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1 What is the correct match for Singapore Sling?
Answer: Gin

A Singapore Sling is a cocktail made with 1 ounce of gin, 1/2 ounce of grenadine, sour mix, topped with club soda and a float of cherry brandy shaken on ice and garnished with a flag.
  From Quiz: Gin, Rum, or Gin Rummy
2 The Dark 'n Stormy cocktail is reputed to have been created in Bermuda just after the end of World War I. Which alcoholic spirit is typically used to make a Dark 'n Stormy?
Answer: Rum

Rum or, more particularly, dark rum is used. It is said that the rum is the dark part of the drink and the stormy part is attributed to the addition of ginger beer.
    Your options: [ Rum ] [ Gin ] [ Brandy ] [ Vodka ]
  From Quiz: Make Mine a Dark 'n Stormy
3 A snakebite is a drink popular with heavy metal fans in Britain, and is made up of equal parts of lager, cider and which flavour cordial?
Answer: Blackcurrant

An old school Snakebite should contain a dash of blackcurrant cordial. Alternatively, it is possible to ask for a 'Snakebite and black'. The American version sometimes uses stout instead of lager. Various universities have different nicknames for the drink; Warwick University call it a Purple, the University of East Anglia call it a Snakey B, and the University of Loughborough call it a Nasty.

An urban legend claims that it is illegal to sell the drink in the UK. However, this is not true.
    Your options: [ Lime ] [ Blackcurrant ] [ Raspberry ] [ Elderflower ]
  From Quiz: Shot Shot
4 Which single malt whisky is made by the Sixteen Men of Tain?
Answer: Glenmorangie

The Glenmorangie distillery, in Tain, Ross-shire, boasts the tallest stills in Scotland, and has a permanent staff of just sixteen
    Your options: [ Knockando ] [ Glenmorangie ] [ Glenfiddich ] [ Glen Grant ]
  From Quiz: Single Malts
5 What's in a screwdriver?
Answer: vodka and orange juice

Vodka and cranberry juice is a cape codder. Vodka and grapefruit juice is a greyhound. A highball is famous for having whiskey and ginger ale.
  From Quiz: Mixology
6 For generations, the Japanese people have specialized in a alcoholic beverage called sake or saki. What fermented grain is used to make this drink?
Answer: rice

Saki is made using fermented rice. While many may refer to it as a wine, it is actually closer to a beer as far as the processing and fermentation practices used are concerned. It has a mildly sweet taste, is light in color, and is non-carbonated. In Japan the drink is served warm in small porcelain cups. There are historical records that document the brewing of sake in Japan for over 1,500 years.
  From Quiz: Obscure Alcoholic Beverages
7 Starting off with the title question, what exactly goes into a Tequila Sunrise?
Answer: Tequila, orange juice and grenadine

A Tequila Sunrise is a very popular cocktail to order. It is so named because of the colour it becomes when the juice and grenadine is added, making it a pinky orange colour, ideally layered from red at the bottom to orange at the top, like you would see in a sunrise.
  From Quiz: Another Tequila Sunrise
8 In Australian author's Nevil Shute's "On the Beach" (1957), Dwight Towers--the American submarine captain--drinks a cocktail (on multiple occasions) called a Pink Gin. What ingredients are in a pink gin?
Answer: gin and Angostura bitters

The Pink Gin was a popular cocktail in the UK beginning in the late nineteenth century. Members of the Royal Navy evidently were responsible for the concoction, which they created to make Angostura bitters, a treatment for seasickness, more pleasurable. It was served without ice.
  From Quiz: Cocktail History and Culture
9 The name of this drink means "Free Cuba". It is made with rum, cola and lime. What is the name of this cocktail?
Answer: Cuba Libre

The Cuba Libre is thought to have originated in Havana, Cuba, around the year 1900, invented by patriots aiding Cubans in the Spanish-American war. There are differing accounts of its history though. The Cuba Libre is more commonly referred to in Western cultures as just plain "Rum and Coke". I think this drink would be too ordinary for my friend Rachel, but much too potent for a llama.
  From Quiz: Why is the Rum Gone...Again?
10 Which drink consists of Bacardi rum, lime juice and grenadine?
Answer: Bacardi Cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Bacardi rum, the juice of half a lime and 1/2 tsp. grenadine.
    Your options: [ Mai Tai ] [ Bacardi Cocktail ] [ Rob Roy ] [ Zombie ]
  From Quiz: Potent Potables
11 What drink contains the following ingredients: 2 dashes bitters; 3/4 oz. orange juice; 3/4 oz. dry vermouth; and 3/4 oz. gin?
Answer: Peter Pan Cocktail

