History of Guinness Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arthur Guinness

Though there are some speculation as to where Arthur Guinness was actually born it is believed he was born at Celbridge in County Kildare in or around 1725. Arthur Price was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel and godfather of Arthur Guinness, so he was "well connected".

Answer: Diageo

Diageo plc was created in 1997 with the merging of both companies and is now one of the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits companies in the world. Its head office is in London and it is the holding company for some of the most well known brands such as Captain Morgan rum, Johnny Walker whiskey and many many more alcohol brands.

Answer: Ale

When Guinness first started brewing it made an ale but in 1778 they started to sell the dry stout that is now known as Guinness. Today it is known and sold all over the world.

Answer: Forty five pounds

On December of 1759 Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease for the brewery which was no longer in use. It was there, at St. James's Gate in Dublin, that it all began.

Answer: Daily Mail

The advert appeared in the "Daily Mail" on 6 February 1929 and began with "This is the first advertisement ever issued in a national paper to advertise Guinness." Since then numerous advertisements have appeared with such slogans like "My Goodness, My Guinness", "Guinness is Good For You" and "A Lovely Day for a Guinness".

Answer: Nigeria

The first brewery outside of Ireland and Great Britain was built in Ikeja in Lagos. The brewery was incorporated in 1962 and since then many Guinness breweries have been built in various parts of the world.

Answer: England

Guinness's first export was to England when six and a half barrels were shipped there ten years after the brewery opened in 1759.

Answer: Roasted barley

The main ingredients of Guinness are water, barley, hops and brewer's yeast. Some of the barley used is roasted which also gives it its dark colour.

Answer: Sir Hugh Beaver

Sir Hugh Beaver was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1890 and became the managing director of Guinnesses in 1946. It was during a shooting party in Co. Wexford that he became involved in a discussion as to which was Europe's fastest game bird. It was from there that he went on to create the "Guinness Book of Records".

In August 1954 one thousand copies were printed and given away, and a year later, in August 1955 the first published edition went to the top of the British best seller lists.

Answer: St. James's Gate

Guinness's Brewery started brewing at St. James's Gate and became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838. In 1914 it became the largest brewery in the world covering an area of 64 acres.