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| − | This list started from | + | This list started from [http://www.webtender.com/iforum/message.cgi?id=68011 a post by Bartender Savant] and collated with other questions from other contributors. |
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=== Quiz Me! === | === Quiz Me! === | ||
| − | What questions do you ask when someone orders a | + | * What questions do you ask when someone orders a manhattan? A martini? A margarita? |
| − | margarita? | + | |
| − | What is call order? Can you give an example of it? | + | * What is call order? Can you give an example of it? |
| − | What is the difference between Pravda Vodka and Stolichnya? How about the | + | * What is the difference between Pravda Vodka and Stolichnya? How about the difference between Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's? |
| − | difference between Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's? | + | |
| − | Name 6 kinds of white wine. | + | * Name 6 kinds of white wine. |
| − | Which one doesn't belong: Blue Curacao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier | + | * Which one doesn't belong: Blue Curacao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier |
| − | What is in a Colorado Bulldog? | + | * What is in a Colorado Bulldog? |
| − | Explain this statement: All cognac is brandy but not all brandy is cognac. | + | * Explain this statement: All cognac is brandy but not all brandy is cognac. |
| − | What should you ask if someone asks for a vodka and tonic? | + | * What should you ask if someone asks for a vodka and tonic? |
| − | How many herbs is Jagermeister purported to contain? | + | * How many herbs is Jagermeister purported to contain? |
| − | What is the proper garnish for a cuba libre? | + | * What is the proper garnish for a cuba libre? |
| − | What is the proper garnish for a shot of sambuca? | + | * What is the proper garnish for a shot of sambuca? |
| − | Name 3 Italian Liquers: | + | * Name 3 Italian Liquers: |
| − | What is the difference between Whisky and Whiskey? | + | * What is the difference between Whisky and Whiskey? |
| − | What is mead? | + | * What is mead? |
| − | What is the difference between lager and ale? | + | * What is the difference between lager and ale? |
| − | What kind of alcohol does a Shirley Temple get? | + | * What kind of alcohol does a Shirley Temple get? |
| − | What is a Blue Blazer? Who made it famous? | + | * What is a Blue Blazer? Who made it famous? |
| − | Ironically, where can you NOT drink a Lynchburg Lemonade? | + | * Ironically, where can you NOT drink a Lynchburg Lemonade? |
| − | What Fruit goes with Corona? Blue Moon? Hoegaarden? | + | * What Fruit goes with Corona? Blue Moon? Hoegaarden? |
| − | What are cocktail onions used for? | + | * What are cocktail onions used for? |
| − | What can give a chocolate martini its chocolate flavor? | + | * What can give a chocolate martini its chocolate flavor? |
| − | What is sake? | + | * What is sake? |
| − | Where does Tsingtao come from? | + | * Where does Tsingtao come from? |
| − | Where is Budweiser originally from? | + | * Where is Budweiser originally from? |
| − | Where did pilsner style beers originate? | + | * Where did pilsner style beers originate? |
| − | Who was responsible for creating Benedictine? | + | * Who was responsible for creating Benedictine? |
| − | How do you change a keg? co2 tank? Soda bag/box? | + | * How do you change a keg? co2 tank? Soda bag/box? |
| − | How do you cut lime wheels? | + | * How do you cut lime wheels? |
| − | What is the proper garnish for a Cosmo? | + | * What is the proper garnish for a Cosmo? |
| − | What does neat mean? up? straight up? perfect? dry? | + | * What does neat mean? up? straight up? perfect? dry? |
| − | What is a waterback? barback? backbar? | + | * What is a waterback? barback? backbar? |
| − | What is a pour cadence? | + | * What is a pour cadence? |
| − | What is the legal age to work in a bar in Illinois? Drink in a bar? Be in a | + | * What is the legal age to work in a bar in Illinois? Drink in a bar? Be in a bar with parents? |
| − | bar with parents? | + | |
| − | What is the definion of 1 "drink" in terms of beer, wine, or spirits? | + | * What is the definion of 1 "drink" in terms of beer, wine, or spirits? |
| − | What is an extra (or very) dry martini? | + | * What is an extra (or very) dry martini? |
| − | What wine should you use for a white wine spritzer, and why? | + | * What wine should you use for a white wine spritzer, and why? |
| − | Name two Russian vodkas. | + | * Name two Russian vodkas. |
