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A Toast to Jack Daniel's Trivia Quiz

Come and cozy up to the bar for a straight shot of Jack Daniel's history.

A multiple-choice quiz by DR.NO. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
DR.NO

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,340

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1350

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. How old was Jack Daniel when he began making whiskey? Hint

9 years old

29 years old

19 years old

39 years old

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the origin of the secret method for making Jack Daniel's whiskey? Hint

Nearest Green, an African American slave.

It was purchased from a professional distiller.

Handed down from father to son in the Daniel family.

The origin is unknown.

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did Jack Daniel end up running his own distillery? Hint

He inherited the distillery.

He married into a family of distillers.

He won the distillery at an auction.

He bought it from a Reverend whose wife demanded he focus on preaching, rather than whiskey manufacture.

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Question 4 of 10

4. How old was Jack Daniel when he acquired his first distillery? Hint

23 years old.

43 years old.

33 years old.

13 years old.

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the Civil War Tennesse was overrun with Union and Confederate soldiers. Of these, who was able to purchase Jack Daniel's whiskey? Hint

Confederate soldiers.

Inadequate supplies of grain halted Jack Daniel's distilling operation, so neither side was able to purchase his whiskey.

Union soldiers.

Union and Confederate soldiers.

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1865, the federal government passed a law that imposed a tax on distilleries. What was Jack Daniel's registered distillery number? Hint

Number One.

Number Twenty One

Number Eleven.

Zero, Jack Daniel continued to run an illegal or unregistered still.

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Question 7 of 10

7. The bottle that Jack Daniel's is sold in has what shape? Hint

Pinched sides.

Square.

3 sided.

Typical Champagne bottle.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Has Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 whiskey won any of the following awards? Hint

A gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair for the world's finest whiskey.

A gold medal in 1914 Anglo-American Exhibition of London.

A gold medal in 1905 at a tasting at Liege, Belgium.

Yes, all three awards, plus more!

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1956, Brown-Forman purchased Jack Daniel's distillery. What other signature liquor does their company continue to produce? Hint

Old Grand-Dad bourbon.

Jim Beam bourbon.

Old Forester bourbon.

Jameson whiskey.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jack Daniel's whiskey continues to be produced at Cave Spring Hollow, which may be found at which of the following locations? Hint

Lynchburg, Virginia.

Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Marion, Georgia.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Jack Daniel when he began making whiskey?

Answer: 9 years old

Jack Daniels was only 2 years old when his mother died. When his father remarried, Jack ran away and was eventually taken in by a Lutheran preacher, Reverend Dan Call. Brother Call owned a general store and manufactured whiskey. Jack learned the whiskey trade by becoming an apprentice at Call's whiskey distillery.

2. What was the origin of the secret method for making Jack Daniel's whiskey?

Answer: Nearest Green, an African American slave.

Nearest Green was owned by Reverend Call and taught Jack Daniel the traditional methods for manufacturing authentic Tennessee whisky.

3. How did Jack Daniel end up running his own distillery?

Answer: He bought it from a Reverend whose wife demanded he focus on preaching, rather than whiskey manufacture.

The Reverend Call's wife believed that her husband needed to focus more on preaching than whiskey distilling, so he sold his business to Jack Daniel.

4. How old was Jack Daniel when he acquired his first distillery?

Answer: 13 years old.

Yes, Jack was only 13 years old when he not only acquired his first distillery, but also Reverend Call's general store and farm. It's notable that by this age time he already had four years' experience in the manufacture of whiskey.

5. During the Civil War Tennesse was overrun with Union and Confederate soldiers. Of these, who was able to purchase Jack Daniel's whiskey?

Answer: Union and Confederate soldiers.

Despite shortages Jack Daniel was able to procure enough grain to continue his distilling operation and slake the thirsts of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

6. In 1865, the federal government passed a law that imposed a tax on distilleries. What was Jack Daniel's registered distillery number?

Answer: Number One.

Jack Daniel's distillery received the first registration number for a legal distillery and continues to be referred to as "Number One". Consequently, Jack Daniel is the oldest registered distillery in the United States.

7. The bottle that Jack Daniel's is sold in has what shape?

Answer: Square.

For years Southern whiskey was sold in jugs, but as bottles became more popular Jack Daniel began to look for a unique design. In 1895, a bottle salesman presented him with the square sided bottle stating that it was "a square bottle for a square shooter". Jack Daniel liked the sentiment and the fact that the bottle could be grasped by the neck for carrying.

In fact, the design was so popular that the Jack Daniel's whiskey sold today continues to be packaged in the same square bottle.

8. Has Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 whiskey won any of the following awards?

Answer: Yes, all three awards, plus more!

As of 2011 Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 whiskey has actually won at least 7 awards in world competitions:

1) 1904 - St. Louis World Fair - World's Fair Gold Medal.
2) 1905 - Liege, Belgium - Gold Medal.
3) 1913 - Ghent, Belgium - Gold Medal.
4) 1914 - London, England - Anglo-American Exposition Gold Medal.
5) 1915 - London, England - Certificate of the Institute of Hygiene.
6) 1954 - Brussels, Belgium - Star of Excellence.
7) 1981 - Amsterdam - Institut pour les selections de la qualite, Gold Medal.

9. In 1956, Brown-Forman purchased Jack Daniel's distillery. What other signature liquor does their company continue to produce?

Answer: Old Forester bourbon.

Brown-Forman made a saavy business decision when the company purchased Jack Daniel's distillery. In the United States alone over 4 million cases of Jack Daniel's are puchased per year.

10. Jack Daniel's whiskey continues to be produced at Cave Spring Hollow, which may be found at which of the following locations?

Answer: Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Brown-Forman continues to manufacture whiskey at this location, which Jack Daniel bought and put into operation as a distillery in 1865.

Source: Author DR.NO

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