Are you a true coffee lover? Put your java knowledge to the test with this quiz and see how many correct answers you can get out of 10! Grab a cup of your favorite brew and get ready to prove your coffee expertise.
1. Which legend is often cited as the origin of coffee consumption?
Kaldi the goatherd
Arabian trader
Venetian sailor
Moorish scholar
2. Who supposedly introduced coffee to the Republic of Venice from Egypt in 1580?
Gabriel de Clieu
Prospero Alpini
Pope Clement VIII
Faustus Nairon
3. Which species of coffee accounts for approximately 70% of the world's coffee production?
Coffea Canephora
Coffea Liberica
Coffea Arabica
Coffea Excelsa
4. Which coffee variety is not associated with Coffea Arabica?
Bourbon
Typica
San Ramon
Tanzania Peaberry
5. What did Pope Clement VIII do to help coffee spread in Italy?
Declared it a sin
Ordered its destruction
Blessed it after tasting
Banned its import
6. Which country became the world's largest producer of coffee by 1852 and has held that status since?
Ethiopia
Colombia
Vietnam
Brazil
7. Coffee houses in Western Europe were established by the late 17th century in which countries?
France, Spain, Portugal
Holland, England, Germany
Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Italy, Austria, Switzerland
8. After which historical event did large numbers of Americans switch to drinking coffee?
American Civil War
Boston Tea Party
World War I
Great Depression
9. Who brought coffee seedlings to Martinique in 1720?
Gabriel de Clieu
Prospero Alpini
Pope Clement VIII
Faustus Nairon
10. Which country did coffee originate from, according to the legend of Kaldi?
