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Quiz about Coffee  The Nectar Of The Bean
Quiz about Coffee  The Nectar Of The Bean

Coffee - The Nectar Of The Bean Quiz


Having for decades enjoyed the sweet nectar of the bean I thought it only right to offer a quiz on its behalf. Bottoms up.

A multiple-choice quiz by dovbear. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dovbear
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
263,608
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
962
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Question 1 of 10
1. What language did the word 'coffee' evolve from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Coffee is mentioned in the Bible.


Question 3 of 10
3. What country is accredited for first giving us coffee? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What European people were responsible for introducing coffee to the European market? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What color is a ripe coffee bean? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Another name that is often synonymous with coffee is Mocha. Now Mocha was actually a port that coffee was shipped from but do you know where that port is located? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Coffee is greatly affected by the area in which it is grown and some varieties are more exceptional than others. With that in mind where would the blend called 'Blue Mountain' hail from? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If you really want to go in person to buy your supply of Kona coffee to where must you go? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The term 'peaberry' refers to its inferior size compared to the standard sized bean.


Question 10 of 10
10. Which nation exports the most coffee internationally? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What language did the word 'coffee' evolve from?

Answer: Arabic

'Qahhwa' was the name the Arabs chose for this splendid drink meaning 'wine of the bean'. What could be more appropriate?
2. Coffee is mentioned in the Bible.

Answer: False

Actually coffee was not mentioned in the Bible because it was not discovered till the 9th century A.D.
3. What country is accredited for first giving us coffee?

Answer: Ethiopia

There's a neat story that goes along with this discovery by Ethiopian shepherds. It is said that these shepherds saw that their goats had eaten from a coffee tree growing wild in the mountains and that the goats would 'dance' after eating these berries. Over the course of time coffee made it to Arabia and picked up it's name already mentioned in question number one and its use spread through the Muslim World.
4. What European people were responsible for introducing coffee to the European market?

Answer: Dutch

The Dutch did more than just that they smuggled seeds out and had them planted on the island of Java. That enterprise went so well for the Dutch that till this day coffee is often referred to as Java or "having a hot cup of Java".
5. What color is a ripe coffee bean?

Answer: red

The coffee bean is actually a portion of a larger whole known as a cherry when it still is attached onto the tree. The berry starts out a rich green color and as it ripens it turns a brilliant red hence the name cherry being given to its description.
6. Another name that is often synonymous with coffee is Mocha. Now Mocha was actually a port that coffee was shipped from but do you know where that port is located?

Answer: Yemen

Mocha was a port for Yemen's capital Sana'a. The port itself sits upon the Red Sea and it was a primary point of coffee trade for over two hundred years.
7. Coffee is greatly affected by the area in which it is grown and some varieties are more exceptional than others. With that in mind where would the blend called 'Blue Mountain' hail from?

Answer: Jamaica

You come to appreciate just what goes into a name when you come upon the fact that Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is an internationally protected label. Even on Jamaica there are requirements and the altitude of the trees must be grown between elevations of 3,000 and 5,500 feet. That's the kind of a regulation you want when you're paying thirty US dollars a pound!
8. If you really want to go in person to buy your supply of Kona coffee to where must you go?

Answer: Hawaii

The name 'Kona' comes from a region of Hawaii on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island. Coffee is not indigenous to Hawaii it was imported there in the nineteenth century from Brazil. Today this blend is one of the best in the world and hey if you're going to go in person for your own coffee Hawaii is the place to go!
9. The term 'peaberry' refers to its inferior size compared to the standard sized bean.

Answer: False

Simply put the term "Peaberry" means that the beans come one to a cherry instead of the usual two. Initially in the marketing of coffee peaberries were seen as off casts and even today some markets discard them as unusable while others make a success from selling them e.g. Tanzanian Peaberry.
10. Which nation exports the most coffee internationally?

Answer: Brazil

That one might not have been that hard for some of you but did you ever imagine that Vietnam exports a tremendous amount and out of all the four countries I listed as possible answers Germany is actually fourth in exportation. Now you might say that coffee is not grown in Germany and you would be correct. So where do they get it from? It's shipped unroasted from as far away as Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia, as well as in Tanzania and Uganda. Think of all those places brewed into one single cup of coffee! Imagine if your coffee can had a passport for all of its journeys.
Source: Author dovbear

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