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It's Tea Time Trivia Quiz

Pour yourself a cup and enjoy this quiz that is all about things involving the word tea!

A multiple-choice quiz by SmoothBrain. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SmoothBrain

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
406,166

Updated
Apr 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
263

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What British children's fantasy author once commented, "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me"? Hint

Graham Greene

Tony Cliff

C.S. Lewis

George Orwell

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Question 2 of 10

2. A sitcom which ran on CBS primarily in the 1960s was a fish out of water tale telling the story of a family which moved from the Ozarks to California due to the father discovering "black gold, Texas tea." What was the name of this sitcom? Hint

Just Our Luck

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Arkansas Pride

The Beverly Hillbillies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tea towels reached their apex in popularity in the 18th century. Often embroidered, the tea towel was designed to look as elegant as the teapot it may have been wrapped around. What material were tea towels created from at this time? Hint

wool

terrycloth

cotton

linen

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Tea For The Tillerman" was an album released in November of 1970 featuring the hit single "Wild World." Under what animal inspired name did this British singer-songwriter find success? Hint

John "Cougar" Mellencamp

Cat Stevens

Adam Ant

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Teapot Dome Scandal was, at the time, considered the greatest misconduct ever to happen in American politics. What was the underlying issue involving President Harding's administration? Hint

Attempted assassination

Human rights violations

Election fixing

Bribery

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Spill the tea" is an expression that has recently gained significant popularity. Which of these words is most closely associated to the expression? Hint

gossip

sleep

mess

oil

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Question 7 of 10

7. Born Elizabeth Pantaleoni, this actress has had her most recent success portraying Elizabeth McCord on the CBS show "Madam Secretary." By what name is she better known as an actress? Hint

Beth Teaman

T�a Leoni

Lizzie Anitea

Shatea Ansel

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Question 8 of 10

8. The American English idiom "tempest in a teapot" (or similar variants) is an expression used to signify what? Hint

much ado about nothing

angry person ready to erupt

putting too much in a small space

pleasant surprise in store

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the US, the Republican party had a "Tea Party" faction emerge around 2009. Which of the following options is something the "Tea Party" Republicans support? Hint

Reducing national debt

Increasing spending for goverment programs

Raising federal taxes

Adopting federally administered universal healthcare

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Question 10 of 10

10. The city of Tea, South Dakota is found in the southeastern corner of the state. With a population of roughly six thousand people, it is a suburb of Sioux Falls. What was the primary reason the town was named Tea? Hint

A wagon broke down carrying tea

Founders lost a coin flip

For former governor G.T. Mickelson

The name was short

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What British children's fantasy author once commented, "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me"?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis followed a very regimented daily pattern of activity, with breakfast at 8 AM, then working at his desk by 9 followed by a cup of tea at 11. Later in the day he would go for a walk and upon his return, he would expect a cup of tea no later than a quarter past 4 PM.

Answer: The Beverly Hillbillies

With seven Emmy nominations, "The Beverly Hillbillies" is one of the most popular and widely syndicated shows in TV history. A 1993 film adaptation wasn't quite as critically acclaimed.

Answer: linen

The earliest tea towels were made from delicate linen and were designed to be passed down as heirlooms. With the Industrial Revolution, tea towels were mass produced and more frequently became made from cotton. In the United States, tea towels are more commonly known as dish towels.

4. "Tea For The Tillerman" was an album released in November of 1970 featuring the hit single "Wild World." Under what animal inspired name did this British singer-songwriter find success?

Answer: Cat Stevens

Also operating under the name Yusuf Islam later in his career, Cat Stevens would experience the start of his successful career in music with his "Tea For The Tillerman" record. While a tillerman can be used to refer to a boating helmsman or more recently as a ladder truck operator in a fire brigade, the artwork on the cover of the album leads one to believe a farmer (one who tills the field) was to whom Stevens was referring.

5. The Teapot Dome Scandal was, at the time, considered the greatest misconduct ever to happen in American politics. What was the underlying issue involving President Harding's administration?

Answer: Bribery

Albert Bacon, as Harding's Secretary of the Interior, was accused of leasing Navy oil reserves in California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming to private oil companies without requiring competitive bids. Bacon would be convicted of accepting bribes from those companies.

As a direct result of this issue, Congress would pass a law allowing them to subpoena tax records of any citizen for review, regardless of office or stature.

6. "Spill the tea" is an expression that has recently gained significant popularity. Which of these words is most closely associated to the expression?

Answer: gossip

Although many think that "spilling the tea" is related to folks sharing gossip over a cup of tea, Merriam-Webster traces the origin of the phrase back to drag culture in the 1990s.

7. Born Elizabeth Pantaleoni, this actress has had her most recent success portraying Elizabeth McCord on the CBS show "Madam Secretary." By what name is she better known as an actress?

Answer: T�a Leoni

T�a was her given middle name. She seems to have found love with her costar Tim Daly -- they started dating at the beginning of the show and were still together when this quiz was written.

8. The American English idiom "tempest in a teapot" (or similar variants) is an expression used to signify what?

Answer: much ado about nothing

A "tempest in a teapot" reference indicates that something is being heavily overreacted to. An equivalent British expression is "storm in a teacup." Most other languages have a similar equivalent of "storm in a water glass."

A very similar idiom is "make a mountain out of a molehill."

9. In the US, the Republican party had a "Tea Party" faction emerge around 2009. Which of the following options is something the "Tea Party" Republicans support?

Answer: Reducing national debt

In 2009, several conservative Republicans coalesced to counter President Obama's fiscal agenda and act as a block within the Republican party. The billionaire Koch brothers were big financial backers of this group, however, the "Tea Party" branding of the movement was largely abandoned by 2020.

Answer: The name was short

According to the 1958 book, "The Origins Of Unusual Place-Names," it is said the city of Tea was named Tea due to it being a short name. George T. Mickelson was a governor of South Dakota, but the T stood for Theodore.

Source: Author SmoothBrain

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