality tea served at the Imperial court is called what?
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Yellow Tea
24.
When tea leaves unfold as they steep it is sometimes called what?
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The Agony Of The Leaves
25.
In 1908, American Thomas Sullivan began packaging tea samples in bags made of what?
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Silk
26.
Where did "bubble tea" originate?
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Taiwan
27.
Gunpowder tea is a form of what tea?
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Green
28.
Tea leaves rolled into small round pellets are called what?
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Gunpowder Tea
29.
In early 1990's commercials, what was the name of the "Snapple Lady"?
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Wendy
30.
Earl Grey tea is blended with oil extracted from what fruit?
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Bergamot Orange
31.
What does "oolong" mean?
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Black Dragon
32.
Chamomile tea consists of what?
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Dried Flowers
33.
How many varieties of tea are there?
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Approximately 1,500
34.
Adapted from Tibetan teapots, a Russian teapot is better known by what name?
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Samovar
35.
What is a "Tisane"?
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A Herbal Tea
36.
What is the Latin name for the tea plant?
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Camellia Sinensis
37.
In China, semi-oxidized teas are generally called what?
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Blue Tea
38.
What is "kukicha tea" also called?
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Winter Tea
39.
To whom does an early Chinese creation myth give credit for discovering tea?
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Shennong
40.
"Darjeeling tea" has a floral aroma and a musky spiciness often referred to by what term?
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Muscatel
41.
Traditionally, what do Japanese women wear during a tea ceremony?
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Kimono
42.
A full Japanese tea ceremony with kaiseki meal, usucha thin tea and koicha thick tea lasts how long?
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4 Hours
43.
What color are the caps of regular Snapple teas?
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Blue
44.
What type of African tea is only grown in the Cederberg region of the Western Cape province?
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Rooibos
45.
Who were Prime Minister Earl Grey's tea merchants?
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Twinings In The Strand
46.
What was the favorite tea of Douglas Adams, author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series?
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Earl Grey
47.
Native tea plants are found in only southern China and what other region in the world?
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Assam
48.
What tea company was bought by Starbucks in 1999?
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Tazo
49.
Within the country of Turkey, what is their tea called?
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Rize Tea
50.
Where is the Stash Tea Company located?
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Tigard, Oregon
51.
The "HMS Dartmouth", attacked during the Boston Tea Party, carried tea for what company?
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East India Company
52.
How many tons of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
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45
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