Some sample questions from this category:
* Which was the first brand of beer sold nationally in the United States?
* The largest brewery in the world is the ________________ brewery.
* Potato chips were originally known as ______________ chips in recognition of their place of origin.
* Ice Cream cones were first served during a heat wave in 1904 at the _____________________.
* Which of the following countries produces the most beer?
* Carbon Dioxide is responsible for the __________ in most soft drinks?
* Which two juices, added to whiskey, make a Scarlett O'Hara cocktail?
* The Dutch word 'koekje' means what?
* In England you might order a 'bloater.' What would you get?
* Irish coffee was first served in ___________ in the year 1953. It was an immediate hit!
* Absinthe, a 144-proof drink popular in the 19th century, is now making a comeback. It has an unusual color. What is it?
* From what plant is absinthe made?
* 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?
* Absinthe was a critical component of the relationship between Paul Verlaine and what other French poet?
* Who painted 'The Absinthe Drinker,' 'The Poet Cornutti,' and 'The Glass of Absinthe,' all dealing with the downside of the drink?
* What playwright, author of 'Ubu roi' and creator of the cult figure Pere Ubu, called absinthe 'holy water' and 'essence of life'?
* What international movement began as a quest against absinthe?
* What painter's 1876 work 'L'Absinthe' caused a massive controversy when displayed in London?
* Who wrote 'Wormwood: A Drama of Paris' in 1890?
* What is mixed with vodka to make a Moscow Mule?
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