Thematic Spirits Trivia

1. "There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne." Maybe that's why Kim Carnes sang about her eyes?

From Quiz Champagne Moments

Answer: Bette Davis

Not all sparkling wine is Champagne! In fact, in the EU and some countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it came from the Champagne wine region of France and is produced under the comprehensive rules and regulations rules of the appellation, which is supervised by the Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC). They include most suitable growing places; the most suitable grapes (most Champagne is a blend of up to three grape varieties, though other varieties are allowed); and a lengthy set of requirements specifying most aspects of viticulture. "Bette Davis Eyes" was Billboard's biggest hit of 1981. The Adverts had a 1977 hit with "Looking through Gary Gilmore's Eyes" but as far as I know, no songs have been written about the eyes of the two Royals.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: The Screwtape Letters

Screwtape teaches Wormwood about human nature as he sees it and offers ways the younger demon can cause his "patient" (the human he is assigned to bring to hell) to lose his faith and fall into sin. The book gives readers insight into subtle pitfalls, usually connected with a selfish attitude, that they can recognize and avoid. C.S. Lewis also wrote the other books listed.

From Quiz Discombobulating Bubbles!

Answer: Benedictine

Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715) was born in a small village in the Champagne valley. He joined the Benedictine order and entered the abbey in Saint-Vannes, near Verdun. Soon he was transferred to the abbey of Hautvillers near Epernay. Strange as it may seem, it was an Englishman who first described the method for producing sparkling wines in 1662. But his essay was forgotten, and around 1700 Dom Pérignon rediscovered the procedure that nowadays is known as "méthode champenoise". As a second fermentation in the bottle could increase the pressure to the point where the bottle would explode (frequently causing a chain reaction, sometimes with losses of between 20% and 70% of the stock in storage), Dom Pérignon tried to limit the second fermentation. Capuchin monks have not been active in developing new drinks. The cappuccino coffee owes it name only to the resemblance in colour to the Capuchin habit. In the field of producing drinks, Trappists are renowned for brewing strong ales. The Carthusian order has given its name to a French liquor - Chartreuse, originally distilled by the monks themselves. Nowadays the process has been industrialised. Dom Pérignon is the top brand of the house of Moët & Chandon.

From Quiz Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Answer: Ashton Kutcher

"The Hangover", released in 2009, was a financial success taking in nearly half-a-billion dollars in theaters. Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha, the movie instantly earned a sequel due to its popularity as a summer blockbuster comedy. The movie also won the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Comedy'. Director Todd Phillips was known for "Road Trip" before this movie. The movie follows three men taking their friend to a bachelor party in Las Vegas. Waking up the next morning, they discover that the groom is missing and that they don't know what actually happened the previous night...though there is a tiger in their bedroom and a baby in the closet.

From Quiz Champagne Moments

Answer: Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (1883 - 1971) and Jean Patou were credited with being responsible for "the little black dress" (LBD). It is a simply cut black evening or cocktail dress, often quite short. Women love them because they are long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a slimming neutral colour. Chanel Number Five, the perfume she launched in 1921, was still a big seller in 2020.

From Quiz Wandering the World of Beer and Other Libations

Answer: Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire was, of course, the iconic fighter aircraft used by the R.A.F. (Royal Air Force) and many other allied air forces during World War II. Spitfire is also a Kentish ale brewed by Shepherd Neame to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Whirlwind is crafted by Victory Brewing of Downington, Pennsylvania. Hurricane is distilled by Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Missouri. And Defiant is manufactured by the Defiant Brewing Company of Pearl River, New York. Question created by Smudge111.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: woodworm

While all the choices name insects, only one of the four is a name for the larva of a beetle that bores holes in wood. Woodworm Cricket Company began with enthusiastic energy in 2002 and ran into financial difficulty a few years later. However, Woodworm bats are works of art that continue to be popular.

From Quiz Is It a Beer, Lager, or an Ale? Who Cares?

Answer: Teapot

George Harry Sanders and Clarence Kelly were responsible for the children's song, which was originally written in 1939 for a children's dance school. Stout got its name as a variety of strong porter, but eventually the two terms became interchangeable. Like porter, it is a strong dark ale, but the name "stout" is more commonly used today. Stout is sold in several variations, including dry, Imperial, Baltic, milk, oatmeal, chocolate, coffee, and oyster (Oyster stouts may be brewed with oysters or simply used as a good drink with the shellfish. Chocolate stouts smell like chocolate. Oatmeal stouts are actually brewed with oatmeal).

From Quiz Champagne Moments

Answer: Mark Twain

Also known as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", the original published title of Mark Twain's 1865 short story was "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog". British author John le Carré (real name David John Moore Cornwell) also wrote about Smiley, but in his case George Smiley. As far as I know Jules Verne never wrote about frogs.

