coffee information + resources

Coffee Universe would like to thank Eightball books, as well as Phillip Janssen, author of Espresso Quick Reference Guide, for the information that was used for the basis of many of the following questions.

Coffee Quiz

1.
At one time, coffee was used as a medicine.
True   False  
2.
The first coffee plant was discovered in a region of what is now Bogota, Colombia.
True   False  
3.
The Arab culture was instrumental in the development of coffee as a beverage.
True   False  
4.
Coffee first arrived in Europe aboard Viking merchant ships in what is now known as Norway.
True   False  
5.
Because of the short supply and high demand, coffee prices soared to over a pound in he American colonies during the late 1600s.
True   False  
6.
By the mid 1600s there were over 200 coffee houses in Venice alone.
True   False  
7.
The French philosopher Voltaire reportedly drank in excess of 50 cups of coffee a day.
True   False  
8.
In the past three centuries over 90% of all people living in the western world have switched from tea to coffee.
True   False  
9.
Of the two species of coffee, Arabica and Robusta, the Arabica species has approximately half the caffeine of the Robusta species.
True   False  
10.
As a global commodity, coffee ranks number five in terms of dollars traded.
True   False  
11.
Most of French roast coffee is roasted by one 200-year-old company in the hills outside of Aris.
True   False  
12.
The best place to store your freshly roasted coffee beans is in your refrigerator at home.
True   False  
13.
Of the 400 billion cups of coffee consumed each year, the United States consumes:
10%   33%   over 50%  
14.
The United States imports how many varieties of coffee each year:
Over 30   Over 70   Over 100  
15.
As the coffee plant develops white blossoms, what percentage of these flowers produce a mature bean?
10%   25%   90%  
16.
Brazil and Colombia combined produce what percentage of the world's coffee?
5%   25%   45%  
17.
How many individuals are employed for the care and harvest of Brazil's 3 billion coffee plants?
200,000   Over one million   Over five million  
18.
In comparison to light roasted coffee, darker roasted beans contain:
Less caffeine and less acidity   The same amount of caffeine and acidity   More caffeine and much more acidity  
19.
If your coffee tastes bitter it is probably due to the following:
Bad water and bad Karma   A long brew cycle and too fine of a grind   A short brew cycle and too coarse of a grind