Many trivia nights around the world are held in pubs and restaurant bars. There's nothing quite like completing a hard day's work and going out at night to test your knowledge and sink some hooch at the same time.
Trivia and beer go together like bread and butter, coffee and cream, drunk and disorderly. Well, maybe we'll hold off on the disorderly conduct, but nevertheless they are inseparable.
Whether you like a good hoppy double IPA, a hearty stout, or a crisp pilsner, you can find pubs all over the world hosting competitive trivia nights while they sling their unique and tasty suds.
Trivia is an intoxicatingly awesome time, and very few will turn down a good spirit.
While trivia nights at the pub bring so many intelligent teams together to pit their knowledge against other friendly, intelligent boozers, how much do we really know about the beverage we're consuming?
Today we're going to drive into the inebriated history of the world's favorite hard drink. Of course, that's metaphoric, and you should never drink and drive.
Below are some interesting facts about beer you may have never thought of.
Delight your guests or random strangers at the bar with your case upon case of beer knowledge that you'll find here.
Beer Trivia Questions and Answers.
Q. What are the 4 essential ingredients in beer?
A. Water, malts, hops, and yeast.
Q. What is the process of yeast turning sugars and starches into alcohol called?
A. Fermentation
Q. What is beer called before it is fermented?
A. Mash
Q. How does beer become alcoholic?
A. Co2 and Alcohol are the waste products of yeast.
Q. When was the first use of hops in beer documented?
A. 9th Century Germany
Q. Which country per capita drinks the most beer?
A. The Czech Republic
Q. What beverage was considered part of an ordinary diet in Medieval Europe?
A. Beer
Q. Which country serves a very low ABV alcohol to elementary students?
A. Belgium (they offer beer with very little alcohol to replace sugary sodas)
Q. Which country has the most popular breweries in the world?
A. The United States
Q. Which country has the oldest brewery in the world?
A. Germany
Q. How many different types of beer are there?
A. Over 100 varieties
Q. How old is beer?
A. Archeologists can trace the existence of beer back as early as 5000 BC.
Q. Which popular fast food restaurant serves beer in some countries?
A. McDonalds
Q. When was Beer Pong invented?
A. The 1950s
Q. How many gallons of beer are consumed annually worldwide?
A. 50 billion gallons!
Q. Which beer has the highest ABV (Alcohol By Volume) in the world?
A. Snake Venom. 67.5%
Q. True or False. You could drink beer during U.S. Prohibition in the 1920s?
A. True. The law prohibited making, selling, and transporting alcohol. Politicians told their rich friends to buy as much alcohol as they could before the law went into effect.
Q. What is the largest beer festival in the world?
A. Oktoberfest in Germany, which draws over 5 million annually.
Q. What is the oldest beverage in the world?
A. Beer. The brewing of beer predates written language.
Q. What makes beer bubbly and carbonated?
A. Yeast biproduct Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Q. What is the main chemical that is responsible for hangovers?
A. Acetaldehyde (A biproduct of ethanol metabolism that builds up in the blood and causes inflammation)
Q. What is severe alcohol withdrawal known as?
A. Delirium Tremens.
Alas, now you're prepared and armed with knowledge that every seasoned drinker should know. You're welcome to share these facts along with a pint or two with your friends and cohorts.
Beer and facts are always something we should share if we have ample amounts to give.
Allow your friends who are thirsty for knowledge to come forth and nourish themselves from your delicious wellspring of beer trivia!
Stay safe out there and always drink (and share knowledge) responsibly.
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