From Quiz Wandering the World of Beer and Other Libations

Answer: London, England

Surprisingly, the main factory for Guinness is based in London, England, and has been there since 1932. It features a burnt flavor with infused roasted barley. The beer was created by Arthur Guinness in Dublin, Ireland, and today is used not only for drinking, but also in many different recipes. It has long been the best-selling beer in Ireland. Question prepared by Skyflyerjen.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: earworm

"Music, Mind, and Brain"--a scholarly study of earworms (or "involuntary imagery of music") conducted at Goldsmiths, University of London--can be found at earwormery.com. Arguably one of the most persistent earworms is 2012's "Call Me Maybe". It was originally sung by Carly Rae Jepsen but repeated in dozens of parodies and viral videos. What comes to your mind? Oops! Sorry about that.

From Quiz Yes! We Sell Rotgut!

Answer: A jumble of articles

The game called Gin Rummy was invented by Elwood and Graham Baker in 1909. It is indeed a variation of the older card game of Whiskey Poker. Rummage is a jumble of articles, and also means confusion and disorder.

From Quiz The Answer is a Chocolate Cocktail

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.

From Quiz Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Answer: Duff Beer

While many different fictional drinks appear on the long-running TV show, "The Simpsons", Duff Beer has appeared in several episodes. In many cases, Duff plays an important role whether the family encounters Duffman, Duff buys out the Springfield Isotopes baseball team, the kids visit Duffland with their aunt, or Homer gets too drunk at Moe's Tavern. Pawtucket Ale appears in "Family Guy", Alamo Beer is a fictional drink in "King of the Hill", and Buzz Beer was featured on "The Drew Carey Show".

From Quiz Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum

Answer: Australia

The Rum Rebellion occurred on 26 January 1808 and was the only successful overthrow of a government in Australia's history. The unlucky governor of the day was William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame. The catalyst for the rebellion was Bligh's outlawing the use of rum for bartering. The Rebellion lasted until 1 January 1810 when Lachlan Macquarie arrived to be installed as the new Governor of Australia.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: woodpecker

The voice of Woody Woodpecker was originally created by the amazing Mel Blanc but has been given voice by others, including the wife of Walter Lantz, Grace Stafford. While there are around 200 species of woodpecker in the Picadae family, Woody seems to be an American variety called the pileated woodpecker.

From Quiz Discombobulating Bubbles!

Answer: Carl Fabergé

Florens Heidsieck (1749-1828) was a German immigrant, son of a Lutheran minister. Without any affiliation to the Champagne region or a family involved in viticulture, Florens succeeded nevertheless in founding a leading champagne house. In 1828, Florens was followed by his nephew Christian Heidsieck and his cousin Henri Piper. When Christian died in 1838, Henri married Christian's widow. When the champagne house celebrated its first centennial, the marketing team chose Carl Fabergé to design a special bottle. Later on other champagne houses asked other contemporary artists to design special labels for their special vintages. Fabergé (1846-1920) was named Russian imperial goldsmith in 1885. He also designed the first of the famous Fabergé eggs in the same year. If you took the time to look this up, you've noticed that the red herrings could not have designed a bottle in 1885. Goya (1746-1828) was already dead, Picasso (1881-1973) was too young, and Duchamp (1887-1968) wasn't born yet.

From Quiz Yes! We Sell Rotgut!

Answer: Former US Secretary of Defense

Rumsfeld was twice US Secretary of Defense (1975-1977; 2001-2006). Vice President Dick Cheney recommended him for the position in 2000. Both Rumsfeld and Cheney were deeply involved in the decision-making concerning the Iraq conflict.

From Quiz The Answer is a Chocolate Cocktail

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.

From Quiz Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Answer: Just Dance

A summer hit in 2008, "Just Dance" was the first single to be released by soon-to-be-a-big-deal Lady Gaga on her "The Fame" album. Hitting #1 on the 'Billboard Hot 100' and #2 on the 'Hot Dance Club Play' chart, the song went Platinum in many countries (6x Platinum in Canada and 4x Platinum in the U.S. alone). Her debut album would go on to sell over 1,500,000 in just under two years. "Just Dance" also featured the guest vocals of Colby O'Donis who, under the same label, would release an album in 2008 as well. The song is about drinking at a night club and, according to Gaga, was written during a hangover.

