Congratulations to @friendlymoose! You may now announce yourself at parties, work, and generally everywhere you go, as Brewmaster General. You, good sir, are the winner of my #beerquiz and 5 Hive is on its way to you 😃

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Let’s reveal the answers

Question 1

Beer is the third most consumed drink in the world, but what are the 2 most common drinks?

Answer

Water and Tea

Question 2

According to the judge and jury, who was to blame for the London beer flood of 1814?

Answer

An act of God

Question 3

The size of the world's largest beermat is a whopping 49.21ft (15 meters). Can you tell me which brewery holds the record for creating this monster mat?

Question 4

In 2021, how many liters of beer were sold worldwide? (Closest answer wins).

Answer

174.72 billion litres

Question 5

According to Aristotle, in reference to the way we fall over, what is the difference between people who drink wine and people who drink beer?

Answer

Beer drinkers fall on their back and wine drinker fall in every direction

Question 6

According to statistics, how many people are drunk right now?
(closest answer wins)

Answer

0.7% or 60 million people

Question 7

In the 1980s a beer-drinking goat was voted mayor of which US town? (Extra point for naming the goat)

Answer

Lajitas, Texas. And the goats name was Clay Henry.

Question 8

The term "rule of thumb" was coined by brewers due to their practice of sticking their thumb into the brew. Can you tell me why the brewer would stick his thumb into his ale?

Answer

To check whether the temperature was right for adding the yeast

Question 9

Where did beer get its name from?

Answer

*Latin biber "a drink, beverage". Although it could be Proto-Germanic beuwoz-, from beuwo- "barley."

Question 10

Which Babylonian ruler passed a law forbidding brewers to water down or tamper with beer under penalty of death?

Answer

Hamumurabi

That's all folks!

Before I go, I would just like to remind anyone who has stumbled upon this post that the #beersaturday community is just a click away. Please pop over and join the gang as we share our love for this wonderful drink. @detlev posts a weekly beer-related competition for anyone to join. You'll also find lots more entertainment within that post, like my weekly quiz! So come and join the fun!!

All hail the ale!!!