Etiquette
History
Scones
Tea
Famous Tea Drinkers
100
The host or hostess picks up his or her napkin to signal this.
What is the end of the tea?
100
The afternoon tea tradition was born inside the houses of the wealthy but once summer arrived they wanted to have tea outside their rooms in their beautiful gardens. This then encouraged the ____ of the house to take part in this delightful activity.
Who are men?
100
This is never used to break a scone.
What is a knife?
100
This type of tea is brewed through a process known as decoction, during which buffalo or cow milk and water are brought to a boil with loose tea leaves, then flavoured with a spice blend called karha.
What is Masala chai?
100
This person said the following, "If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend let's go sky-diving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just as soon sit down and have a cup of tea."
Who is Rick Mercer?
200
You should avoid raising this when you drink your tea.
What is your pinky finger?
200
The _____ East India Company was first to import tea west, where it became fashionable in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.
What is Dutch?
200
These are used rather than a fork to eat a scone.
What are your hands?
200
This famous tea features small tapioca “pearls” covered in a sugar coating.
What is Bubble Tea?
200
He had tea in between shooting scenes for a movie even though he was still in handcuffs.
Who is Sean Connery?
300
The cup is put down on this in between sips of tea.
What is a saucer?
300
The feeling the duchess complained of around 4pm that she described as a “sinking feeling.”
What is hunger?
300
It is "sconn" and never "scoan."
What is the correct pronunciation?
300
This tea, usually made from Lipton tea and sugar, is considered a historical trademark to the South.
What is Southern Sweet Tea?
300
He led his next generation crew to boldly go where no one had gone before.
Who is Captain Jean-Luc Picard?
400
One is never enough and three is too excessive.
What is the number of cups of tea you should drink at tea?
400
It is believed that this group of religious people served bread with clotted cream and strawberry preserves to local workers. It was an instant hit among the locals, and the Devonshire cream tea was born.
Who are monks?
400
In Cornwall, the jam is first put on the scone and then this. While in Devonshire, you put this on the scone first and then the jam.
What is cream (clotted cream)?
400
This tea is a catchall for any black tea flavoured with bergamot oil, giving it a unique bitter, citrus flavour.
What is Earl Grey?
400
He invited Alice for tea.
Who is the Mad Hatter?
500
Swirling the liquid around in the cup as if it were wine in a glass.
What is a tea faux pas?
500
Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840.
Who is the one who introduced afternoon tea to England?
500
This British royal prefers jam-first, cream-second scones.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
500
This specific type of tea is mostly known for its high quality, powdered green tea and is very popular in Japan.
What is matcha?
500
He once said, “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me”?
Who is C.S. Lewis?