1.What is ABV?

The concentration of alcohol in a beverage is usually stated as the percentage of alcohol by

volume (ABV) or as proof
2. What do you mean by Alcohol proof ?
It is a measure of how much alcohol(ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. The term was
originally used in the United Kingdom and was defined as 7/4 times the alcohol by volume (ABV)
3. What is a flash point?
Liquor that contains 40% ABV(80 US proof) will catch fire if heated to about 79 F (26 C) and if an
ignition source is applied to it. (This is called its flash point
4.What is beer made of ?
Malted Barley ,Hops,water
5.What is the flavouring agent used in beer?
Hops
6. What is Whisky made of ?
Cereal grains
7. What is Rum made of ?
Sugarcane
8.What is brandy made of ?
mash of grapes
9. What is gin made of ?
Juniper berries
10. What is Tequila made of ?
Agave
11. What is Sake made of ?
Rice
12. What is vodka made of ?
Potatoes
13.Define viticulture ?
The growing of grapes
14. Define vinification ?
Turning of grapes into wine
15.What is pruning?
Trimming of excess branches so that nutrients are concentrated on the remaining to improve the quality of
grapes.
16.Name some vine diseases?
Noble rot,Grey rot,Cochylis,Downy Mildew,Powery Mildew
17. Name the disease where it occurs when moths and caterpillar attack leaves?
Cochylis
18.Name the wine which contain carbon dioxide in them ?
Sparkling wine
19.Name the wine where brandy is added?
Fortified wine

20. Name the wines are produced with addition of herbs and are sometimes fortified .their strength varies
from 15% to 22%GL?
Aromatised wines
21.Name some Red grape variety?
Cabernet sauvignon ,Pinot Noir, Savignonese ,Zinfandel ,Gamay,Pinot meunier ,Merlot
22. Name some White grape variety?
Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Pinot Blanc ,Sauvignon Blanc ,Riesling,Traminer,Muscatel
23.Which are pigments which give grape its colour?
Anthocyanins and Flavones
24.What is Chaptalization?
The artificial addition of sugar to the fermenting must is called CHAPTALIZATION
25.Name some finning agents?
Egg white,gelatin isinglass,animal blood(ox)
26.Name the French Wine laws?
AOC,VDQS,VDP,VDT
27.Name the wine region of France?
Alsace ,Bordeaux ,Burgundy ,Champagne,Rhone ,Loire ,Provence ,South west France
28.What is QWPSR?
Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions
29. Name the German Wine laws?
Qba ,Qmp,Tafelwein,Landwein
30. Name the wine region of Germany?
Ahr ,Mossel Saar Ruwer ,Rheingau ,Nahe ,Rheinhessen ,Pfalz ,Franken ,Wurttemberg ,Baden
31. Name the Italian Wine laws?
DOCG,DOC,IGT,VINO DA TAVOLA
32. Name the wine region of Italy?
Trentino-alto-adige, Veneto ,Tuscany,Campania,Calabria,Sicily,Sardinia,Lazio,Marches
33.What is an aperitif ?
Aperitifs are defined as one with an alcoholic content of not less than 15%,made from grape wine
containing added brandy or other spirits
34.Name some Aperitif ?
Amer Picon,Aperol,Campari,Byrrh ,Dubonnet,Fernet Branca,Lillet,Kir
35. What is Vermouth ?
It is an aperitif wine classified as aromatic or aromatised wine, containing between 15% to 21% of
alcohol.
36.Name some types of Vermouth ?
White Vermouth,Dry Vermouth,Sweet Vermouth,Red Vermouth,Rose Vermouth,Chambery
37. What is liqueur?
Liqueur is basically a distilled spirit mixed with flavourings and containing atleast 2.5% sugar by volume.
A liqueur with 10% or less sugar may be labelled dry
38.Which is the first liqueur produced by a monk of Benedictine monastry in France was made from a
Cognac base?

Bndictine
39. What is creme de cassis liqueur ?
Crme de cassis is a sweet, dark red liqueur made from blackcurrants.
40. What is Chambord liqueur ?
Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur is modelled after a raspberry liqueur produced in the Loire Valley of
France during the late 17th century.
41.What is Tia Maria?

A coffee-flavoured liqueur based on rum, made originally in the Caribbean.

