Answers to Food and Drink trivia

1. Which liquor - a mix of Mexican coffee, vanilla, sugar, corn syrup, vodka and cane spirits - is the second best-selling cordial in the world?

Kahlua

2. Toasted hazelnuts, toasted cocoa, toasted coffee, vanilla berries, and orange flowers are all combined to create what northern Italian liqueur?

Frangelico

3. What liquor has replaced Whiskey as the top seller in the United States since 1975?

Vodka

4. This green European spirit, which was just recently made legal in the United States, contains 15 different herbs, including wormwood, which shares a toxic element also found in marijuana.

Absinthe. I heard it will really mess you up.

5. A popular dark and bitter German 70-proof "J" liqueur, this drink's name translates to "Master Hunter" and tastes delicious with Red Bull.

Jagermeister. Jager bombs are the bestest.

6. What cordial, made with fine French cognac infused with tropical oranges, sells for between $40 and $225 a bottle?

Drambuie

7. Sold under a number of brands in both white and black varieties, what anise-flavored liqueur is traditionally served straight with three roasted espresso beans?

Sambuca

8. A ruby red, intensely sweet French cordial, this liqueur is made with raspberries, honey, blackberries, vanilla, cognac and herbs.

Chambord. It is the jelly in a peanut butter and jelly and the royale in a kir royale.

9. This is the self-proclaimed champagne of beers.

Miller Highlife

10. According to its makers, only two monks know how to blend the 130 plants that go into which classic French 100-proof liqueur (hint...you can also find it in a big box of crayolas)?

Chartreuse

11. What clear Italian cinnamon-flavored schnapps has about $2 worht of 24-carat gold leaf flakes in each 750 ml bottle?

Goldschlager. It's been a while, but I loved it while I was in college.

12. The name of what liquor is Russian for water?

Vodka.

13. It sells for around $1,500 a bottle. What kind of alcoholic beverage is Louis XIII de Remy Martin?

Cognac

14. What is the American name for the classic Latin cocktail, the Cuba Libre - served with or without lime juice?

Rum and coke

15. What is the Greek national drink, an 80-proof anise-flavored beverage that is manufactured nowhere else but its home country?

Ouzo

16. What gives a Cosmopolitan its pretty pink color?

Cranberry juice

17. In what state is Lynchburg (population 361), home of the Jack Daniel's distillery?

Tennessee

18. If you add a miniature onion to a martini instead of the classic olive or twist, what is the drink called?

A Gibson. A Gimlet is with lime juice.

19. Janis Joplin made this her beverage of choice on stage and the company paid her a small sum for the publicity. It is said she bought a fur coat with the money. What was the beverage?

Southern Comfort

20. Sammy Hagar can't drive 55, but he can make tequila. What is the name of his tequila?

Cabo Wabo. Yum.

A lot of you wimped out when there was no multiple choice. Shame on you!

Mary got 12/20. Mary can hang with the big boys at the pong table.

Ryan got 16/20. He can definitely be the anchor on my drinking team. Thanks for playing M & R!