A Cup of Trivia for Coffee Lovers Quiz

Answer: Maxwell House

The Maxwell House logo shows a tipped coffee cup with the last drop pouring out. The logo was created in 1917. There is an apocryphal story that Theodore Roosevelt complimented this coffee on a visit to Tennessee when he said the coffee was "good to the last drop."

Answer: Folgers

The ads say "The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup." Folgers coffee is now owned by Procter and Gamble, but the company was founded in San Francisco by J. A. Folger in the nineteenth century.

Answer: Chase & Sanborn

In 1957 (the 93rd anniversary of the Chase & Sanborn company, they introduced their new instant coffee. The jingle on the radio sang:
New Chase & Sanborn has what's been missing.
Missing in your instant coffee
New Chase & Sanborn has
True Coffee Flavor!

Answer: Folgers

A 1967 TV commercial featured a character named Mrs. Olsen teaching a neighbor to brew Folgers and explaining that the coffee was mountain grown for better flavor. The logo on the can had printed the word mountain with the tops of the letters rising to a peak like a mountain.

Answer: Nescafe

The name Nescafe was created by combining Nestle and cafe. The powdered instant coffee was introduced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938. In 2010 Nescafe published a website (www.nescafe.com) touting its move toward sustainability "from bean to cup." These initiatives included initiatives ranging from grower practices to repackaging of the product.

Answer: Via

Starbucks introduced its version of instant coffee in March 2009. It is packaged in narrow envelopes about three inches long and comes in multiple flavors and decaf. They have offered a guarantee that customers will like the product or they can write the company to request a 12-ounce bag of Starbucks regular coffee.

Answer: Berkeley, CA

Albert Peet was originally from Holland. He opened his first Peet's Coffee & Tea store in Berkeley, California in April 1966. His approach to coffee was to roast it in small batches and to roast it darker than was the custom in the US at that time. Peet's coffee techniques were used in the creation of the Starbucks brand.

Answer: Eight O'Clock

Eight O'Clock Coffee was originated in 1859 by the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, A&P for short. In 2003 the coffee company became independent of A&P and was acquired by India's Tata Company.

Answer: Chock Full O Nuts

Chock-Full-O-Nuts originated in the nut stores originated in New York City by William Black in 1903. The stores started out selling nuts but added sandwiches and coffee in 1926. The shops closed, but the coffee brand continued. in 1953 vacuum packed Chock-Full-O-Nuts appeared in grocery stores.

The jingle sang "Chock-Full-O-Nuts is the heavenly coffee, better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy." (Originally the jingle used the name Rockefeller, but the Rockefeller family sued and the word millionaire was substituted.)

Answer: Yuban

Yuban coffee was created using South American beans. Their business model boasts of partnerships with the rainforest alliance and sustainability.