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The Pied Piper
  The Pied Piper    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Before we were really aware of the dangers of smoking tobacco, pipe smoking was popular all around the world. Some of these pipes are the work of skilled artisans. As tobacco smoking stops, and it should, the more valuable these objects will become.
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  Pipes, Tobacco    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
For twenty years I have been collecting pipes and smoking them with great enjoyment. To my surprise no one as of yet has made a quiz on this topic- so friends, here you go.
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  A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!    
Multiple Choice
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Dedicated to Cigar Aficianados around the globe!
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trivia question Quick Question
A pipe dedicated to the South African general of the Boer War and later president Kruger.

From Quiz "Pipes, Tobacco"





Pipes & Tobacco Trivia Questions
1. What term is used to best describe the thickness of a cigar?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: ring gauge

Cigars are referred to by length and ring gauge, such as 7 X 54, where the length is 7 inches and the ring gauge is 54 (54/64's of an inch wide). Hence a ring gauge of 64 would be a 1 inch in diameter cigar.

2. This pipe is made from a South African gourd and a meerschaum lining.

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Calabash

The Calabash is a gourd, also known as the Bottle Nose Gourd. Grown around the world its primary source for pipes have always come from South Africa. Over the years the supply has dwindled because the gourds are labor intensive and the work just does not pay out for the time it takes. So as a consequence less and less are made. On a more trivial matter, the calabash is best associated with Sherlock Holmes. You know the one, the big sweeping pipe that is always shown in the films and book-covers. Well, here's some inside information, in all of the stories concerning Mr. Holmes, not a single mention of a calabash pipe exists! The pipes mentioned are briarwood and cherrywood but not a single claim to the calabash. An interesting how-to: http://www.geocities.com/pipetabor/calabash/calabash_e.html

3. Which country is known for the strongest blends of tobacco?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: Nicaragua

Actually Cuban cigars are quite mild compared to Nicaraguan grown tobacco!

4. What does the word Maduro mean?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: mature

Maduro refers to a dark, tobacco leaf used for the wrapper. They are typically strong, sweet leaves that have been aged several years.

5. Which pipe shape shares its name with a popular pub game?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Billiard

It's been suggested that the name derives from a billiard ball, it being round like the bowl of this pipe. Incidentally, Bing Crosby was most notable smoking this style.

6. This pipe shares its name with an English port?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Liverpool

This one is not so easy to nail down as to why it got its name. The best I can guess is that several hundred years ago clay pipes were made here and they had a good reputation, and somewhere along the line they were credited with this particular design.

7. Which type of tobacco leaf is typically greenish in color?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: Candella

Candella wrappers are very mild.

8. Although this pipe never hosted a 1960s hippie music festival, it does have the same name as one!

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Woodstock

Lollapalooza is a traveling American music festival that touts alternative music bands. It's not my scene but I love the way it sounds on the tongue. It's however not a type of pipe! Briarwood and Greenwood are pipes, but there was no festival of either of these names.

9. What is an Havanos (or Habanos)?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: A Havana, Cuba made cigar

Habanas is also a type of cigar leaf, often used as a cigar wrapper.

10. Which pipe has a 'royal' name?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Prince

Basically in the tradition of an Apple, but with a squarish bowl and shorter stem. It was named for the Prince of Wales because it was his favorite.

11. What is the term used to describe removal of ammonia and other contaminates in a cigar?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: purging

By blowing OUT of a lit cigar, bitterness and impurities can be expelled, enabling you to smoke further down on the cigar.

12. This pipe gets its name from a breed of dog?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Bulldog

When you see the pipe the name makes sense. It's short and pug just like the dog.

13. In certain circumstances, it is legal to bring cigars from Cuba into the US. All cigars must be for personal use and not exceed the cumulative value of $_____?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: 100

Hopefully soon, the trade ban of imports of Cuban cigars will be lifted.

14. Among pipe aficionados, which country is known for its freehand carvers?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Denmark

Bo Nordh, Peter Heeschen, and Lars Ivarsson are just a few masters of the style. The style incidentally is now no longer limited to Danish carvers.

15. The following cigar brands are all manufactured in Nicaragua except?

From Quiz A Woman is a Woman, but a Cigar is a Smoke!

Answer: Arturo Fuente

Arturo Fuente hails from the Dominican Republic and manufactures some of the most famous brands of cigars in the world including the Opus X, Don Carlos , and Hemingway brands.

16. A pipe dedicated to the South African general of the Boer War and later president Kruger.

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Oom Paul

"Oom" means "uncle' in Afrikaans, Paul was the President's first name.

17. Perhaps James Joyce enjoyed this pipe?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Dublin

I'm being a bit silly here, borrowing from the author's book 'The Dub liners'.

18. Based on the old Tyrolean pipes of Germany, this is what you would ask for if ordering one today.

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Cavalier

What makes this pipe unique is the 'foot' or collecting area for moisture i.e. spit, and generally it has a cap to drain said moisture.

19. MEERSCHAUM: A German word meaning literally_______________.

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: sea-foam

The majority of Meerschaum is found in Turkey in under ground caves.

20. General Douglas MacArthur was known for smoking what style of pipe?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Corn cob

My favorite quote from him is "We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction" but he is better known for "I shall return". His favorite pipe, while made by the Missouri Meerschaum company, was actually a corn cob pipe.

21. Perhaps you would find this pipe in the liquor cabinet?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Brandy

Why Brandy? Because brandy has a bowl shaped like, well, like a brandy glass. Sometimes there are simple reasons for the name!

22. The tool used to compress the tobacco down in the bowl is known as a ________?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Tamper

My personal favorite is a 12d galvanized roofing nail flattened on the end.

23. This type might be found on the top of a house.

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Chimney

Perhaps this is where the phrase "smokes like a chimney came from".

24. This pipe maker identifies each pipe with a four digit serial number to describe its features. Who is the company?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Dunhill

Dunhill pipes fetch the greatest prices around, they are said to be the 'Rolls Royce's' of the market and command thousands of dollars for just one!

25. This manufacturer operates out of the Emerald Isle?

From Quiz Pipes, Tobacco

Answer: Peterson

Peterson's makes an excellent pipe, but if it proves too costly they offer their blemished ones under the marking "Seconds", which are an excellent value.

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