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. (From Mr. Boston, "Official Bartender's Guide", p.146).
  From Quiz: A Quiz About Alcoholic Drinks
12 Which drink was first documented in Eastern Europe at the end of the 9th Century?
Answer: Vodka

BLACK MAGIC: 1.5oz vodka, 0.75oz kahlua, dash lemon juice.
    Your options: [ Schnapps ] [ Vodka ] [ Gin ] [ Brandy ]
  From Quiz: Cheers! Facts about Cocktail Ingredients
13 Which cocktail is made from 1 part Kahlua, 1 part Bailey's Irish cream and 1 part Creme De Menthe?
Answer: After Eight

The 3 ingredients are served in a shot glass layered 1 over the other. Lethal!!
    Your options: [ Irish mints ] [ After Eight ] [ Mint Drop ] [ Mint choc chip ]
  From Quiz: Mixology - the science of cocktails!
14 What do peach schnapps and orange juice make?
Answer: Fuzzy Navel

Add some vodka for a hairy navel.
  From Quiz: Name That Drink
15 A "Sombrero" is made with coffee liqueur and half-and-half cream. By what other name is this drink known?
Answer: Muddy River
  From Quiz: Cocktails - Mixed Drinks
16 What is the correct match for Rum Runner?
Answer: Rum

A Rum Runner is a tall drink (5 ounce drink) usually made with 1/2 ounce of blackberry brandy, 1/2 ounce of dark rum, 1/2 ounce of banana liqueur, 1/2 ounce of sour mix and garnished with a flag.
  From Quiz: Gin, Rum, or Gin Rummy
17 The Bellini, a combination of peach puree or peach nectar and prosecco (Italian sparkling wine), is native to which Italian city?
Answer: Venice

You would need to visit Harry's Bar in Venice to find the original home of the Bellini. It was created by Giussepi Cipriani, the founder of Harry's Bar.
    Your options: [ Venice ] [ Florence ] [ Palermo ] [ Rome ]
  From Quiz: Make Mine a Dark 'n Stormy
18 Which shooter, named after a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, contains Grand Marnier, Irish cream and coffee liqueur?
Answer: B-52

Creator Peter Fich was a fan of the band, and named shooters after his favourite bands. The B-52 is a layered shot, with a coffee liqueur such as Kahlúa at the bottom, Irish cream in the middle, and Grand Marnier on the top (Cointreau or triple sec can be used instead). Variations include a B-51, which uses Frangelico hazelnut liqueur as the top layer; B-53, which substitutes Sambuca for Irish cream; and B-55 or B-52 Gunship, which substitutes absinthe for triple sec.

The shooter caught on amongst Arsenal fans during Nicklas Bendtner's time at the club, where he was nicknamed B-52 after wearing a number 52 shirt.
    Your options: [ REM ] [ B-52 ] [ Slackdaddy ] [ Widespread Panic ]
  From Quiz: Shot Shot
19 What is the main difference between a Manhattan and a Martini?
Answer: A Manhattan uses bourbon whiskey

Martinis are often served with dry vermouth, gin and tonic. Manhattans usually have bourbon whiskey. Most Martinis are crystal clear when served. Manhattans and martinis are often stirred instead of shaken.
  From Quiz: Mixology
20 Which two owners of Polynesian-style or tiki restaurants in the United States claim to have invented the Mai Tai, a complex rum-based drink?
Answer: Victor J. "Trader Vic" Bergeron and "Don the Beachcomber" (Ernest Gantt )

Beach or "Don the Beachcomber" says he first created it in 1933 at his eponymous restaurant in Hollywood, California, while Bergeron aka "Trader Vic" says he invented it in 1944 at his restaurant "Trader Vic's" in Oakland, California. Martin Denny and Les Baxter were well known jazz artists who incorporated "tiki" sounds into their music during the 1950s and 1960s. Jeff Berry is the author of Beachbum Berry's Grog Log (1998), while Sven Kirsten is known for writing The Book of Tiki (2000). Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian explorer who sailed from Peru to the Polynesian islands in 1947 on a raft named Kon-Tiki. He did this to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia. Yma Sumac was a Peruvian singer who worked with people like Les Baxter.
    Your options: [ Thor Heyerdahl and Yma Sumac ] [ Martin Denny and Les Baxter ] [ Victor J. "Trader Vic" Bergeron and "Don the Beachcomber" (Ernest Gantt ) ] [ Jeff Berry ("Beachbum Berry") and Sven Kirsten ]
  From Quiz: Cocktail History and Culture
21 By far, one of the most accepted and popular stories concerns a former U.S president. Which one?
Answer: George Washington

