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Q1. Where does the term espresso come from?
Express Train
Under Pressure
That’s right!
Expression
Fact:
Though often pronounced as Expresso, it is not a word. The term in fact is ESPRESSO. It comes from the Latin word for "Press", or "Under Pressure". In some places if you order "expresso", you will be politely ignored.
Q2. Coffee has been around for over:
8 Centuries
15 Centuries
11 Centuries
That’s right!
Fact:
Coffee has been around for over 11 centuries and is currently the most widely consumed beverage in the world.
Q3. Coffee is one of the top 3 most traded commodities of the world?
True
That’s right!
False
Fact:
Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world (oil is the first.)
Q4. The first ones to brew coffee were?
Turks
Arab
That’s right!
Dutch
Fact:
It�s the Arabs that are generally believed to be the first to brew coffee.
Q5. Coffee was first introduced in Europe by the?
Venetians
That’s right!
Turks
Dutch
Fact:
The Venetians were the first to bring coffee to Europe in 1615.
Q6. There was once a revolt started because coffee was banned?
True
That’s right!
False
Fact:
The coffee revolt broke out in Prussia in 1785 because coffee consumption was restricted to the nobility, the clergy and high officials.
Q7. Espresso has double the caffeine content of coffee?
True
False
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Fact:
Espresso Coffee in fact has just one third of the caffeine content of ordinary coffee.
Q8. The world�s largest producers of coffee is?
Colombia
India
Brazil
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Fact:
Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee. Coffee plants first were cultivated in Brazil in 1727, as a result of seedlings smuggled from Paris
Q9. Which nation has the world's highest per capita annual coffee consumption?
USA
Italy
Scandinavia
That’s right!
Brazil
Fact:
Scandinavia has a per capita annual coffee consumption of 26.4 pounds making it the highest. Italy, on the other hand, has an annual consumption per capita of only 10 pounds.
Q10. Barista is Italian for a cozy little coffee shop?
True
False
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Fact:
A Barista is an Italian term for bartender and refers to one trained in preparing espresso specialty drinks.
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