Free quiz questions about booze. Topics include beer, spirits, wine and other disasters.

The questions here are about alcohol as a grown-up thing, you know, like connoiseurs. See the fags, booze and drugs page for questions about alcohol as a social ill.

1. According to the Australian publication The World Beer Guide, which country produces the world’s worst beer. Is it Germany, Greece or Scotland?

   Scotland

2. From what is the Japanese drink saki made?

   Fermented rice

3. How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?

   2 bottles

4. How many units of alcohol are in a bottle of wine at 12% ABV? (using UK govt measure of a 'unit')

   9 units

5. How much money does the average British adult spend on alcohol every day? [figures from 2002]

   75p

6. How strong is Dogfish stout – the world’s strongest beer?

   23 per cent

7. In the alcoholic drink, what but is amaretto flavoured with?

   Almond

8. Pimms No. 1 cup is based on which spirit?

   gin

9. What colourful name given to a drink of gin mixed with Angostura Bitters?

   pink gin

10. What embarrassing sounding word do Americans use to name the wine we call Rose?

    blush

11. What does the term "brut" mean when referring to wine?

    very dry

12. What drink do you add to Guinness to make a “velvet pussy”: brandy, port or Red Bull?

    port

13. What is the Japanese drink Sake made out of?

    Rice

14. What is the main spirit ingredient in a Manhattan cocktail: Vodka, Whiskey or Gin?

    Whiskey

15. What is the name of the drink made of equal parts beer and ginger ale?

    Shandy Gaff

16. What name is given to the strong aniseed flavoured drink that hails from Greece?

    Ouzo

17. What nut is used to flavour the Italian liqueur, Amaretto?

    almonds

18. Where is the world’s strongest beer (23%) brewed: Czech Republic, England or USA?

    USA (Delaware)

19. Which alcoholic liqueur is named after the largest island in the Dutch Antilles?

    Curacao

20. Which american state does Jack Daniels come from?

    Tennessee

21. Which cocktail consists of Tia Maria, vodka and coke?

    Black Russian

22. Which country is home to Red Stripe Lager

    Jamaica

23. Which drink is stronger (has a higher %ABV): Guinness or Stella Artois?

    Stella

24. Which drink was traditionally transported down river in rabelo boats?

    Port

25. Which has been around for longer in human history: beer or wine?

    Beer

26. Which is the strongest beer: Stella Artois, Kronenbourg or Newcastle Brown Ale?

    Stella

27. Which of these drinks has the fewest calories: a gin and tonic, a glass of red wine or a pint of Guinness?

    Gin and Tonic

28. Which spirit replaces vodka to turn a Bloody Mary into a Bloody Maria?

    Tequila

29. Which spirit's name derives from a Dutch word that means 'burnt wine'?

    Brandy

30. In relation to ale what do the letters SG stand for?

    Specific Gravity

31. What are the standard sizes of champagne bottles, capacity from 2 – 12 bottles? (1 point each)

    Magnum, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar

32. What two drinks are used to made a `Black Velvet`?

    Guiness & Champagne

33. What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule

    Vodka

34. What per cent alcohol by volume is Co-Op vodka?

    37.5 per cent