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Beer trivia
1. Which is the oldest alcoholic drink in the world?
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Beer
2. Third most popular drink after water and tea?
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Beer
3. Beer is brewed from?
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Cereal grains
4. Most commonly brewed from?
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Malted barley, wheat, maize (corn), and rice.
5. How beer is brewed?
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During the brewing process, fermentation of the starch sugars in the wort produces ethanol and carbonation. This will result in beer.
6. What is the function of hops?
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Hops add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilizing agent.
7. What is Code of Hammurabi?
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Writing included laws regulating beer and beer parlours.
8. Earliest archaeological evidence of fermentation consists of how many old residues of a beer?
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13,000-year-old.
9. Earliest clear chemical evidence of beer produced from barley dates to about?
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3500–3100 BC from the site of Godin Tepe in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran.
10. Beer is recorded in the written history of?
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Ancient Iraq and ancient Egypt.
11. Archaeologists speculate that beer was instrumental in the formation of?
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Civilizations
12. In which country, each worker got a daily ration of four to five liters of beer?
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Egypt
13. Fermented drink using rice and fruit was made in which country around 7000 BC?
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China
14. Who noted that during his travels, beer was being produced in Armenia?
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Xenophon
15. Beer was spread through Europe by?
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Germanic and Celtic tribes as far back as 3000 BC.
16. Beer in the United States is manufactured by more than?
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7,000 breweries
17. In 2012, the United States produced?
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196 million barrels (23.0 GL) of beer.
18. How many gallon do US people consume per capita annually?
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Roughly 28 US gallons (110 L) of beer per capita annually.
19. In 2011, the United States was ranked in the world?
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Fifteenth in the world in per capita consumption.
20. Total consumption was second only to which country?
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China
21. Most common style of beer produced by the big breweries is?
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American lager
22. First commercial brewery in the United States was built by?
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Dutch West India Company in 1632.
23. Steam beer, the first uniquely American beer style, evolved in the?
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San Francisco area during the 19th century.
24. Name the oldest operating brewing company in the United States?
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Yuengling
25. One of the earliest large-scale brewers was Best Brewing.
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Milwaukee brewery
26. What is the Prohibition era?
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In 1919, Production, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was made illegal in US.
27. Who discover an underground brewery during Prohibition?
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Detroit Police
28. In 2016, name the top three beer companies in the US.
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Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, and Pabst Brewing Company.
29. Most large-scale brewers including?
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Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors.
30. What is Malt liquor?
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High-ABV pale lager, often incited controversy due to its alcohol content, larger-sized containers, low prices.
Beer trivia multiple-choice questions
31. Which country consumes the most beer as a whole?
A) America
B) China
C) London
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B) China
32. Which state is home to the most popular beer brands?
A) US
B) UAE
C) UK
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A) US
33. Drinking stout could help to fight with?
A) AIDS
B) Heart attack
C) Cancer
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C) Cancer
34. How many styles of beer are there?
A) 90
B) 1000
C) 100
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C) 100
35. Every year, which country organizes the biggest beer festival in the world?
A) France
B) China
C) Germany
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C) Germany
36. US celebrates its National Beer Day on which date of April?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 5
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A) 7
37. Who celebrates its 'BeerFes' annually?
A) Tokyo
B) China
C) Japan
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C) Japan
38. Who produces high-quality premium beers in the world?
A) Wuhan
B) Malaysia
C) Philippines
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C) Philippines
39. Beer is as old as?
A) Human history
B) World History
C) Nature History
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A) Human history
40. Earliest evidence of beer-making was found in?
A) Western Europe
B) Western Iran
C) China
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B) Western Iran
41. Every year, the US generates profits of over how many billion dollars from beer alone?
A) 100 billion
B) 50 billion
C) 75 billion
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A) 100 billion
42. Which city is the biggest producer of beer, in the U.S.?
A) Houston
B) Texas
C) California
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C) California
43. IPA stands for?
A) Indian Pale Lager
B) Indian Pure Lager
C) Indian Pulp Lager
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A) Indian Pale Lager
44. What is beer pong?
A) Drink
B) Game
C) Industry
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B) Game
45. Beer pong was invented in?
A) 80s
B) 20s
C) 50s
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C) 50s
This part of the trivia includes some amazing facts and information about beer. Some detailed knowledge about beer is included in this portion. Moreover, information about alcohol also mentions here. This part helps you to update your knowledge about the given topics.
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46. World's most expensive beer costs?
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$503,300
47. World's most expensive beer is?
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Allsopp’s Arctic Ale
48. Which government gives beer to alcoholic people, as an incentive?
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Amsterdam
49. Japan has different beer festivals. Name them.
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Tokyo, Okinawa, Osaka, Nagoya, and Yokohama.
50. Who celebrates the Lan Kwai Fong Music and Beer Fest every April?
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Hong Kong
51. Philippines celebrates its?
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Oktoberfest every year
52. Germany collects over how many tons of trash after Oktoberfest?
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1,000 tons
53. In which state, the beer industry plays a vital role in its economy?
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United States
54. Which has extreme hop flavors?
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Indian pale lager
55. Which largest craft breweries manufacture Indian Pale lager?
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Stone Brewing Co. from Escondido, California, and Dogfish Brewery from Milton, Delaware.
56. For ales, the ideal storage temperature is between?
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10-12 °C
57. Lagers should be stored between?
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7-10°C
58. Which president brewed his own beer at the White House?
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Barack Obama
59. Drinking beer reduces the risk of?
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Kidney stones, cardiovascular diseases.
