Drinks Quiz

Answer: Brazil. Brazil produces about 30% of the world's coffee, ahead of Vietnam and Colombia.

Answer: Bloody Mary. The Bloody Mary is an iconic cocktail, often served with a straw and garnishes like celery or olives.

Answer: Blue agave. Tequila is produced exclusively from the heart of the blue agave (Agave tequilana), called piña, grown in the Jalisco region of Mexico.

Answer: Hops. Hops (Humulus lupulus) is the plant that brings bitterness, floral or resinous aromas, and helps preserve beer. Its cones contain alpha acids that isomerize when the wort is boiled.

Answer: Bourbon. Bourbon is officially recognized as the native spirit of the United States. To be called Bourbon, it must be distilled from at least 51% corn, aged in charred new oak barrels, and produced in the United States.

Answer: Chartreuse. Chartreuse is an herbal liqueur produced by the monks of the Carthusian order. It comes in a green (55°) and a yellow (40°) version, and its exact recipe remains a closely guarded secret.

Answer: Sex on the Beach. Created in the 1980s in Florida, this cocktail's deliberately catchy name is also its biggest trap: sweet and fruity, it makes you forget the alcohol content far too easily.

Answer: Diabolo menthe (mint diabolo). The Diabolo menthe, the undisputed star of French terraces in summer, gets its name from 'diabolo', a term historically used for a mix of syrup and sparkling water. Turns out even a kids' drink can have a slightly devilish name.

Answer: The Dude. The Dude sips his White Russian, which he affectionately calls 'the Caucasian', in pretty much every scene of the film. A level of loyalty to a cocktail few film characters have ever matched.

Answer: Butterbeer. Butterbeer, lightly alcoholic and terribly sweet, is the ultimate comfort drink for wizards. Turns out even in the magical world, nothing beats a warm drink after a long day of Potions class.

Answer: Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is a black grape variety, but its juice is often clear. It is used to produce sparkling white wines like Champagne.

Answer: Coors beer. The American brewer Coors launched the first aluminium beverage can in 1959. Before that, cans were made of steel or tinplate.

Answer: Ale. Ales use top-fermenting yeast (between 15 and 24 °C), which produces fruity and complex flavors. Lagers, on the other hand, ferment at low temperature with bottom-fermenting yeast.

Answer: 10 liters. Producing one liter of beer requires on average 10 liters of water, counting grain irrigation, brewing, and equipment cleaning.

Answer: Netherlands. Gin originates from Dutch Genever of the 17th century, distilled by physician Franciscus Sylvius for medicinal purposes. British soldiers brought it back to England under the name 'Dutch courage'. More precisely, this neutral spirit can be made from grains such as barley, corn, potato, or rye, but also from molasses, or even grapes or rice.

Answer: India. Lassi is a refreshing drink from the Indian subcontinent, made by whisking yogurt with water and salt or sugar. Mango Lassi is one of the most popular variants.

Answer: Kombucha. Kombucha is a drink obtained by fermenting sweetened tea with a 'mother' called SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast).

Answer: Mai Tai. The Mai Tai, created in the 1940s amid the Polynesian-Hollywood 'tiki' craze, owes its name to the Tahitian exclamation 'Maita'i!', meaning 'excellent!'. An opinion rum lovers everywhere happily share.

Answer: Merlot. Miles's fierce hatred of Merlot in 'Sideways' reportedly caused a real drop in Merlot sales across the US after the film's release. Proof that one good rant on screen can outdo any marketing campaign.

Answer: Ferran Adrià. Ferran Adrià revolutionized cooking with his chemistry-driven experiments on food texture. His techniques have since migrated from the restaurant to the bar, proving you can put science in a glass without necessarily wearing a lab coat.