Grab a pencil, crack open a cold one and test your beer knowledge.
1. Which one of these TV shows does not have its own official beer?
a) Game of Thrones
b) The Walking Dead
c) The Simpsons
d) The GOP presidential debates
e) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2. Which of the following is not an Anheuser-Bush brand ?
a) Loser Pale Ale
b) Swill Beer
c) Toxic Sludge
d) Beck's
e) None of the above
3. What is the beer that a Latin-owned Chicago brewery named as a tribute to Donald Trump after his anti-Mexican speech?
a) Ivana Drink
b) F@#! Your Hair
c) The Don Ale
d) Orange IPA
e) Trumpinator
4. Which of the following ingredients has Dogfish Head used to make beer?
a) Lobster
b) Wine
c) Spit
d) Stalactite
e) All of the above
5. What do you call a person who collects beer bottles?
a) An arenophile
b) A glaziologist
c) A labeorphile
d) An alembic
e) Your lazy roommate
6. Which of the following is a recognized style of beer?
a) Mumme
b) Rottenbier
c) Low Country White Ale
d) Shanty
e) All of the above
7. Where does Rolling Rock come from, according to its label?
a) Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water
b) Mountain Springs
c) Glass-Lined Springs
d) Little Green Bottles
e) Old Newark
8. What is the oldest brewery in North America?
a) Weihenstephan
b) D.G. Yuengling & Sons
c) Molson
d) Schaefer
e) Buffalo Trace
9. What is the name of the Philadelphia bar where the U.S. Marine Corps was formed?
a) The Few, The Proud & The Tankard
b) City Tavern
c) McGillin's Old Ale House
d) Tun Tavern
e) Jarhead's
10. What is the oldest beer brand brewed in America?
a) Yuengling
b) Budweiser
c) Bass
d) Rheingold
e) Pabst
11. What beer was advertised on the scoreboard at Connie Mack Stadium?
a) Bud Light
b) Longines
c) Schmidt's
d) Ballantine
e) None. Philadelphia blue laws banned beer advertising.
12. The four main ingredients of beer are:
a) Water; malt, hops, yeast
b) Water, malt, rice, corn
c) Sugar, yeast, water, barley
d) Water, wheat, hops, yeast
e) Hops, hops, hops, hops
13. What beer set the record as the world's strongest, in 2013?
a) Samuel Adams Utopias
b) Brewmeister Snake Venom
c) Samichlaus
d) Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
e) BrewDog End of History
14. What Philadelphia-area brewery has won the most medals at the annual Great American Beer Festival?
a) Iron Hill
b) Stoudt's
c) Yards
d) Manayunk
e) Yuengling
15. Which of the following is not brewed by Guinness?
a) Guinness Bitter
b) Guinness Blonde American Lager
c) Harp Lager
d) Guinness West Indies Porter
e) None of the above
How many did you get right?
A perfect 15, you're a bigger beer geek than me;
10 - 14, you know your studs;
5 - 9, you're a light beer drinker;
fewer than 5, you're a wine drinker.
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Answers : 1-d ; 2-e ; 3-b ; (its Spanish-language name, Chinga Tu Pelo.), 4-e ; 5-c ; 6-a (its a hoppy German wheat beer), 7-b ; 8-c (founded in 1786, 43 years before Yuengling.), 9-d ; 10-c (founded in England in 1777, now brewed in Baldwinsville, N.Y.), 11-d ; 12-a ; 13-b (67.5 percent alcohol.). 14-a ; 15-e
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Downton Abbey
1. During the first-ever episode, which historical event leads to the emergence of a new heir at Downton?
a) The outbreak of the First World War
b) Britain's failure in the race to the South Pole
c) The sinking of the RMS Titanic
2. Spoiler: What is worrying Mrs. Hughes during the first episode of the new season?
a) Daisy's attitude in the kitchen
b) Being intimate with Carson once they're married
c) Her lack of retirement provision
3. Which below-stairs character eventually reveals his homosexuality?
a) Joseph Molesley
b) Thomas Barrow
c) Jimmy Kent
4. Which footman does Lady Mary describe as looking "like a puppy who's been rescued from a puddle"?
a) Andrew Parker
b) Alfred Nugent
c) Joseph Molesley
5. Which servant gives his life to save Matthew Crawley during the First World War?
a) Henry Lang
b) John Bates
c) William Mason
6. Which actor left the show first to pursue other career opportunities?
a) Dan Stevens
b) Jessica Brown Findlay
c) Lily James
7. The exteriors of Downton and some of the family rooms are filmed at Highclere Castle. At which historic London studio are most of the interiors shot?
a) Pinewood Studios
b) Shepperton Studios
c) Ealing Studios
8. Among the British aristocracy, what is a dowager?
a) A widow who holds a title
b) The wife of a marquis
c) A spinster who holds a title
9. Downton creator Julian Fellowes and Robert, Earl of Grantham, are members of the U.K.'s House of Lords. To which political party are they affiliated?
