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Break Room

Trivia: Coffee talk

06:12 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 6, 2006

By CHRISTY ROBINSON / Staff Writer

It's been hot. It's going to get even hotter. But many of us stop by a certain famous green-roofed chain for an illogical cup of piping, steaming house blend every other morning. Test how much you know about the addictive and tasty world of coffee.

1. The ______ are believed to have been the first people to brew coffee.
Incas
Arabs
Italians
French

2. Brewing java for a living is a fun way to get paid anywhere, but it's a highly respected job in Italy. What's the average age of an Italian barista?
23
35
42
48

3. Coffee represents ___ percent of all caffeine consumed in the U.S.
50
67
75
90

4. What roast of coffee contains the most caffeine?
Light
Medium
Dark, including espresso
Caffeine content depends on the bean, not the roast.

5. The maximum amount of coffee recommended by doctors is four cups a day. Honoré de Balzac, a founding father of realism in European literature, was known to consume ___ cups per day.
15
20
30
40

Score =
Correct answers:

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