- In which King’s reign was tea introduced to England? For a bonus point, a princess from which country introduced it?
- Which kind of tea is so called because the tea leaves are rolled into small balls which resemble a black powder?
- Which famous diarist is the first Englishman to record having a cup of tea?
- In which decade was the Boston Tea Party?
- What is the only country in the world to drink more tea per capita than the UK?
- True or false; Chinese oolong tea, Japanese green tea and ordinary builders tea are all made from the same species of tealeaf.
- In 1908, Thomas Sullivan invented something that made every tea break more convenient, if not necessarily higher quality. What was it?
- Which French author wrote a novel in seven volumes based on the memories of childhood that arose after dipping a madeleine cake in a cup of tea
- In which song, by which artist, does the following line appear? “I don’t take coffee I take tea my dear”
- In which 1971 children’s film does the title character stop during a song to take a bite from an edible teacup?
Answers below (scroll down)
- In which King’s reign was tea introduced to England? For a bonus point, a princess from which country introduced it?
A: Charles II, Bonus: Portugal
- Which kind of tea is so called because the tea leaves are rolled into small balls which resemble a black powder?
A: Gunpowder
- Which famous diarist is the first Englishman to record having a cup of tea?
A: Samuel Pepys
- In which decade was the Boston Tea Party?
A: 1770s
- What is the only country in the world to drink more tea per capita than the UK?
A: Republic of Ireland
- True or false; Chinese oolong tea, Japanese green tea and ordinary builders tea are all made from the same species of tealeaf.
A: True – all tea comes from the same plant, camellia siniensis
- In 1908, Thomas Sullivan invented something that made every tea break more convenient, if not necessarily higher quality. What was it?
A: The teabag
- Which French author wrote a novel in seven volumes based on the memories of childhood that arose after dipping a madeleine cake in a cup of tea?
A: Marcel Proust
- In which song, by which artist, does the following line appear? “I don’t take coffee I take tea my dear”
A: Englishman in New York, Sting - In which 1971 children’s film does the title character stop during a song to take a bite from an edible teacup?
A: Willy Wonka, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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