{"id":22474,"date":"2019-01-29T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=22474"},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:19:12","slug":"hot-tea-month-tea-time-trivia-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2019\/01\/29\/hot-tea-month-tea-time-trivia-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tea Time Trivia Test for Hot Tea Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to pastimes, my husband shares the same sentiment as C.S. Lewis: \u201cYou can never get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2028Doug spent the better half of last year reading J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s 4-volume, 1400-page Hobbit <\/a>and Lord of the Rings<\/a> aloud to the family and Karl Knausgaard\u2019s 6-volume, 3800-page autobiographical My Struggle<\/a> silently to himself. (The latter is a bestseller in Norway, whence my husband\u2019s family originally hails.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, he did the bulk of that reading with an enormous, 32-oz cup of hot tea sitting beside him.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As is his thoughtful habit, Doug frequently prepares the same size cup for me, although the books I read are typically much shorter and the tea I sip much cooler by the time I drain the last drop from the cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given my husband\u2019s fondness for new books and hot tea, when I spotted a slim volume entitled Tea is Always a Good Idea<\/a> (edited by Elizabeth Gilbert) in the hidden corner of a bookshop shortly before Christmas, I knew we had to have it in our library.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And since January is National Hot Tea Month, I thought this would be a great time to share what we discovered by reading this book, in the form of a short quiz:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tea Time Trivia Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1 – According to legend, tea was first discovered by whom?<\/span>
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a. by Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Egypt
b. by Shennong, Emperor of China
c. by Charles Grey, Earl of Bergamot
d. by Fiacre, patron saint of medicinal herbs<\/p>

2 – Herbal, spice, and floral \u201cteas\u201d are more accurately known as tisanes, infusions, and decoctions. All true teas come from the plant Camellia sinensis. They include black, green, white, and all but which of the following?<\/h3>

a. yellow
b. Chamomile
c. Oolong
d. Pu-erh<\/p>

3 – In 1773, a group of American patriots dressed as Native Americans threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Why?<\/h3>

a. to protest the poor quality of tea
b. to celebrate God\u2019s bountiful blessings
c. to protest the British tea tax
d. to counteract an algae bloom in the bay<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – American Thomas Sullivan invented the tea bag in 1908. Of what were those original tea bags made?<\/h3>

a. rice paper
b. cotton muslin
c. waxed parchment
d. hand-sewn silk<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – In 1930, William McKerchor introduced the CTC manufacturing method, which made tea more affordable by speeding up the production process. What does CTC refer to?<\/h3>

a. Crush, Tear, Curl
b. Controlled Toasting Conveyer
c. Cold Tea Compress
d. Cut, Trim, Crate<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Tea is the second most consumed beverage on earth. What\u2019s the first?<\/h3>

a. milk
b. beer
c. Coca Cola
d. water<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n


7 – China is the top tea growing country by weight. What is the top tea exporting country by value?<\/h3>

a. United Kingdom
b. India
c. Kenya
d. Sri Lanka<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 – On average, US citizens use \u00bd lb. of tea annually as opposed to the 7 lbs. of tea a year consumed by natives of the country with the highest per capita consumption rate:<\/h3>

a. Turkey
b. United Kingdom
c. Morocco
d. Russia<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 – In Morocco, it is customary to offer guests at least three cups of tea per visit. What do these three cups symbolize?<\/h3>

a. life, love, and death
b. laughter, luxury, and longevity
c. eating, drinking, and merrymaking
d. sun, moon, and stars<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – In Tibet, black tea is traditionally served with what mixed into it?<\/h3>

a. cinnamon and sugar
b. yak butter and salt
c. turmeric and lemon
d. sweetened condensed milk<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 – Pu-erh tea is grown in the Yunnan province of China and sold in brick-like cakes. Ounce for ounce, some pu-erh is even more expensive than gold. Why?<\/h3>

a. it\u2019s wrapped in 24-ct gold foil
b. its scarcity drives the price up
c. aging\/fermenting process takes so long
d. all of the above<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n

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For Further Study:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find the answer key<\/strong> for this quiz on page 2 of this printable version<\/a> \u2013 but no fair peeking until you\u2019ve given it the old college try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Try More of our Trivia Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a fan of trivia quizzes, you may want to try your hand at some of the others we offer on this website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n