Coffee history
What nationality created the first coffee blend?
The Dutch
What mythology do sirens originate from?
Greek mythology
When was the first tax on tea introduced in Britain?
1689, at 25 pence per pound.
Merle and Marie Robbins
What is the length of a Blue Whale?
33 meters
In the 17th century when coffee first arrived in Europe many condemned it, saying coffee was?
The bitter invention of Satan.
Sirens are half human, half what?
Bird
How many types of tea come from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)?
Six types.
How old is Uno?
55 years old
True or False: Cetaceans have a lower blood volume relative to their body size than land mammals.
False, they have a higher blood volume to body mass ratio than land mammals.
In the mid-17th century London had how many coffee houses?
Over 300.
It is said that sirens are fated to die if.......
Any mortal hears their song and lives to tell the tale.
In the 18th century, how much tea is estimated to have been smuggled into Britain annually, (in lbs)?
7.5 million lbs
Uno was originally a variant of what traditional card game?
Crazy Eights
How deep can Sperm Whales dive?
3000 meters
Where was coffee first discovered, and in what century?
Ethiopia in the 9th century.
Achelous is said to be the father of sirens, what was he the god of?
The river god.
What is 'British tea' made from?
Buds from trees such as Elder, Hawthorne and Ash.
True or False: Uno holds a Guinness World Record for the largest game ever played, with over 3,000 people?
True.
What is the age of the oldest known Orca?
105 years old
In the 19th century coffee was the most sought after commodity, second only to what?
Crude oil.
What animals is believed to have inspired siren/mermaid mythology?
Manatees and dugongs
Boston Tea Party, was a protest against tea duties in 1773, and lead to what?
The American war of Independence
How many copies of Uno have been sold worldwide?
150 Million
What were the ancestors of whales and dolphins thought to be like?
Small dog like mammals