a) Labour Party
b) Conservative Party
c) Liberal Democrat Party
10. In which English county is Downton Abbey supposedly set?
a) Yorkshire
b) Oxfordshire
c) Cambridgeshire
11. With whom does Lord Grantham brawl during season five?
a) Charles Blake
b) Simon Bricker
c) Lord Gillingham
12. How is the character played by Shirley MacLaine related to the Crawley family?
a) She's Lord Grantham's cousin
b) She's Lady Cora's mother
c) She's Tom Branson's aunt
13. Spoiler: Which of Lady Mary's fashion accessories causes a stir in season six?
a) Sunglasses
b) Tiara
c) Cigarette holder
14. In season three, who says to Daisy, "Oh dear, have you swallowed a dictionary?"
a) Mr. Carson
b) Mrs. Patmore
c) Lady Grantham
15. In season five, which below-stairs character is chastised for dying his hair?
a) Mr. Barrow
b) Mr. Molesley
c) Mr. Bates
16. Which member of the British Royal Family paid a visit to the set of Downton in March 2015?
a) Kate Middleton, the Dutchess of Cambridge
b) Charles, Prince of Wales
c) Anne, Princess Royal
17. What is the title of the magazine that Lady Edith inherits from Michael Gregson?
a) The Illustrated London News
b) Country Life
c) The Sketch
18. To which U.S. city does Branson relocate with his daughter, Sybbie?
a) Chicago
b) San Diego
c) Boston
19. Which of the following storylines did creator Julian Fellowes base upon a real-life incident?
a) Denker's gambling escapades with the young footman Andy
b) The death of Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in Lady Mary's bed
c) Mrs. Patmore's budding romance with grocer Jos Tufton
20. What is the splendid-sounding name of the snooty butler who serves Violet Crawley, Dowager Countless of Grantham?
a) Cicero Fox
b) Lane John Hughton
c) Septimus Spratt
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Answers : 1-c ; 2-b ; 3-b ; 4-b ; 5-c ; 6-b ; 7-c ; 8-a ; 9-b ; 10-a ; 11-b ; 12-b ; 13-a ; 14-b ; 15-b ; 16-a ; 17-c ; 18-c ; 19-b ; 20-c
a) The outbreak of the First World War
b) Britain's failure in the race to the South Pole
c) The sinking of the RMS Titanic
2. Spoiler: What is worrying Mrs. Hughes during the first episode of the new season?
a) Daisy's attitude in the kitchen
b) Being intimate with Carson once they're married
c) Her lack of retirement provision
3. Which below-stairs character eventually reveals his homosexuality?
a) Joseph Molesley
b) Thomas Barrow
c) Jimmy Kent
4. Which footman does Lady Mary describe as looking "like a puppy who's been rescued from a puddle"?
a) Andrew Parker
b) Alfred Nugent
c) Joseph Molesley
5. Which servant gives his life to save Matthew Crawley during the First World War?
a) Henry Lang
b) John Bates
c) William Mason
6. Which actor left the show first to pursue other career opportunities?
a) Dan Stevens
b) Jessica Brown Findlay
c) Lily James
7. The exteriors of Downton and some of the family rooms are filmed at Highclere Castle. At which historic London studio are most of the interiors shot?
a) Pinewood Studios
b) Shepperton Studios
c) Ealing Studios
8. Among the British aristocracy, what is a dowager?
a) A widow who holds a title
b) The wife of a marquis
c) A spinster who holds a title
9. Downton creator Julian Fellowes and Robert, Earl of Grantham, are members of the U.K.'s House of Lords. To which political party are they affiliated?
a) Labour Party
b) Conservative Party
c) Liberal Democrat Party
10. In which English county is Downton Abbey supposedly set?
a) Yorkshire
b) Oxfordshire
c) Cambridgeshire
11. With whom does Lord Grantham brawl during season five?
a) Charles Blake
b) Simon Bricker
c) Lord Gillingham
12. How is the character played by Shirley MacLaine related to the Crawley family?
a) She's Lord Grantham's cousin
b) She's Lady Cora's mother
c) She's Tom Branson's aunt
13. Spoiler: Which of Lady Mary's fashion accessories causes a stir in season six?
a) Sunglasses
b) Tiara
c) Cigarette holder
14. In season three, who says to Daisy, "Oh dear, have you swallowed a dictionary?"
a) Mr. Carson
b) Mrs. Patmore
c) Lady Grantham
15. In season five, which below-stairs character is chastised for dying his hair?
a) Mr. Barrow
b) Mr. Molesley
c) Mr. Bates
16. Which member of the British Royal Family paid a visit to the set of Downton in March 2015?
a) Kate Middleton, the Dutchess of Cambridge
b) Charles, Prince of Wales
c) Anne, Princess Royal
17. What is the title of the magazine that Lady Edith inherits from Michael Gregson?
a) The Illustrated London News
b) Country Life
c) The Sketch
18. To which U.S. city does Branson relocate with his daughter, Sybbie?
a) Chicago
b) San Diego
c) Boston
19. Which of the following storylines did creator Julian Fellowes base upon a real-life incident?
a) Denker's gambling escapades with the young footman Andy
b) The death of Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in Lady Mary's bed
c) Mrs. Patmore's budding romance with grocer Jos Tufton
20. What is the splendid-sounding name of the snooty butler who serves Violet Crawley, Dowager Countless of Grantham?
a) Cicero Fox
b) Lane John Hughton
c) Septimus Spratt
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Answers : 1-c ; 2-b ; 3-b ; 4-b ; 5-c ; 6-b ; 7-c ; 8-a ; 9-b ; 10-a ; 11-b ; 12-b ; 13-a ; 14-b ; 15-b ; 16-a ; 17-c ; 18-c ; 19-b ; 20-c
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