Origin
42.Which is the oldest champagne shipper ?
Ruinart
43.Who is the father of champagne ?
Dom Pierre Prignon
44.The Person who introduced the process "Remuage"?
Nicole Barbe Cliqout
45.What is remuage?
This process involves removal of sediment from the Champagne bottle
46.What are the different types of champagne bottles with its size ?
Bottle 1 bottle
Magnum 2 bottles
Jeroboam 4 bottles
Methuselah 8 bottles
Balthazar 16 bottles.
Nebuchadnezzar 20 bottles
47.Name some Champagne Shippers?
Ayala, Pommery ,Laurent Perrier, Krug, Charles Heidsieck, Bollinger, Dom Perrignon, Veuve Clicquot
Ponsardin, Louis Roederer, Lanson, Moet & Chandon.
48. Which is the beer obtains its dark colour from roasted barley, which has a very high extract level ?
Stout Beer
49.Name the top fermented beer ?
Ale
50.Name the bottom fermented beer?
Lager
51.Name the beer which is made of wheat ?
Weisse beer
52.Name some brands of beer?
Budweiser ,Carlsberg ,Corona,Guinness, Stella Artois, Foster's,Amstel,Asahi, Coors,Tiger,Tsingtao
53.Name a few liqueurs
Cointreau, Grand Manier,Creme de Cacao,Creme de menthe,Drambuie and Kahlua
54.What is "Kirsch"?
It is a colourless liquor that is produced from cherries
55.What is an Irish Coffee?

Irish coffee is an alcoholic drink made from black coffee ,sugar,irish whisky and is topped with fresh
cream.
56.If you preparing a dog's nose ,gin is a must.What else is essential?
A dogs's nose is a cocktail made with two measure of gin and then topped with either cold beer or stout
57.Name the Irish whisky which is used to make the Irish coffee?
Jameson is the whisky which is used to make Irish coffee
58.Name the frothy drink made of wine and milk?
Sylllabub is the drink made with wine and milk
59.How are cigars identified on the basis of wrapper leaf colour ?
CCC-claro-light coloured cigar
CC-Colorado Claro -medium coloured cigar
C-Colorado- dark coloured cigar
CM-Colorado maduro-Very Dark coloured cigar
M-Maduro-Extremely Dark Coloured cigar
60.Name the champagne bottle that was invented after the son of solomon,the king of Judhea
Rehoboam
61.What is Old tom?
Sweet gin from Scotland used in the Tom collins cocktail is called an old tom
62.What are the grape varieties that are used for making champagne?
Pinot Noir,Chardonnay and Pinot meunier
63.What do you add to "screw driver" to make it Harvey wallbanger ?
Galliano
64.What is straight -up?
It is a stirred cocktail which is then strained in to a drinking glass without ice
65.Which drink is known as the Mother's Ruin ?
Gin is known as Mother's Ruin
66.What is the predominant grape of Beaujolais?
Gamay is the predominant grape of Beaujolais
67.Name the liqueur used to make Italian coffee?
Strega
68.What is the grape used in Chablis?
Chardonnay
69.Name the bar ingriedient which takes its name from a town in Venezuela and is no longer produced
there,but in Trinidad
Angostura
70.What is the flavouring in galliano ?
Licorice/vanilla
71.What is the flavouring in pastis?
Aniseed
72.What are the three other names for column still
Continuous,Patent Still,coffey
73.What is Ampelography ?
The study of grapes is called Ampelography
74.Which alcoholic beverage was used to toast the American declaration of Independence?