| − | Generally speaking, what process increases the purity of vodka? | + | * Generally speaking, what process increases the purity of vodka? |
| − | What is the top shelf version of Absolut? | + | * What is the top shelf version of Absolut? |
| − | Name 2 blended Scotch's and 2 single malt Scotch's. | + | * Name 2 blended Scotch's and 2 single malt Scotch's. |
| − | If I were to ask you to make me a top shelf margarita without naming the | + | * If I were to ask you to make me a top shelf margarita without naming the ingredients, what top shelf liquors would come to your mind on how to make this drink? |
| − | ingredients, what top shelf liquors would come to your mind on how to make | + | |
| − | this drink? | + | |
| − | From a martini perspective, what is the difference between shaking and | + | * From a martini perspective, what is the difference between shaking and stirring? |
| − | stirring? | + | |
| + | === Other Quizes === | ||
| + | *[http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz126675e827f0.html Legends about the word 'cocktail'] | ||
| + | * UKPhantoms [http://www.webtender.com/iforum/message.cgi?id=62475 quiz on tipping trivia] | ||
| + | * Some of Beans's [http://www.webtender.com/iforum/message.cgi?id=46970 interview test questions] - half like these here, half more professional (recipe/service) knowledge. | ||
| + | *[[Handbook|See also the handbook]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Bartending]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:11, 20 August 2007
Infrequently Asked Questions
A list of quiz topics to test the breadth of your bartenderish B.S. Not all the questions have a single right answer, but spotting which are the trick questions counts as 'correct', as often the trivia surrounding an issue is more interesting than the answer itself.
Note - Answers are NOT on this page, although links to resources may be provided.
This list started from a post by Bartender Savant and collated with other questions from other contributors.
TODO: possibly categorize these?
Quiz Me!
- What questions do you ask when someone orders a manhattan? A martini? A margarita?
- What is call order? Can you give an example of it?
- What is the difference between Pravda Vodka and Stolichnya? How about the difference between Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's?
- Name 6 kinds of white wine.
- Which one doesn't belong: Blue Curacao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier
- What is in a Colorado Bulldog?
- Explain this statement: All cognac is brandy but not all brandy is cognac.
- What should you ask if someone asks for a vodka and tonic?
- How many herbs is Jagermeister purported to contain?
- What is the proper garnish for a cuba libre?
- What is the proper garnish for a shot of sambuca?
- Name 3 Italian Liquers:
- What is the difference between Whisky and Whiskey?
- What is mead?
- What is the difference between lager and ale?
- What kind of alcohol does a Shirley Temple get?
- What is a Blue Blazer? Who made it famous?
- Ironically, where can you NOT drink a Lynchburg Lemonade?
- What Fruit goes with Corona? Blue Moon? Hoegaarden?
- What are cocktail onions used for?
- What can give a chocolate martini its chocolate flavor?
- What is sake?
- Where does Tsingtao come from?
- Where is Budweiser originally from?
- Where did pilsner style beers originate?
- Who was responsible for creating Benedictine?
- How do you change a keg? co2 tank? Soda bag/box?
- How do you cut lime wheels?
- What is the proper garnish for a Cosmo?
- What does neat mean? up? straight up? perfect? dry?
- What is a waterback? barback? backbar?
- What is a pour cadence?
- What is the legal age to work in a bar in Illinois? Drink in a bar? Be in a bar with parents?
- What is the definion of 1 "drink" in terms of beer, wine, or spirits?
- What is an extra (or very) dry martini?
- What wine should you use for a white wine spritzer, and why?
- Name two Russian vodkas.
- Generally speaking, what process increases the purity of vodka?
- What is the top shelf version of Absolut?
- Name 2 blended Scotch's and 2 single malt Scotch's.
- If I were to ask you to make me a top shelf margarita without naming the ingredients, what top shelf liquors would come to your mind on how to make this drink?
- From a martini perspective, what is the difference between shaking and stirring?
Other Quizes
- Legends about the word 'cocktail'
- UKPhantoms quiz on tipping trivia
- Some of Beans's interview test questions - half like these here, half more professional (recipe/service) knowledge.
- See also the handbook
