Food Fun: Coffee Quiz

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Food Fun: Coffee Quiz
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About This Quiz

It's a cold winter morning, and you could use a couple more hours of sleep, but your commute awaits. The only thing that rouses you from the warm confines of your down comforter is the prospect of a hot cup of coffee washing down your cold throat.
In what country is coffee believed to have originated?
Arabia
Ethiopia
England
The average seven-ounce cup of coffee contains about how much caffeine?
50 to 100 milligrams
115 to 175 milligrams
200 to 300 milligrams
What about the average two-ounce shot of espresso?
100 milligrams
200 milligrams
500 milligrams

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What happens to the caffeine that's extracted from the bean in the decaffeination process?
It's recycled into the soil.
It's discarded and treated as a harmful byproduct.
It's used as an additive in Coca-Cola.
Is coffee good for you or bad for you?
bad for you
good for you
contradictory studies leaves it inconclusive
Coffee can be grown alongside which crop?
rice
corn
both

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How do Starbucks sales compare to Coca-Cola's?
on par with Coca-Cola
about one-third as large as Coke's
not even close -- less than one-tenth the size of Coke's
Starbucks is a popular job for what reason?
It offers health insurance to all employees.
Making coffee for strangers is everybody's dream.
Baristas feel like they're performing a public service.
What country exports more coffee than any other?
Jamaica
Turkey
Brazil

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How many tons of coffee is produced each year worldwide?
roughly 7 million tons (6.3 million metric tons)
roughly 3 million tons (2.7 million metric tons)
roughly 20 million tons (18 million metric tons)