Madeira Wine
75.Which Champagne does the British Spy James Bond prefer?
Bollinger
76.Name any three brands of rum manufactured by Mc Dowells?
Royal reserve, Black Riband and Cavalier XXX
77.What is rum made from?
Molasses -sugarcane
78.Name the sparkling wine from France?
Champagne
79. Name the sparkling wine from Germany?
Sekt
80. Name the sparkling wine from Italy?
Spumante
81. Name the sparkling wine from Spain?
Cava
82.Name another fortified wine from spain apart from sherry?
Malaga
83.What is Eiswein?
A very sweet wine made in winter from grapes harvested while still frozen.It is also known as ice wine
84.Name the plant from which the wine cork is made?
Quercus Suber
85.Which whiskey is used in the whiskey sour ?
Canadian/Bourbon whiskey is used in the whiskey sour .
86.Which is the largest wine region France?
Bordeaux ,is the wine region in France
87.What should be the age of a vintage bottle of champagne?
A vintage bottle of Champagne must be around 3 years
88.What is a one gill ?
142ml
89.What is one dash?
5ml
90.Expand DOM
Deo Optimo Maximo -To God most good most great
91.What is orgeat?
Almond syrup
92.Which wine has longest life?
Madeira
93.What does Vodka mean in Russia?
Vodka means little water
94.What is used to make a "pink lady blush'
Grenadine
95.Which cocktail contain all three types of rum
Zombie
96.Name 10 vodka based cocktail

Screwdriver,Harveywallbanger,SaltyDog,Moscow Mule,Black Russian, Bloody Mary, Vodka Mist, Blue

Waters and God Mother
97.Name 4 tequila based cocktail
Tequila Sunrise, Margarita, Brave Bull and Mocking Bird
98.Name four champagne based cocktail
Buck fizz, Black Velvet, Rolls Royce and Kir royale
99.What is Gomme Syrup?
A thick Sugar syrup
100.What is the service temperature of Red Wine ?
18*C
101. What is the service temperature of White Wine?
10*C-12*C
102.What is the service temperature of Champagne?
6*C-8*C
103.Name some regular Scotch whiskies?
Johnny Walker,Red label,Vat69,Cutty Sark,Teachers,Black and White,100pipers,Dimple Haig,J&B,Grants
104.Name some four bourbons.
Jim Bream,Old parr,Jack Daniels,Old Heaven
105.Name some Irish whiskies.
Paddy. Old Bush Mills, Johns Jameson and Tillamore Dew
106.What is the service temperature of a beer?
8-12*C
107.Name the popular Indian gin brand from UB group?
Blue Riband
108.Name some brands of Vodka?
Ciroc,Grey Goose,Bols,Van Gogh,42Below,Belvedere,Absolut,Smirnoff,Skyy
109.Name some brands of Gin?
Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire,Gordon's,Tanqueray,Citadelle,Seagram's,
110.Name some brands of Tequila?
Don Julio,Herradura,Corralejo,Ocho,Milagro,Patron,Avion,Jose Cuervo
111.Name some brands of Brandy ?

Christian Brothers, Coronet VSO,Courvoisier,Hennessey,Martell,RemyMartin

112.Name some brands of Rum ?
Bacardi ,Captain Morgan ,Myers, Old Mr. Boston, Ron Rico, El Dorado, Havana Club Anejo Reserva,
Mount Gay
113.Name the vodka made of Grapes?
Ciroc
114.Expand V.S.O.P
"Very Superior Old Pale" or 5-Star, aged at least five years in wood.
115. The average number of grapes needed to produce a bottle of wine?
600
116. Tom Arnold, Sandra Bullock, Chevy Chase, Bill Cosby, Kris Kristofferson and Bruce Willis what
do they have in common?
They all worked as

bartenders
117. When was beer first sold in cans
1935
118. What is methyphobia?
Fear of alcohol
119. What is oenophobia?
Fear of wine
120. What is the literal translation of Whisky?
Water of life
121. Goldings is a variety of what?
Hops
122. What name is given to the strong aniseed flavoured drink that hails from Greece?
Ouzo
123. Which alcoholic drink has a name that means 'strange' or 'peculiar'?
Rum
124. What flavouring is used in the Italian liqueur, Amaretto?
Almond
125. Which alcoholic drink once banned in France and now available in England contains wormwood?
Absinthe
126. Which spirit's name derives from a Dutch word that means 'burnt wine'?
Brandy
127. What flavor is Grand Marnier?
Orange
128. Which breed of dog has its own cocktail?
Greyhound
129. With what is the Belgian beer Kriek flavoured
Cherries
130. Tequila is a spirit originating from which country?
Mexico
131. From what is the liqueur Calvados made?
Apple
132. What is the name of the liqueur made from whisky and heather honey?
Drambuie
133. Why is the drink Bourbon so called?
First made in Bourbon county , Kentucky
134. What is the Spanish word for a medium dry sherry?
Amontillado
135. Who was the leading actor in the 1988 film cocktail?
Tom Cruise
136. In which area of Italy is Chianti Classico produced?
Tuscany
137. What is Moet et Chandon?
Champagne

