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Make Mine a Dark 'n Stormy Trivia Quiz

Bartenders around the world have created some truly amazing drinks. Raise your glass and salute just a few of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by cazza2902. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cazza2902

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
398,407

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Dark 'n Stormy cocktail is reputed to have been created in Bermuda just after the end of World War I. Which alcoholic spirit is typically used to make a Dark 'n Stormy? Hint

Brandy

Vodka

Gin

Rum

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Bellini, a combination of peach puree or peach nectar and prosecco (Italian sparkling wine), is native to which Italian city? Hint

Palermo

Venice

Florence

Rome

3. "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" Which spy ordered this Vesper Martini in a book and movie of the same name? Hint

Maxwell Smart

James Bond

Napoleon Solo

Jim Phelps

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which New York based television series contributed to the popularity of the Cosmopolitan cocktail in the late 1990s and early 2000s? Hint

Will & Grace

Seinfeld

Sex and the City

Friends

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Singapore Sling, a gin based cocktail, did originate in Singapore. Which iconic Singapore hotel gave us this fabulous fruity cocktail? Hint

Eastern & Oriental

The Peninsula

The Strand

Raffles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some delightful cocktails have champagne as their base. Which of these cocktails does NOT use champagne? Hint

Kir Royale

Ritz Fizz

Mimosa

Mojito

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Question 7 of 10

7. Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail made up of champagne and absinthe. Which famous 20th century American author is credited with having created this cocktail? Hint

Jack Kerouac

Raymond Chandler

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cocktails are usually made from spirits such as rum, gin, vodka, brandy and tequila. However, there are also beer-based cocktails. Which of these is a beer-based cocktail? Hint

Black and Tan

Daquiri

Cuba Libre

Macau

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Question 9 of 10

9. This cocktail, which combines coffee and vodka, has proven really popular with coffee lovers. When they order me, what do they most commonly ask for? Hint

Single Bean Martini

Espresso Martini

Babycino Martini

Shot of Jo Martini

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rupert Holmes asked, 'Do you like ________ and getting caught in the rain?' What cocktail was Rupert singing about? Hint

Pina Colada

Blue Hawaii

Tequila Sunrise

Margarita

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Dark 'n Stormy cocktail is reputed to have been created in Bermuda just after the end of World War I. Which alcoholic spirit is typically used to make a Dark 'n Stormy?

Answer: Rum

Rum or, more particularly, dark rum is used. It is said that the rum is the dark part of the drink and the stormy part is attributed to the addition of ginger beer.

2. The Bellini, a combination of peach puree or peach nectar and prosecco (Italian sparkling wine), is native to which Italian city?

Answer: Venice

You would need to visit Harry's Bar in Venice to find the original home of the Bellini. It was created by Giussepi Cipriani, the founder of Harry's Bar.

Answer: James Bond

The recipe for James Bond's Vesper Martini first appears in Ian Fleming's novel '�asino Royale' (1953) and in the 2006 movie of the same name starring Daniel Craig. Maxwell Smart is of course from the TV show 'Get Smart, Napoleon Solo featured in the TV series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.', and Jim Phelps appears in the TV classic 'Mission Impossible'.

4. Which New York based television series contributed to the popularity of the Cosmopolitan cocktail in the late 1990s and early 2000s?

Answer: Sex and the City

Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) often ordered a Cosmopolitan, a vodka based cocktail, when catching up with her girl pals. Whilst all the other shows are New York based the cast of 'Seinfeld' would have a closer association with soup, the cast of 'Friends' tended to hang out drinking coffee at the �entral Perkcoffee shop, and Karen, from 'Will & Grace', would 'suck the alcohol out of a deodorant stick'.

5. The Singapore Sling, a gin based cocktail, did originate in Singapore. Which iconic Singapore hotel gave us this fabulous fruity cocktail?

Answer: Raffles

The Singapore Sling was concocted by a bartender at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel early in the 20th century. A Singapore Sling is a gin based cocktail to which liqueurs such as Cherry Herring and Benedictine are added along with fresh fruit juices, particularly pineapple juice.

The Eastern & Oriental Hotel (Penang) and The Strand Hotel (Rangoon) were built by the Sarkies Brothers who also built Raffles. The Pensinula Hotel is the grand dame of Hong Kong hotels.

6. Some delightful cocktails have champagne as their base. Which of these cocktails does NOT use champagne?

Answer: Mojito

A Mojito is a white rum based cocktail which was developed in Cuba. A Kir Royale features champagne and cassis (black current liqueur), a Mimosa adds orange juice to champagne, and a Ritz Fizz, while there are some variants, one sees amaretto, blue curacao and lime juice added to a glass of bubbly.

7. Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail made up of champagne and absinthe. Which famous 20th century American author is credited with having created this cocktail?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

The cocktail shares the same name as Hemingway's 1932 novel 'Death in the Afternoon'. Hemingway's recipe for this cocktail was as follows: 'Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness'.

8. Cocktails are usually made from spirits such as rum, gin, vodka, brandy and tequila. However, there are also beer-based cocktails. Which of these is a beer-based cocktail?

Answer: Black and Tan

A Black and Tan is a combination of pale beer (pale ale) and a dark beer (stout). Some recipes call for the beers to be layered but they are more commonly just mixed together. The Cuba Libre, Daquiri and Macau are all rum-based cocktails.

9. This cocktail, which combines coffee and vodka, has proven really popular with coffee lovers. When they order me, what do they most commonly ask for?

Answer: Espresso Martini

The key ingredients are vodka, coffee liqueur and a shot of espresso coffee. The original Espresso Martini was apparently developed in the 1980s by Dick Bradsell, a London-based bartender.

10. Rupert Holmes asked, 'Do you like ________ and getting caught in the rain?' What cocktail was Rupert singing about?

Answer: Pina Colada

Rupert's song whilst officially titled 'Escape' was possibly better known as 'The Pina Colada Song'. A Pina Colada is a mixture of white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice. Our other three cocktails also feature in song: 'Blue Hawaii' (Elvis Presley); 'Tequila Sunrise' (The Eagles); and 'Margaritaville' (Jimmy Buffett).

Source: Author cazza2902

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