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  Jack Daniel's Distillery    
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 10 Qns
An historic quiz on the world famous Tennessee distillery.
Tough, 10 Qns, 0ldNo7, May 02 18
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May 02 18
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  A Toast to Jack Daniel's   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Come and cozy up to the bar for a straight shot of Jack Daniel's history.
Difficult, 10 Qns, DR.NO, Jun 14 11
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  Jack Daniel    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Enjoy this quiz on the famous brewer.
Tough, 10 Qns, DarkHorse, May 12 15
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trivia question Quick Question
What was the name of the Reverend who sold Jack Daniel his whiskey still?

From Quiz "Jack Daniel's Distillery"





Jack Daniel's Trivia Questions
1. What was "Jack" Daniel's full name?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Jasper Newton Daniel

The youngest of ten children, Jasper Newton Daniel was given the nickname "Jack" when he was young, this would become the name we all know him by. Mystery is abundant in the world of Jack Daniel, starting with a courthouse fire destroying any record of his birth, and a legacy left with many unanswered questions like "What does the No.7 stand for?"...

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

3. Jack Daniel's is distilled in which town?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: Lynchburg, TN

Lynchburg is in Moore County, the second smallest county in Tennessee.

4. What was the name of the Reverend who sold Jack Daniel his whiskey still?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Dan Call

Dan Call hired Jack at the age of seven to work in a store he owned. The Reverend later sold Mr Daniel his still after his wife insisted he focus more on his congregation.

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

6. Jack Daniel was how old when he bought the distillery?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: 13

He bought the distillery from a Lutheran preacher who raised him from an early age. The preacher's congregation was putting the HEAT on him!

7. How old was Jack Daniel when he bought the still?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: 13

Mr Daniel became the owner of his first still at the age of thirteen and was taught to distill whiskey the Tennessee way by a slave who belonged to its previous owner.

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

9. Jack Daniel's is referred to as what?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: old number 7

No one is certain where the nickname came from, though there are many theories.

10. In what year did Jack Daniel register his distillery?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: 1866

In 1866 Jack Daniel's became the first registered distillery in the United States and remains the oldest producer of distilled spirits in the USA. Oddly, Lynchburg remains to this day a dry county, meaning that to taste Lynchburg's finest product you have to leave the county!

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

12. In what year did the Old No.7 brand win its first Gold Medal for "World's Best Whiskey", which it won at the World's Fair in St. Louis?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: 1904

In 1904, out of an admittedly fairly small selection of 20 whiskeys, Jack Daniel's Old No.7 was voted as the "best in the world". The Old No.7 would go on to win four more Gold Medals and a Star of Excellence.

13. Jack Daniel's nickname (in his early years) was what?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: Gentleman Jack

JD was a contributor to most of the churches in the area. He also had quite a way with the ladies!

14. Jack Daniel's uses a classic method of filtering its whiskey through charcoal giving it a unique flavour. What type of wood is used in the process?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Sugar Maple

The Jack Daniel's Distillery uses Sugar Maple charcoal for mellowing, before storing the whiskey in specially toasted white oak barrels. Old No.7 is not aged by calendar, but it is only taken from these barrels when expert tasters say it is ready.

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

16. Also brewed at the distillery is 'Lem Motlow,' another Whiskey that is named after Jack's nephew (who later ran the operation). What else is named after Lem Motlow?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: Motlow State Community College

Yep. I graduated from MSCC, paying tuition to the school during the week, and the distillery on the weekends!

17. Mr Daniel was met with an untimely death due to an unlucky decision. What was it that Jack did to bring on his demise?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Kicked a safe, breaking his toe

One day, after coming in early for work and forgetting the combination, in an outburst of frustration, Mr Daniel kicked his office safe which broke his big toe. This led to an infection and he eventually died in 1911 from blood poisoning.

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

19. What 'proof' is Jack Daniel's (Black Label)?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: 80 Proof

Jack Daniel's Black Label used to be 90 proof. It was first lowered to 86 proof and in 2004 it was further lowered to 80 proof.

20. With no children to pass on his distillery to, Mr. Daniel deeded it to his cousin Dick Daniel and his dedicated and hard working nephew. After Dick sold his share to Jack's nephew, he became the sole proprieter. What was his name?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Lem Motlow

As his health deteriorated, in 1907 Jack handed over the distillery to Lem Motlow, the son of Jack's sister Finetta, and his cousin Dick. Dick sold his share to Lem. Known as a good person and talented businessman, Lem restarted the distillery after the end of prohibition.

21. What is unusual about a Jack Daniel's bottle?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: It is rectangular

JD wanted a unique bottle from the beginning. After experimenting with several different shapes, he finally settled on the square-edged bottle which is still used today.

22. The process of mellowing whisky through a particular variety of wood was employed by producers of the best brands of Tennessee Whiskey, including Jack Daniel's. What is this process called?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: The Lincoln County Process

The Lincoln County Process was named as such because Tennessee Whisky coming from Lincoln County was considered the very best at the time. Filtering their whiskey through sugar maple charcoal gave the liquor a unique taste.

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

From Quiz A Toast to Jack Daniel's

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.

24. How many times was Jack Daniel married?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: Zero

Although he was quite the ladies' man, he never married.

25. One very well known Jack Daniel's drinker was famously buried with a bottle of Old No.7. Who was this?

From Quiz Jack Daniel's Distillery

Answer: Frank Sinatra

In 1998 at the age of 82, Ol' Blue Eyes passed away in Los Angeles, California. On May 20th 1998 he was buried with his Old No.7 at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City after a funeral attended by over 400 people.

26. In what unusual way did Jack Daniel die?

From Quiz Jack Daniel

Answer: He forgot the combination of his safe, so he kicked it in frustration--resulting in gangrene of the foot.

After breaking his foot, gangrene set in, causing his leg to be amputated. This, however, failed to stop the progression--and I guess it's safe to say that he never completed his 'twelve steps'...

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