138. How are fizzy wines, other than champagnes, described?

Sparkling
139. What would be the term to describe a dry champagne?
Brut
140. What is a crate of twelve bottles of wine called?
Case
141. Which scientist discovered that yeast causes fermentation?
Louis Pasteur
142. What spirit is the base of a Pina Collada?
Rum
143. On A German Wine Label What Would Trocken Mean?
Dry
144. What Name Is Given To A Pink Wine?
Rose wine
145. In which order do you drink lemon, salt & tequila?
Salt, Tequila, Lemon
146. What is bottled in Jeroboams?
Champagne
147. What is Frances oldest type of brandy?
Armagnac
148. How many bottles of champagne are there in a Nebuchadnezzar?
20 Bottles
149. Which cocktail would you find in a toolbox?
Screwdriver
150. What alcoholic beverage is produced by the Solera method?
Sherry
151. From what is Mead made?
Honey, water, yeast and sometimes brandy.
152. Which spirit replaces vodka to turn a Bloody Mary into a Bloody Maria?
Tequila
153. What Spanish name is given to a cocktail containing white rum, lime and cola?
Cuba Libre
154. What cocktail consists of Tia Maria, vodka and coke?
Black Russian
155. Benedictine was designed as a cure for what?
Malaria
156. Which countries wine might be labeled DOCG?
Italy
157. What flavor is framboise liqueur?
Raspberry
158. The Munich beer festival is held during what month?
October
159.What is the boiling point of Ethanol?

173*F
160. From which ONE of the following countries does Demerera rum come?
Guyana
171. The spirit base for Drambuie is?
Whisk(e)y
172. What is the cider made of ?
Apple
173. Which country is famous thanks to its 700 different kinds of beer ?
Belgium
174. Kahla is a traditional alcohol of which country?
Mexico
175. What does "Against the Wall" mean?
Pour 1/2 oz of Galliano on top
176. When someone says they want something made "back" what does that mean?
They want a seperate glass of another drink
177. What does "Bruised" mean?
Shaken instead of stirred
178. What does "Ditch" mean?
A drink mixed with water
179. What would a "screaming" drink refer to?
Pour 1/2 oz of vodka on top
180. What is a "topless" drink
No salt or sugar on the rim
181. When should you put a straw in a drink?
When there is ice or it is frozen
182. What goes in a rocks glass?
Ice and alcohol only
183. How long does it take to have enough alcohol in your blood to measure?
5minutes
184.Expand B.A.C
Blood Alcohol Concentration
185.How many ml is equal 1 ounce ?
30 ml
186.How many ml is equal to 1cl ?
1cl=10ml
187. The Cosmopolitan cocktail contains which ingredients?
Vodka, Cointreau, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice, Orange Twist
188. Which cocktail do these ingredients make up - Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cocktail
Olives?
Dry Martini
189. Which key ingredient is missing for a Long Island Ice Tea - Gin, Vodka, White
Rum, Cointreau, Lemon Juice, Dash of Cola, Lemon Wedge?

Tequila
190. To reduce the effects a hangover after a long night out, the International Bartenders Association
recommends drinking what before going to bed?
Orange Juice
191.What is the full form of J&B Scotch Whisky ?
Justerini&Brooks
192. The towns of Reims and pernay are the centres of which wine-producing region in France?
Champagne
193. From which country did Pilsner beer originate?
Czech republic
194. Which famous distillery is located in Lynchburg, Tennessee?
Jack Daniel's
195. Which drink was created by the Coca Cola company in Nazi Germany during World War 2 to
compensate for the inability to import Coca Cola syrup?
Fanta
196. Gin was invented in what country?
Holland
197. A bottle of champagne contains approximately how many bubbles?
49 millions
198. What flavour is the spirit Malibu?
Coconut
199.Where was Lemonade invented?
Paris
200.How many bottles of champagne did Marlyn Moore the famous actress and singer had bath with ?
350
201.If the guest want to have a 'cow' what does it mean?
A cow is a cocktail (Brown cow ) made of 30 ml Kahlua and 120 ml milk