There's an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil

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1. According to legend, where was coffee first grown and harvested? Persia Colombia Ethiopia Nigeria

2. Which people are the first to be recorded as producing a beverage using coffee beans? Turks Arabs Ethiopians Greeks

3. The first coffee shop was opened in Italy in the 15th Century. True False

4. Around 1600, the drink arrived in the western world via Italian traders. Very shortly afterwards it arrived in America. Who is credited with introducing the beverage to the American continent? Walter Raleigh John Smith Henry Hudson James Cook

5. The insurance company, Lloyd's of London, had its beginnings in a coffee house. True False

6. The title of this quiz is 'There's an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil'. It was also part of a record called 'The Coffee Song'. But where did the first coffee plants to reach Brazil come from? Colombia Kenya Venezuela Guiana

7. Until the late 19th century, coffee was only produced by grinding roasted beans. Around 1901, or possibly as early as 1881, the first 'instant' coffee was produced. Who was the person responsible for this innovation? James Maxwell Satori Kato Thomas Folger Joseph Lloyd

8. In 1907, one country was recorded as producing 97% of the total world production of coffee. Which country was it? Colombia Brazil Kenya Indonesia

9. What is the name of the world's most expensive coffee? Venezuelan Maracaibo Colombian Excelsior Kopi Luwak Blue Ridge

10. There are, basically, two types of coffee bean, Arabica and Robusta. One of them can grow at much higher altitudes than the other. Which of the two cannot grow, successfully, above approximately 700m above sea level? Answer: (One Word)