According to About.com, Washington and his men frequented a tavern where the drink glass used to be decorated by tying a tail feather (cock's) on the outside of the glass. Ironically Washington wore feathers in his hat and the cocktail originated when a fellow officer toasted to the "Cock's tail."
    Your options: [ John Adams ] [ George W. Bush ] [ Bill Clinton ] [ George Washington ]
  From Quiz: Cock - tales
22 Which drink consists of applejack, lime juice and grenadine?
Answer: Jack Rose

1 1/2 oz. applejack, the juice of half a lime, 1 tsp. grenadine.
    Your options: [ Alexander ] [ Jack Rose ] [ Sidecar ] [ White Lady ]
  From Quiz: Potent Potables
23 What drink (referred to as 'Dutch Courage') was invented in the early 17th Century in Holland, and was used to treat stomach complaints, gout and gallstones?
Answer: Gin

CLOVER CLUB: 2 measures gin, 1 glass grenadine, 2 glasses lemon juice, soda to taste.
  From Quiz: Cheers! Facts about Cocktail Ingredients
24 This cocktail is made from tequila, orange juice and Galliano. What is it's name?
Answer: Freddy Fudpucker

Pour the tequila and orange juice into a glass with ice. Over a spoon gently pour on the Galliano to float on the top. Be careful how you order this drink!!
  From Quiz: Mixology - the science of cocktails!
25 What do vodka, Kahlua and milk (or cream) make?
Answer: White Russian

Leave out the milk for a Black Russian.
  From Quiz: Name That Drink
26 What is the correct match for Salesman?
Answer: Gin-Rummy

A Salesman in gin-rummy is a card which is discarded as strategy to lure a card away from an opponent.
  From Quiz: Gin, Rum, or Gin Rummy
27 "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" Which spy ordered this Vesper Martini in a book and movie of the same name?
Answer: James Bond

The recipe for James Bond's Vesper Martini first appears in Ian Fleming's novel 'Çasino Royale' (1953) and in the 2006 movie of the same name starring Daniel Craig. Maxwell Smart is of course from the TV show 'Get Smart, Napoleon Solo featured in the TV series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.', and Jim Phelps appears in the TV classic 'Mission Impossible'.
    Your options: [ James Bond ] [ Napoleon Solo ] [ Maxwell Smart ] [ Jim Phelps ]
  From Quiz: Make Mine a Dark 'n Stormy
28 A Jaegerbomb involves a shot glass containing Jaegermeister being dropped into a pint of which drink?
Answer: Red Bull

Jaegermeister was, and is, one of my favourite drinks - it's a German liqueur containing a mixture of herbs, including aniseed, liquorice and ginger. In Germany, the Jaegerbomb is known as a 'fliegender Hirsch' (flying stag), while the Finnish version is an 'Akkuhapo' or 'battery acid' (Battery is a Finnish energy drink). The (untrue and dangerous) idea is that the caffeine in the Red Bull, or another energy drink of choice, counters the alcohol in the Jaegermeister.

A 'Jaeger train' is a sequence of Jaegerbombs being created by lining up pint glasses and balancing shot glasses on the rims, with the idea of creating a domino effect with the shot glasses.
    Your options: [ Lemonade ] [ Red Bull ] [ Pepsi ] [ Ribena ]
  From Quiz: Shot Shot
29 Edradour, the smallest whisky distillery in Scotland, is in which town?
Answer: Pitlochry

The Edradour distilling process has for generations been run by just three men - the Three Men of Edradour.
    Your options: [ Tomintoul ] [ Pitlochry ] [ Grantown-on-Spey ] [ Craigellachie ]
  From Quiz: Single Malts
30 Green Chartreuse is an unusual liqueur dating from the 17th century. It has some of the same origins as Benedictine. By using the names as clues, what group of people distilled this beverage?
Answer: Catholic Monks