60. Drinking beer significantly lowers the risk of developing?
61. China’s annual consumption of beer averages at?
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46 billion liters
62. This annual consumption of China is twice the amount of the?
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U.S
63. Two major categories of beer?
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Ales and lagers
64. Most successful beer brands offer?
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Pilsner
65. Name some iconic beers which are made in the Pilsner style?
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Budweiser, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Coors.
66. Who brewed the world's first Pilsen?
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Josef Groll
67. Which is a non-mechanized method of making beer?
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Craft beer
68. Craft beer is more prized than?
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Commercial beer
69. Commercial beers are known as?
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Stale and flat
70. What is a Stout?
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Dark, top-fermented beer.
Beer and alcohol trivia questions and answers
71. Does Drinking too much beer will increase?
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Heartburn
72. Drinking too much alcohol will increase?
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Dehydration, liver failure.
73. Small consumption of beer reduces the risk of?
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Ulcers
74. Beer intake protects the body?
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Against radiation
75. Moderate alcohol consumption increases?
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HDL cholesterol in the blood.
76. In 1983, how many licensed breweries were in the United States?
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49
77. At the end of 2017, the number of licensed breweries increased up to?
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8,863
78. Most low-alcohol beers are?
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Lagers
79. Other names of low alcohol beer is?
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Light beer, non-alcoholic beer, small beer, small ale, or near-beer.
80. Who accounts for almost a third of worldwide sales of nonalcoholic and alcohol-free beer?
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Middle East
This part added some easy and fun-loving multiple-choice questions about beer. One can easily solve it. If no, then try to answer first and then correct it by watching the right answers. Some world's record questions are also included here related to the beer. We are sure these trivia upgrade your current information and knowledge. Hopefully, you like to read this.
Multiple-choice beer trivia
81. Ancient ………….. were serious about beer brewing.
A) Egyptian
B) Babylonians
C) Greek
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B) Babylonians
82. ……….. has the most individual brands of beer.
A) Paris
B) France
C) Belgium
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C) Belgium
83. Oenology’ is the study of?
A) Wine
B) Beer
C) Alcohol
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A) Wine
84. Zythology is the study of?
A) Beer
B) Alcohol
C) Smoking
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A) Beer
85. What is Schlenkerla
A) Traditional smoked wine
B) Traditional smoked flavor
C) Traditional smoked beer
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C) Traditional smoked beer
86. The process of making beer is called?
A) Fermentation
B) Brewing
C) Condensation
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B) Brewing
87. What Flower of the hop vine is used for?
A) Flavoring
B) Coloring
C) Smelling
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A) Flavoring
88. Which beers are usually top-fermented?
A) Malted barley
B) Cereal grains
C) Wheat
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C) Wheat
89. Kriek, a variety of beer brewed with?
A) Rice
B) Cherries
C) Yeast
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B) Cherries
90. IBU stands for?
A) International Beer Union
B) International Bitterness Union scale
C) International Bitterness Units scale
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C) International Bitterness Units scale
Beer 101 quiz
91. What is Cenosillicaphobia?
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Irrational fear of empty glass.
92. Worlds biggest glass of beer is?
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7 feet and 4 inches tall.
93. World's the biggest glass of beer produced by?
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Angus Wood and Ed Dupuy of Stod Fold Brewing Company Halifax, UK.
94. Biggest glass of beer contained?
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2,082 liters
95. Who holds the record for the most pints of beer stacked on his head?
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John Evans
96. John Evans bagged a Guinness World Record in June 2010 for stacking how many times?
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237
97. Who prohibits drinking in commercials?
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United States
98. On June 22, 1977, who secured a Guinness World Record for drinking 1 liter of beer in 1.3s?
107. Which was first used for roasting malt in 1642?
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Coke
108. Alcoholism is treatable. Yes or No?
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Yes
109. What is NIAAA?
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
110. The origin of Alcoholism is still?
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Unknown
What is the oldest brewery in the world still operating today?
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Weihenstephan Brewery, located in Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1040.
What is the name of the strongest beer in the world, known for its extremely high alcohol by volume (ABV)?
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Snake Venom, brewed by Brewmeister in Scotland, with an ABV of 67.5%.
What is the term for the study and tasting of beer and beer-making?
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Zythology.
Which country is known for brewing the most beer per capita?
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The Czech Republic, with a long-standing beer culture and tradition.
What is the name of the law enacted in Germany in 1516 that regulates the ingredients of beer, allowing only water, barley, and hops to be used?
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Reinheitsgebot (German Beer Purity Law).
What is the name of the beer style that originated in Belgium and is fermented using wild yeast strains and bacteria, resulting in complex flavors and sourness?
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Lambic.
What is the term for the process of heating malted barley to develop flavors and color in beer production?
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Malting.
What is the name of the official certification awarded to breweries in the United States that meet specific criteria for small-scale production, independence, and quality?
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Brewers Association Independent Craft seal.
What is the name of the beer style that originated in England and is known for its strong, malty flavors and high alcohol content?
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Barleywine.
What is the traditional unit of measurement used to quantify the bitterness of beer, based on the amount of hops added during brewing?
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International Bitterness Units (IBUs).
What is the term for the process of adding extra hops to beer after it has finished fermenting to enhance aroma and flavor?
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Dry hopping.
What is the name of the Belgian beer style characterized by its complex fruity and spicy flavors, often brewed by Trappist monks?
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Trappist ale.
What is the name of the glass traditionally used to serve German wheat beer, known for its tall, slender shape and wide mouth?
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Weizen glass.
What is the term for the thick foam that forms on top of a freshly poured beer, often considered a sign of freshness and quality?
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Head.
What is the name of the process of fermenting beer in low temperatures over an extended period, resulting in a clean, crisp taste?
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