Types of Tea
List the true teas
White, yellow, green, oolong, black, dark/ pu’er
What is the first pour of tea given to during the gong fu tea session?
Tea Pet!
What does "lidded bowl" refer to?
Gaiwan, a tea vessel used in gongfu brewing method to steep leaves.
What year was Tea Society founded?
2021
What tea company also sells perfume?
Mariage Freres
This type of tea is consumed by 75% of the world's population. What is this tea?
Black tea
Who cut off their eyelids to create the first tea plant?
Bodhidharma, a buddhist monk
What is the Yerba mate drank out of and from?
Out of a mate gourd, with a bombilla (straw)
How many current paid members do we have? (closest number wins!)
40
Name atleast three pop-culture connections we made in our meetings over this fall and spring
Minecraft, Pokémon, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat
What is the name of the medieval tea that was used as a form of birth control and made of pennyroyal, tansy, honey, rue and wormwood, and mint?
Moon tea
What kind of water is optimal to use for gong fu brewing?
Spring Water!
How were tea bags invented?
By accident! Thomas Sullivan provided his customers with loose-leaf samples in silk bags which were popularized and eventually became tea bags.
Which two Tea Society officers presented at Discover Tea?
Claire & Dahlia
Who said ketamine should not go into tea at our tea presentation night? (2 people)
Alan & Fiona
What makes oolong oolong?
Oxidation and processing (withering, bruising, roasting)
What is a matcha tea ceremony called in Japanese?
Chanoyu or
Sado/ Chado
What material is bone china porcelain made from?
Cow bone ash
List the names of the new officer board (10)
Natalia, Dahlia, Claire, Lexi, Rowan, Owen, Josefina, Jennifer, Mary, & Abi (congrats!)
List atleast four guest speakers we've had this past year
CHOKE, Aidan & Josh (2 music dudes), Ethan (Yerba mate guy), Victoria (Matcha ceremony lady), Alan
Name at least four different types of Japanese Green Tea.
Hojicha, Gyokuro, Genmaicha, Sencha, Kukicha & Matcha
What tea (chinese name) is this haiku made by Angie related to:
Widowed in dark stone,
she scans the mist-veiled mountain
waiting without breath
Taiping Hou Kui
What is the name of the single-use pottery cup used to drink chai from street vendors in India?
Kulhar
Name atleast five student orgs/businesses (not guest speakers) that we’ve hosted events with this year
Women In Business, SASE, The Dialogue Society, JCO, NSBE, GLAD, Jacob from CareBlock, Aura Coffee, The Forum, UTD Chinese Tea Club, UNT Astronomy, Feed the City Denton, GDAC, Discover Series
Name one of the winners of the Halloween costume contest and what they wore.