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Coffee Story Trivia Quiz

A beverage like coffee has its own, unique story. Come and take ten sips of it!

A multiple-choice quiz by DeepHistory. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
DeepHistory

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,133

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
575

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Question 1 of 10

1. The history of coffee began in the 14th century when it was first cultivated by the Arabs. What does the Arabic word "qahwa", the word of which "coffee" is the anglicanised form, mean? Hint

Wine of the bean

Wine of the date-tree

Wine of the desert

Wine of the oasis

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the 17th century, France met and was charmed by coffee. Who was responsible for the introduction of the beverage in France? Hint

King Louis XIV

Charles-Louis de Secondat (aka Montesquieu)

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (aka Moliere)

Jean de Thevenot

3. The story of the spread and the establishment of coffee in England is unique on its own. The beverage became extremely popular and coffeehouses swept the country. Yet, one English King attempted to ban them. What was his name? Hint

Charles I

Charles II

James I

Henry VIII

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1683, coffee penetrated the borders of Austria. The first coffee seeds came into the possession of the Austro-Hungarian army after the defeat of the Ottomans in which battle? Hint

Battle of Aldenhoven

Battle of Lepanto

Battle of Vienna

Battle of Karansebes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Coffee was also a source for inspiration for artists. A German composer even wrote a piece about that beverage in Leipzig. The composition's name is "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht" which means "Be still, stop chattering". What was the composer's name? Hint

Wilhelm Richard Wagner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Sebastian Bach

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Question 6 of 10

6. How could we drink a cup quickly if instant coffee had not been invented? Decades passed from the earliest attempts to create it until it was patented. During what American war was instant coffee (in cake form) field tested to soldiers? Hint

War of 1812

World War One

Mexican-American War

American Civil War

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Question 7 of 10

7. In America, drinking coffee became prevalent in late 18th century. What was the event that caused the popularization of coffee? Hint

There was little tea available in most households.

Taxes on tea which resulted in the Boston Tea Party.

Protests against alcohol consumption.

Belief it had healing properties.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sadly, the cultivation of coffee has been connected with slavery and child labor. To what Caribbean nation were, between 1511 and late 19th century, transported more than one million slaves to work on coffee plantations? Hint

Jamaica

St. Lucia

Antigua and Barbuda

Cuba

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following folklore figures have lent their name to a type of coffee? Hint

Zorro

Robin Hood

Quixote

William Tell

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Question 10 of 10

10. Apparently, coffee does not win them all. What famous historical personality said that "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee"? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Oscar Wilde

Winston Churchill

Mark Twain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The history of coffee began in the 14th century when it was first cultivated by the Arabs. What does the Arabic word "qahwa", the word of which "coffee" is the anglicanised form, mean?

Answer: Wine of the bean

"Coffee" comes from the Dutch "koffie", which hails from the Turkish "kahve", which derives from the Arabic "qahwa", a shortened form of the phrase "qahwat al-bun", which means "Wine of the bean".

2. In the 17th century, France met and was charmed by coffee. Who was responsible for the introduction of the beverage in France?

Answer: Jean de Thevenot

Jean de Thevenot was born in 1633. Apart from being a frequent traveler to areas of today's Eastern Europe and Near East, he was a linguist and a botanist. He had friends in high places, such as monsieur De La Croix, King Louis' interpreter, with whom he shared his "discovery" of coffee.

Answer: Charles II

The reason for King Charles' action was the fact that coffeehouses had became a place where men were gathering and discussing religion and politics and spreading new ideas that didn't come in accordance with the King's wishes. Of course, the attempt failed and coffeehouses continued to exist.

4. In 1683, coffee penetrated the borders of Austria. The first coffee seeds came into the possession of the Austro-Hungarian army after the defeat of the Ottomans in which battle?

Answer: Battle of Vienna

The coffee seeds the Turks left behind after their defeat in the battle were discovered by an officer whose origins were Ukrainian and his name was Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki. Soon, he opened the first coffeehouse in Vienna and is remembered as the one who popularized the practice of adding sugar and milk in a cup of coffee.

Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach

The composition is also known as "Coffee Cantata". In that opera-like work, a young woman tries to persuade her father accept her passion with coffee. The libretto includes verses like those:
"Oh! How sweet coffee does taste,
Better than a thousand kisses,
Milder than muscat wine."
"Coffee, coffee, I've got to have it,
And if someone wants to perk me up,
Oh, just give me a cup of coffee"

Answer: American Civil War

During the first year of the war, US Secretary of War Simon Cameron gave orders to Union field commanders in regard to the purchase, division and consummation of coffee by Yankee soldiers. Yet, it had poor reception, with many Union soldiers claiming that real coffee was a rarity, while the same was true regarding the Confederate soldiers who, because of the blockade, had to rely on substances like corn and oats.

7. In America, drinking coffee became prevalent in late 18th century. What was the event that caused the popularization of coffee?

Answer: Taxes on tea which resulted in the Boston Tea Party.

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in need of funds and the King, George III, started taxing unfairly the colonists in America. One of the laws he passed, the Tea Act, which imposed great taxes on tea. The result was the Boston Tea Party, one of the events that triggered the American Revolution.

After the Tea Party, drinking tea was considered an unpatriotic act and thus most Americans switched to coffee.

Answer: Cuba

Although the practice of keeping slaves was introduced to Cuba because of the cultivation of sugar, it was the arrival of coffee that spread the institution. Treatment of the chattels was very harsh, leading often in uprisings and revolts.

9. Which of the following folklore figures have lent their name to a type of coffee?

Answer: Zorro

The character of Zorro was created in 1919 by Johnston McCulley. He is the alias of Diego de la Vega and is a nobleman living in California at the times of the Spanish Rule. A Caf� Zorro is a double espresso (also known as doppio) added to an equal quantity of water.

10. Apparently, coffee does not win them all. What famous historical personality said that "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee"?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Everybody knows that Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. This quote was one of the rather vulgar stories he used to tell.

Source: Author DeepHistory

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