Beverages quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which cocktail is served with a salted rim and lime?

   Answer: Margarita

   Why: Salt dims bitter taste receptors on the tongue, which naturally brings out the sweet and sour notes of the drink.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did British soldiers originally add sugar to their daily tonic water?

   Answer: To mask bitterness

   Why: Erasmus Bond of Pitt & Co. patented the first commercial tonic water in 1858, bottling it at the firm's Wharf Road factory in London.

3. 3 Hard

   What process removes caffeine from coffee using only water?

   Answer: Swiss Water Process

   Why: Water alone would wash out flavour too, so the beans soak in caffeine free coffee extract and carbon filters trap the caffeine it collects.

4. 4 Easy

   What ingredient gives traditional eggnog its rich, custard-like texture?

   Answer: Eggs

   Why: Eggnog is thought to descend from posset, a medieval drink of hot milk curdled with ale or wine and spiced with nutmeg; some versions added eggs.

5. 5 Medium

   A bottle of Champagne contains more pressure than which common object?

   Answer: A car tire

   Why: The glass must hold about six bar, so an empty standard bottle weighs about 835 grams, trimmed from 900 grams back in 2010.

6. 6 Hard

   What fungus is essential for the fermentation of Sake?

   Answer: Koji

   Why: The same mould, Aspergillus oryzae, gives Japan its miso and soy sauce, and in 2006 it was named the country's national fungus.