Inspira

Coffee Comments

100

What chemical gives coffee its bitter taste and energizing effect?

A. Tannic acid
B. Theobromine
C. Caffeine
D. Chlorogenic acid

C. Caffeine

200

Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
A. Colombia
B. Ethiopia
C. Brazil
D. Guatemala

C. Brazil

300

What part of the coffee plant is ground up to make coffee?
A. The leaf
B. The root
C. The fruit
D. The flower

C. The fruit

400

What does the term “espresso” refer to?
A. A type of coffee bean
B. A coffee drink served with milk
C. Coffee brewed quickly under pressure
D. Coffee that is extra strong

C. Coffee brewed quickly under pressure

500

Which coffee drink traditionally has equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam?
A. Latte
B. Cappuccino
C. Americano
D. Mocha

B. Cappuccino

All Around Royal

100

What is the official title of the heir to the British throne?
A. Duke of York
B. Prince of Wales
C. Earl of Wessex
D. Prince Regent

B. Prince of Wales

200

Which royal palace is the official London residence of the British monarch?
A. Windsor Castle
B. Kensington Palace
C. Buckingham Palace
D. Hampton Court

C. Buckingham Palace

300

Which royal dynasty ruled both Spain and large parts of Central Europe for centuries?
A. Bourbon
B. Romanov
C. Habsburg
D. Medici

C. Habsburg

400

Which European monarch was known as the “Sun King”?
A. Louis XIV of France
B. Charles V of Spain
C. Frederick the Great of Prussia
D. Napoleon Bonaparte

A. Louis XIV of France

500

Which royal house ruled England during the time of the War of the Roses?
A. Windsor
B. Stuart
C. Tudor
D. Plantagenet

D. Plantagenet

Gears & Glory

100

In which country did the Industrial Revolution primarily begin?
A) France
B) The United States
C) Great Britain
D) Japan

C) Great Britain

200

Which was the first major industry impacted by the Industrial Revolution?
A) Automobile
B) Steel
C) Electrical appliances
D) Textile

D) Textile (Cloth making)

300

Which technological innovation was considered the most significant power source of the Industrial Revolution, significantly improved by James Watt?
A) The water loom
B) The steam engine
C) The conveyor belt
D) The telegraph

B) The steam engine

400

Which transportation innovation brought together all aspects of industrialization, facilitating the mass movement of both supplies and passengers?
A) The steamboat
B) The canal
C) The railroad
D) Steel bridges

C) The railroad

500

According to the economic theory of laissez-faire, what should the government's role be in industry?
A) Active government ownership of all factories
B) Minimum government regulations, if any at all
C) Heavy taxation and subsidies on imported goods
D) Strict monitoring of working hours and wages

B) Minimum government regulations, if any at all

Egads Edgar

100

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for writing which type of literature?
A. Western novels
B. Romantic poetry
C. Mystery and horror stories
D. Historical biographies

C. Mystery and horror stories

200

Which Poe short story features a narrator who insists on sanity while describing a murder?
A. The Black Cat
B. The Tell-Tale Heart
C. The Pit and the Pendulum
D. The Gold-Bug

B. The Tell-Tale Heart

300

Edgar Allan Poe is often credited with helping to create which literary genre?
A. Science fiction
B. Gothic romance
C. Detective fiction
D. Fantasy

C. Detective fiction

400

Which fictional detective, created by Poe, influenced later characters like Sherlock Holmes?
A. Ichabod Crane
B. Auguste Dupin
C. Roderick Usher
D. Montresor

B. Auguste Dupin

500

Which city is most closely associated with Edgar Allan Poe’s later life and burial site?
A. Boston
B. New York City
C. Richmond
D. Baltimore

D. Baltimore