From Quiz Wandering the World of Beer and Other Libations

Answer: The Jesuits

Yes, the Jesuits did it! This occurred in 1646 at Quebec City, Quebec. According to Allen Winn Sneath in his book "Brewed in Canada" (2001), Father LeJeune of the Jesuits had twelve years earlier informed his superiors in France, "As for drinks, we shall have to make some beer; but we shall wait until a brewery is erected". Bless his heart! The difficulty for the population of New France was that the Jesuits made it only for THEIR consumption. La Brasserie de l'Abitation was established in 1646 in Quebec City but burned down two years later. Then a fellow by the name of Louis Prud'Homme constructed a commercial brewery in 1650 at Ville Marie (present day Montreal). Thus beer production was established in Canada, and such illustrious families as the Molsons, Labatts and Olands have continued the tradition along with craft breweries and brew pubs. Question made by TimTamMan.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: The Poisonwood Bible

The title of Kingsolver's novel comes from the unintentional irony in the use of the word "bangala" by the prejudiced and chauvinistic American preacher: the word can mean "precious and true" but can also refer to an African poisonwood tree. "Norwegian Wood" is by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami and takes its title from a Beatles song; "The Worm Ouroboros" is a dark fantasy by Eric Eddison; and "How to Eat Fried Worms" is a humorous children's book by Thomas Rockwell.

From Quiz Discombobulating Bubbles!

Answer: Wool merchant

The history of champagne house Pommery indicates two different dates of establishment: 1836 and 1858. How does one explain this peculiar fact? Well, the company was created in 1836 by Narcisse Greno (1810-1893), a young wine maker who retired in 1856 in favour of the Pommery couple. Greno continued to work for the champagne house, but only in a marketing role. Alexandre Louis Pommery (1811-1858), aka Louis Pommery, was in fact a wool merchant, and even after joining the Greno company (which was then renamed "Pommery & Greno"), he did not meddle in the champagne production. It is only after Louis-Alexandre died, that his wife Jeanne Alexandrine Louise Pommery, née Melin (1819-1890) took control of the champagne house, which then dropped the name Greno. Jeanne Pommery bought 50 hectare (123.55 acres) of fine land in 1868, and had dug 18 km (11 miles) of cellars under this tract of land. All these cellars were used to produce champagne, and Jeanne increased annual production from about 45,000 bottles (in 1836, the founding by Greno) to over 2,250,000 bottles at the year of her death. The red herrings all refer to occupations that didn't even exist in 1858, the year when Louis-Alexandre died. The first car was made in the 1880's, the first plane flew in 1903, and although there were already similar devices, the first machine which we could name a computer was assembled in the twentieth century.

From Quiz The Answer is a Chocolate Cocktail

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.

From Quiz Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum

Answer: Caribbean

The Caribbean was a major producer of sugar cane in the 17th century. It is believed that slaves discovered that the molasses, a by-product of sugar refining, could be distilled into alcohol.

From Quiz Champagne Moments

Answer: Noel Coward

Noel Coward wrote and performed the song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and was also the author of many other songs and plays. Although Shakespeare (1564-1616) could have drunk a sparkling wine, of which the oldest recorded is Blanquette de Limoux, which was apparently invented by Benedictine monks in 1531, the word "champagne" does not appear in any of his plays. Oscar Wilde was an Irishman and Arthur Miller an American.

From Quiz Wandering the World of Beer and Other Libations

Answer: Pennying

"Pennying" is thought to have begun at Cambridge University in England during the 13th or 14th centuries. It involves slipping a penny into a fellow student's drink without him noticing and announcing "God save the Queen". The "pennied" person must then drink the contents of his glass or cup in order to save the queen from drowning. The phrase "God save the queen" used in the game derives from the queen's head which appears on the coin. Crewdate is a traditional drinking challenge, thought to have originated at Oxford University, which involves a male sports team challenging a female sports team to a drinking contest. The participants would invariably wear fancy dress. Sconcing, also thought to have originated at Oxford University, is a drinking challenge issued by a student to a fellow student for a breach of etiquette. Question built by Smudge111.

From Quiz Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow, Fonda

Answer: marigolds

Danny Kaye first sang Frank Loesser's song "Inchworm" in a 1952 movie about Hans Christian Andersen. The song has been featured on children's television programs "Captain Kangaroo" and "Sesame Street" and has been recorded by many singers.

From Quiz Discombobulating Bubbles!

Answer: Adolphe Jacquesson

Memmie Jacquesson (1779-1835) founded a champagne house in 1798. His son Adolphe (1800-1876) patented the muselet in 1844. Adolphe hoped that one of his sons (Ernest or Eugène) would take over the company, but both died at age 29 - Ernest in 1860 and Eugène in 1865, the year Adolphe wanted to retire. So the company went to the children of Eugène Juglar, a nephew of Adolphe's. They kept the initial name, for the Jacquesson company had already absorbed the Juglar champagne house in 1829. A quick browse on the internet shows us that the red herrings all founded their champagne houses at least a century after Adolphe Jacquesson's death. Bruno Paillard started his company in 1981. Alain Thiénot founded his champagne house in 1985. And the Mignon company was established by Charles Mignon in 1995.

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