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CHALLENGE
100
Which Taiwanese city is widely recognized as the birthplace of bubble tea in the 1980s?
What is Taichung ?
100
What is the primary root vegetable starch used to make traditional chewy black tapioca pearls (boba)?
What is Cassava root?
100
Authentic, fresh taro milk tea naturally has what color appearance before any artificial enhancements or powders are added?
A pale grayish-beige or light mauve tone
* Explanation: Real cooked taro root is grayish-white with purple flecks, giving real taro drinks a muted, earthy color rather than electric neon purple.
100
This Kitsilano based store is famous for all-vegan, house-made nut milks and rich signature nut cream toppings
What is NUTTEA ?
100
True or False: Classic boba pearls are naturally black before processing
False
They are naturally white/translucent and turn dark brown or black from added brown sugar or caramel coloring.
200
When was International Bubble Tea Day established?
2018
200
In traditional Taiwanese terminology, what is the main distinction between regular "pearls" (zhenzhu) and "boba"?
"Boba" refers specifically to the larger-diameter pearls (roughly 8–9 mm or bigger), while pearls are smaller. Boba requires the wide straws
200
What were the primary tea bases used in the earliest iterations of bubble tea in Taiwan?
Black tea or green tea (such as jasmine or oolong)
* Explanation: Strong black tea or floral green/oolong teas served as the classic foundation for milk and fruit infusions.
200
Located in the AMS Nest
What is TEADOT
200
true or false: Bigway sells bubble tea
True
300
Which two rival Taiwanese establishments both claim to have invented bubble tea in the 1980s?
What is Chun Shui Tang and Hanlin Tea Room?
300
What plant is grass jelly made from?
Chinese mesona plant (part of the mint family)
300
What is the dark brown syrup on the inside of the cup made from?
brown sugar
300
Located close to Steve's Poke Bar on campus
What is Chatime?
300
What is the name of the process by which popping boba is made?
What is spherification?
400
The global phenomenon of "cheese tea"—featuring iced tea topped with a savory, salted cream cheese foam—first emerged around 2010 in street markets of which area?
Southern China (Guangdong province) and Taiwan
400
What is the plant used to make sago?
What is the True Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu) ?
Explanation: Authentic sago was traditionally made from the stem of the true sago palm, which stores massive amounts of starch in its central pith. Some modern versions of sago are made from cassava root.
400
What was the flavour of the first boba tea recipe?
sweetened condensed milk with black tea.
400
Which bubble tea place on campus recently closed down over the summer?
What is Pearl Fever?
400
What are the three things needed for spherification?
Flavoured liquid: fruit juice, tea, syrup
Sodium alginate
Calcium bath
500
Which North American regions saw some of the earliest waves of bubble tea shops opening outside of Asia during the 1990s due to immigration patterns?
California (San Gabriel Valley/Bay Area) and British Columbia (Vancouver/Richmond)
* Explanation: Large waves of Taiwanese immigration to Southern/Northern California and Greater Vancouver established North America's first major bubble tea scenes.
500
What two things is coconut jelly made from?
coconut water with Komagataeibacter xylinus bacterial cellulose
Explanation: Coconut jelly does not use agar-agar, gelatin, or any other gelling agents to get its signature chewy consistency. Instead, its texture is created through natural bacterial fermentation.
500
What is the white layer at the top of this drink called?
Cheese foam
500
Bubble tea place in Wesbrook
What is SHARETEA?
500
Where is sodium alginate commercially harvested from?
brown seaweed