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Quiz about Absinthe
Quiz about Absinthe

Absinthe Trivia Quiz


Seen as the elixir of life by nineteenth-century European bohemians and evil by everyone else, absinthe is a drink with a fascinating history. See how much you know about it.

A multiple-choice quiz by CellarDoor. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
CellarDoor
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
25,289
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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2917
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Question 1 of 10
1. Absinthe, a 144-proof drink popular in the 19th century, is now making a comeback. It has an unusual color. What is it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. From what plant is absinthe made? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1905, a man named Jean Lanfray killed his wife and children while in an absinthe daze, leading what nation of his to ban the drink in 1908? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Absinthe was a critical component of the relationship between Paul Verlaine and what other French poet? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who said, 'Absinthe has a wonderful color, (answer to Question 1 omitted). A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?' ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who painted 'The Absinthe Drinker,' 'The Poet Cornutti,' and 'The Glass of Absinthe,' all dealing with the downside of the drink? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What playwright, author of 'Ubu roi' and creator of the cult figure Pere Ubu, called absinthe 'holy water' and 'essence of life'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What international movement began as a quest against absinthe? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What painter's 1876 work 'L'Absinthe' caused a massive controversy when displayed in London? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who wrote 'Wormwood: A Drama of Paris' in 1890? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Absinthe, a 144-proof drink popular in the 19th century, is now making a comeback. It has an unusual color. What is it?

Answer: green

One of absinthe's many nicknames was 'The Green Fairy.'
2. From what plant is absinthe made?

Answer: wormwood

A serious problem, this: present in wormwood is a powerful hallucinogenic drug, thujone.
3. In 1905, a man named Jean Lanfray killed his wife and children while in an absinthe daze, leading what nation of his to ban the drink in 1908?

Answer: Switzerland

Just in case you thought such crimes were an artifact of the decadent modern age.
4. Absinthe was a critical component of the relationship between Paul Verlaine and what other French poet?

Answer: Arthur Rimbaud

5. Who said, 'Absinthe has a wonderful color, (answer to Question 1 omitted). A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?' ?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Wilde also said, 'You mustn't mind that a poet is a drunk, rather that drunks are not always poets.'
6. Who painted 'The Absinthe Drinker,' 'The Poet Cornutti,' and 'The Glass of Absinthe,' all dealing with the downside of the drink?

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Though the other artists also painted absinthe, they tended to portray it in a more favorable light.
7. What playwright, author of 'Ubu roi' and creator of the cult figure Pere Ubu, called absinthe 'holy water' and 'essence of life'?

Answer: Alfred Jarry

Pere Ubu is a character who murders his way to the throne of Poland; is defeated by the son of the former king and driven to France; and subsequently vows to murder his way to the throne of France.
8. What international movement began as a quest against absinthe?

Answer: Temperance movement

9. What painter's 1876 work 'L'Absinthe' caused a massive controversy when displayed in London?

Answer: Edgar Degas

The painting provoked a public outcry over the 'decadence' of the French absinthe-drinkers.
10. Who wrote 'Wormwood: A Drama of Paris' in 1890?

Answer: Marie Corelli

This rather heavy-handed work criticized both absinthe and 'the morbidness of the modern French mind'.
Source: Author CellarDoor

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