The Answer is a Chocolate Cocktail Quiz

Answer: Capri

Capri is a resort island that sits in the Tyrrhenian Sea on the south side of the Gulf of Naples. It is a very popular summer destination with attractions such as The Blue Grotto, ruins of Imperial Roman villas, the Faraglioni (a series of limestone stacks that stick out of the sea), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a promenade that holds stunning views and the chair lift to Monte Solaro at Anacapri.

Capri pants are mid-calf trousers that were designed by Sonja de Lennart in 1948 and are generally worn by women. Their popularity boomed during the 1960s when Grace Kelly was photographed in a pair. They received another boost when Mary Tyler Moore, in her role as Laura Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show, started to wear them on the programme. In the 2000s they received another dose of popularity when tennis ace, Rafael Nadal, began to wear them.

The Capri was also a midsized coupe, similar to the Ford Cortina, which had a production run at Ford between 1961 and 1986. It made a brief comeback as a roadster at the end of the 1980s but faded by the mid 1990s. Initially based on the British Ford Classic Saloon it incorporated elements of the Ford Thunderbird and the Galaxie Sunliner. Unfortunately it proved too expensive to produce and it failed to compete with its stablemate, the Cortina.

The Capri cocktail is sometimes called a Banshee and is made in much the same way as a White Russian. Fill an old fashion glass with ice and then pour in an ounce of banana liqueur and half an ounce of white Crème de Cacao. Stir this and then top up the glass with cream or milk.

Answer: Yes

OK so the answer is not the name of a cocktail but, to toast the movie's great achievement in winning, not just the Best Picture Oscar but four Academy Awards in all, a number of cocktails were created in its honour. This one is called Killer Coco Chai and it involves mixing two parts of cooled chai tea with one part of Malibu rum and one part of white chocolate liqueur with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain this into a chilled champagne glass and garnish it with a strawberry.

Enjoy one while you watch the movie which rates as one of the best created by the Coen brothers. The film centres upon a hunter (Josh Brolin) who stumbles across two million dollars from a drug deal that has ended badly for the originators. He takes the money but is then pursued by a hit man (played by Javier Bardem) who, in turn, is pursued by the local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones).
The Coens collected an Academy Award for their efforts as directors while Bardem was acknowledged for his performance as Best Supporting Actor.

Answer: Admiral Perry

Perry had a rapid rise through the ranks of the US Navy. At age 27 he was placed in command of the USS Shark and in 1822 sailed into Key West, Florida, planted the US flag and claimed the territory as US property. A strong campaigner for the modernisation of the Navy, the moment he was promoted to Captain, he took control of the construction of the USS Fulton, which became the Navy's second steam ship. He worked hard at promoting an apprenticeship scheme to develop naval officers and was largely responsible for establishing the curriculum at the Naval Academy.
In 1852 he set sail for Japan with the goal of establishing trade treaties. This he managed to achieve through a combination shrewdness, threat and negotiation. In 1855 he was rewarded for his work in Japan with the considerable sum of $20,000 and was promoted to Rear-Admiral in his retirement. He passed away three years later aged 63.

The Admiral Perry proved to be a winner for Blair Frodelius. It was the name of a cocktail he created to win the October, 2010 Cinnamon Cocktail Contest. He mixed two ounces of Vodka with an ounce of Original Cinn Schnapps, one ounce of dry Vermouth and a quarter teaspoon of white Crème de Cacao with ice. This was strained into a cocktail glass and garnished with a slice of pear.

Answer: Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy came from the fertile mind of Clarence E Mulford who first published his story in 1904. Mulford created a character who was a mean son of a gun, displayed constant menace and was generally gruff in manner. William Boyd, on the other hand, provided an alternative version on screen, portraying Cassidy as a clean cut, almost gentlemanly, gunman who only got tough with villains. The other difference Boyd brought to the screen was that he dressed his hero in black, which went against the traditional view where cowboy heroes wore white hats. The Cisco Kid, who also wore black (but a white sombrero), was portrayed on television by Duncan Renaldo.

While you're sitting back enjoying the re-runs of Hopalong Cassidy, do it in style with your own Black Sombrero but you'll need to track down some chocolate flavoured tequila first. One option is Tanteo tequila which has been infused with raw cocoa and has the added zing of jalapeno. Mix one and a half ounces of Tanteo with half an ounce of Kahlua, pour over ice and then top with club soda and garnish with a lime wedge. (PS) Don't tell anyone but this cocktail is really the question and not the answer.

