Legends and Discoveries
What was the name of the Chinese Emperor who, according to legend, accidentally discovered tea in 2737 BC?
Shen Nung
What was the name of the pilgrim who famously smuggled seven fertile coffee seeds out of Mecca by taping them to his stomach?
Baba Budan
Who started the "Afternoon Tea" tradition in the 1840s to satisfy a "sinking feeling" between lunch and dinner?
Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford
For what specific reason did Luigi Bezzera invent the first espresso machine in 1901?
To speed up the brewing process so his workers could get back to work faster
Tea was originally used as a medicine for digestion and skin health rather than a casual drink.
True
In which country (according to legend) did a herder named Kaldi notice his goats becoming unusually energetic after eating red berries?
Ethiopia
What were the fast 19th-century sailing ships called that competed to deliver the first tea harvest from China to London?
Tea Clippers
Why were London coffee houses in the 17th century called "Penny Universities"?
For the price of a penny, you could buy a coffee and engage in intellectual debates with scholars
In what special containers was tea kept in wealthy English homes to prevent servants from stealing it?
Tea caddies / locked wooden boxes
The Arabs willingly sold raw coffee beans to everyone to help spread the plant globally.
False — they only sold roasted beans so no one else could grow them
How was the tea bag accidentally invented in 1908?
Thomas Sullivan sent tea samples in silk pouches; customers mistakenly thought they should drop the whole bag into the water
Which country has been the world's leading producer of coffee for over 150 years?
Brazil
What was coffee called on the Arabian Peninsula due to the prohibition of alcohol?
"The Wine of Araby"
Which 1773 historical event caused Americans to switch from tea to coffee for patriotic reasons?
The Boston Tea Party
The famous insurance market Lloyd’s of London originally started as a coffee house.
True
What was a local monk’s initial reaction to the coffee berries brought by the herder?
He called them "devil’s work" and threw them into a fire
During which Chinese dynasty was tea so valuable that it was compressed into bricks and used as a form of currency?
The Tang Dynasty
What were the first coffee houses in Constantinople (Istanbul) called, where people played chess and discussed politics?
Qahveh khaneh
In which country did tea evolve into a highly formal and spiritual ceremony after arriving from China?
Japan
The first cup of tea in history was made from boiling water and rose petals.
False — it was made from wild tea tree leaves
In the coffee legend, the berries are "red." What color did the water turn when the wild tea leaves fell into the Emperor's pot?
It changed color / became brown or golden
Which country was the main tea supplier to the US until the "Boston Tea Party" made coffee the preferred drink?
England / Great Britain
Luigi Bezzera used steam pressure to create espresso. What convenience-based tea innovation appeared in New York in 1908?
The tea bag
Arabs roasted beans to prevent growth; what did the English do in the 18th century to prevent servants from taking the expensive tea?
They locked it in wooden "tea caddies"
Your teacher’s name is Koichumanova Zhankynai Maksatovna
False