Grab a cuppa Joe and take a coffee break with the following 41 trivia coffee quiz questions and answers! You’ll be amazed by the things you never knew about coffee!
Coffee Quiz Questions And Answers
1. Coffee is a daily drink for ___% of US adults.
A. 10%
B. 45%
C. 80%
2. People began drinking coffee…
A. During WWI
B. In the time of Christ
C. In the 9th Century
3. Dark roasted coffee beans have…
A. Richer flavor
B. Less caffeine
C. Both
4. Goat herders invented coffee after they…
A. Had trouble staying awake all night
B. Noticed that eating coffee berries made their goats very lively
C. Ran out of tea
5. When you drink coffee, the caffeine is effective in your bloodstream…
A. Instantly
B. Within half-an-hour
C. Within ten minutes
6. More than ___ countries produce coffee.
A. 100
B. 25
C. 50
7. Inhaling coffee is a form of aromatherapy that can…
A. Startle your senses
B. Perk you up instantly
C. Both
8. There are over ___ coffee farmers around the world.
A. Twenty-five million
B. One-hundred-thousand
C. Fifty-thousand
9. Coffee became a popular drink with newcomers to North America when…
A. The indigenous people taught them about coffee
B. The Boston Tea Party made tea hard to come by
C. Shepherds noticed that eating coffee beans made goats lively
10. Only ___ beats coffee as a traded commodity.
A. Water
B. Oil
C. Corn
11. Adding milk to coffee…
A. Slows the digestive processes
B. Mitigates the effect of caffeine
C. Both
12. In Italy, during the 16th century coffee was banned as being…
A. Over-stimulating
B. Satanic
C. Unhealthy
13. People pay $600 per pound for coffee beans that have been…
A. Stomped on by peasants
B. Eaten and excreted whole by a wild-cat
C. Ground into a powerful concentrated powder
14. The meaning of the term “espresso” is…
A. Forced out
B. Expressive
C. Under pressure
15. Pope Clement VII was a big coffee fan, so he…
A. Served coffee at Mass
B. Had coffee baptized
C. Only let clergy members drink coffee
16. Adding cream to coffee…
A. Cools it down
B. Helps it retain heat longer
C. Makes it more acidic
17. The Luwak is a…
A. Character in a Dr. Seuss story who does not like purple coffee
B. Sumatran wild-cat that cannot digest coffee beans
C. Rare type of coffee bush that grows only in the mountains of New Mexico
18. Which of these choices has the most caffeine?
A. A 4 ounce cup of espresso
B. A 6 ounce cup of black coffee
C. Both choices have the same amount of caffeine
19. People who drink coffee are said to…
A. Have less risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
B. Have more energy for a workout within half an hour of drinking a cup of coffee
C. Both
20. During WWII, coffee was the first…
A. Choice in beverages among German prisoners of war
B. Food to be preserved through freeze drying
C. Drink to inspire a popular dance – the Jitter-Bug
21. The coffee-drinking capital of the United States is…
A. Satan’s Kingdom, Massachusetts
B. Berkeley, California
C. New York, New York
22. Do coffee bushes produce nuts or fruits?
A. Nuts
B. Fruits
C. Neither
23. Kopi Luwak is also called…
A. Civet Cat Coffee
B. Cat Poop Coffee
C. Both
24. The two kinds of coffee beans are Arabica and …
A. Indian
B. Hearty
C. Robusta
25. In the 18th century, the Swedish government outlawed coffee and…
A. Coffee pots
B. Coffee cups and saucers
C. All coffee paraphernalia
26. Most coffee is produced in…
A. Vietnam
B. Brazil
C. Columbia
27. Before coffee was made into a drink, it was eaten as…
A. Dried, crunchy beans
B. Raw berries blended with fat to make an “energy bar”
C. Ground fruit pulp baked into breads and cakes
28. Coffee beans fermented in the digestive system of the palm civet reportedly take on a …
A. Smooth texture
B. Chocolaty taste
C. Both
29. Coffee berries grow on…
A. Vines
B. Trees
C. Bushes
30. In 14th century Mecca, coffee was banned because it was thought to…
A. Make people anxious
B. Cost too much
C. Inspire radical thinking
31. Before coffee berries were used to make a hot beverage, they were used to make…
A. Beer
B. Juice
C. Wine
32. There is only one US state that produces coffee. It is…
A. Florida
B. New Mexico
C. Hawaii
33. In the Ottoman Empire during the 17th century, people who drank coffee were…
A. Happy and energetic
B. Jittery and anxious
C. Beaten and thrown into the ocean
34. Kona coffee is grown in a very small region of the mountains of…
A. Japan
B. Hawaii
C. New Mexico
35. The song, Java Jive, celebrates the joy of coffee! It was originally recorded by…
A. The Ink Spots in 1941
B. The Beatles in 1972
C. The Coffee Crossroads in 1985
The Ink Spots-1941 Java Jive:
36. What Morgan Freeman movie references Kopi Luwak the most expensive coffee worldwide?
A. The Bucket List
B. The Shawshank Redemption
C. Seven
37. Which mythological creature is depicted on the logo of Starbucks?
A. A phoenix
B. A mermaid
C. A unicorn
38. What is added to espresso to make americano?
A. Milk
B. Ice
C. Hot water
39. Which drink do we have when mixing steamed milk with espresso?
A. Latte
B. Cappuccino
C. Mocha
40. Which of the following ingredients is not in a cappuccino?
A. Milk foam
B. Whipped cream
C. Steamed milk
41. Coffee plants originated from which continent?
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. South America
How did you do on our coffee quiz? If not that great, maybe you should check this tea trivia quiz or this food and drink quiz to further test your popular drink knowledge.
VANESSA ANN MERRIMAN
cOFFEE IS GOOD OR BAD FOR US