Answer: Bushwhacker

Bushwhackers were, as a rule, not part of the regular military forces. Their raids, however, had the hallmarks of military planning and were conducted with utter ruthlessness. Because these raiders did not wear a uniform the problem for the government was whether the bushwhackers should be viewed as carrying out a military action or treating their raids as a criminal offence. The intensity of these attacks were greater in Missouri, however, there were also raids conducted in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Northern Georgia and Northern Virginia.
Jayhawkers used similar tactics but they were prominent before the war and were generally centred in Kansas.

We've talked about the nasty bushwhackers; let's talk about the sweet bushwhackers, the ones with chocolate, coconut and where the only killer is the coffee. Pour one ounce of dark rum, one ounce of Kahlua, one ounce of dark Crème de Cacao and two ounces of coconut cream and milk into a blender with a cup of ice. Blend and strain into a hurricane glass.

Answer: Dreamy Blues

Ellington and Barney Bigard wrote the music and Irving Mills compiled the lyrics, though there has been dispute over the authorship of the latter over the years.
At the time, the standard set-up for the horn section of bands saw the clarinet taking on the role of playing the high pitch, the trumpet filling the middle, leaving the trombone to provide the low pitch. For this number Ellington decided to turn it on its head, placing the trombone at the top and have the clarinet play the base. This was considered a radical move for the time but in doing so, Ellington was able to create a sort of audio illusion that made it seem as if there was a fourth instrument in the mix. He dubbed this effect the "mike-tone" and would use on a number of occasions, most notably in his 1932 recording "(In My) Solitude".

It almost makes you want to pull out your Duke Ellington CD, mix up your own Dreamy Blues and bliss out. In a chilled shot glass pour one and a half ounces of white Crème de Cacao and then, very carefully, use the back of a spoon to layer one and a half ounces of blue Curacao on top.

Answer: Frostbite

"The Vampire Academy" is a series of six books that focus on seventeen year old Rose Hathaway, the child of a vampire father and a human mother. In training to be a bodyguard she falls into an illicit love affair with her trainer Dimitri. "Frostbite" is the second book in the series and it is in this novel that the fledgling romance starts to be explored. During this time Rose is in training for her qualifying exams and there are a series of attacks being conducted by the Strigoi, a group of immortal vampires.

Sounds like a great read but if it's not your cup of tea why not sample the Frostbite cocktail instead. Just mix one and a half ounces of tequila with half an ounce each of white Crème de Cacao, blue Curacao and cream in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an old fashion glass and garnish it with a maraschino cherry.

Answer: Blue

There are blue carnations in the marketplace but these have been genetically manipulated. In 1996 scientists were able to take specific genes from snapdragons and petunias and incorporate them into carnations. The end result was a blue variety which they labelled Moondust. Despite the lack of the pigment there are naturally occurring purple carnations. Purple carnations represent capriciousness.

Be a little capricious yourself and create your own blue carnation. Mix half an ounce of white Crème de Cacao and half an ounce of blue Curacao with two ounces of cream over ice. Pour this into a chilled cocktail glass.

Answer: The Banana Splits

"The Banana Splits" first aired on NBC on Saturday mornings in 1968 and they represented an amalgam of influences. The four characters were members of a band, an unashamed take on The Monkees. Fleegle, a beagle, played guitar and provided vocals, Bingo, a gorilla, was their drummer, Drooper, a lion, their bass player and Snorky, an elephant, was on keyboards. Their "Adventure Hour" format was influenced by "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and it featured a mixture of live action segments interspersed with animated features.
Highlights of the programme included their Banana Buggies, which were six wheeled all terrain vehicles that were made up to look like their characters and their highly contagious theme song. There was a great cover version of the song released by the UK punk band, The Dickies, in 1979.
The Sour Grapes Gang never appeared on screen but whenever they wished to deliver a message or threat to the Splits they would send a Sour Grapes Messenger Girl. The messenger girls, who had no difficulty finding the way into the Splits' supposedly secret headquarters, would dance onto the set dressed in purple mini-skirts, pink leotards and black Go-Go boots.

Now if these girls get too scary for you, calm your nerves with a Banana Split Martini. Simply pour one and half ounces of vodka, three quarters of an ounce of Crème de Banana and three quarters of an ounce of Crème de Cacao into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a banana slice.

Answer: Death By Chocolate

Ganache is a filling that is made by mixing heated cream with chocolate. Erik Russell was employed by dessert maker, Kaysens, and upon sampling a new product created by the company proclaimed it to be "death by chocolate".
Scottish band Simple Minds, who had a world-wide hit with their 1985 song "Don't You (Forget About Me)", recorded a song called "Death by Chocolate" which appeared in their 2004 five CD Box Set called "Silver Box".

Now for a real "Death by Chocolate" throw two scoops of chocolate ice cream, 1 ounce each of chocolate syrup, coffee liqueur, vodka and dark Crème de Cacao into a blender with crushed ice. Blend till smooth and pour into a hurricane glass. Top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.