Green Chartreuse has been made by the monks at the Grand Chartreuse Monastery for over 250 years. It has a very strong flavor that comes from a mixture of over 130 flowers and herbs. The green color comes from chlorophyll. There is also Yellow Chartreuse that is lighter and sweeter and gets it color from saffron. The recipe for Chartreuse is so secret, that, at any one time, only 3 monks know the recipe. It is only when one of them passes away is another monk allowed to take his place and learn how to create this drink.
  From Quiz: Obscure Alcoholic Beverages
31 The orders are coming quick and fast now, and the next on your list is a drink made from white rum, brown sugar, mint leaves and lots of limes, but what is the name for this cocktail?
Answer: Mojito

A mojito is a lovely refreshing drink which originated from Cuba. It is quite fiddly to make, as you need to muddle the limes and mint, as well as adding sugar to the drink.
    Your options: [ Caipirinha ] [ Mojito ] [ Babados Punch ] [ Red Rum ]
  From Quiz: Another Tequila Sunrise
32 The earliest definition of the word cocktail appeared in print in ______ .
Answer: 1806

The word cocktail first appeared in a letter to the editor of an American newspaper (local to New York state) called "The Balance, and Columbian Repository." The week after it was printed, the editor responded to a reader who inquired as to what the word cocktail meant. See the virtual exhibit of The Museum of the American Cocktail at www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org/Exhibit/TheBalance.html for the text of the letter mentioning the word cocktail and the editor's definition.
    Your options: [ 1919 ] [ 1846 ] [ 1806 ] [ 1901 ]
  From Quiz: Cocktail History and Culture
33 This drink's recipe commonly contains 7.5 ounces of alcohol, including white rum, golden rum, dark rum, 151-proof rum and apricot brandy, as well as pineapple and papaya juice. It is partially named after its effect on the drinker.
Answer: Zombie

The Zombie first appeared in the 1930s and was the invention of the owner of Don the Beachcomber's restaurant in Hollywood. The original recipe is still not completely known. Don Beach made the drink for a friend one day and the friend commented that after drinking three of them, he became a zombie. I think Rachel could handle four. A llama would require resuscitation.
    Your options: [ Killer Coco Chai ] [ Zombie ] [ Passion Pearl ] [ Rachel's Revenge ]
  From Quiz: Why is the Rum Gone...Again?
34 Yet another story states that a particular type of drink used to be served during cock fights. The word Cocktail is said to have originated from the name of this drink. What was this drink called?
Answer: Cock's Ale

This drink was made by fermenting ale along with chicken (or cocks), raisins, brown sugar etc for about 9 to 12 days.
  From Quiz: Cock - tales
35 Which drink is made with gin and orange juice?
Answer: Orange Blossom

1 oz. gin, 1 oz. orange juice.
    Your options: [ Pink Gin ] [ Orange Blossom ] [ Screwdriver ] [ Singapore Sling ]
  From Quiz: Potent Potables
36 What drink contains the following ingredients: 3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth; 1 1/2 oz. light rum; and 1/2 tsp. Triple Sec?
Answer: Fair-and-Warmer Cocktail

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. (From Mr. Boston, "Official Bartender's Guide", p.89).
  From Quiz: A Quiz About Alcoholic Drinks
37 Which drink is made from a relative of the lily?
Answer: Tequila

MARGARITA: 2oz tequila, 1oz lime juice, 1oz cointreau served in a salt rimmed glass.
    Your options: [ Grenadine ] [ Tequila ] [ Curacao ] [ Gin ]
  From Quiz: Cheers! Facts about Cocktail Ingredients
38 The Canada Dream is made with Apricot Brandy, Amaretto, Ice and what other ingredient?
Answer: Orange Juice

Shake all the ingredients and serve over ice. Delicious!!!
  From Quiz: Mixology - the science of cocktails!
39 What do gin, sweet and sour mix and splash of Seven-up(or Sprite) or club soda make?
Answer: Tom Collins

Use bourbon instead of gin for a John Collins.
  From Quiz: Name That Drink
40 Which ingredient changes a "Black Russian" to a "White Russian"?
Answer: Cream
    Your options: [ Coconut extract ] [ Cream ] [ White creme de menthe ] [ White creme de cacao ]
  From Quiz: Cocktails - Mixed Drinks
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