Beer Trivia

This week we celebrate beer with a trivia challenge on that topic. No particular reason for this particular date. The topic seems to come up a lot in pub trivia, so I thought it better to study up now than wait for the next National Beer Day. However, as usual, we start with a logic puzzle.

Logic Puzzle

Three women arrive at a hotel and ask for a room. They are informed a room is $30. Each of them chips in $10 for the room. A bellman then helps them with their bags to the room.

Later, the clerk realized there was a $25 promotion going on and he overcharged the women by $5. The clerk gives the bellman five $1 bills to return to the three women. However, the bellman remembers he didn’t get a tip so keeps $2 for himself, returning $3 to the women. He justifies because five $1 bills doesn’t divide evenly by three people anyway.

So, each woman ended up paying $9 for the room, for a total of $27. Plus, the bellman got $2. $27 + $2 = $29. However, they originally paid $30. Where is the missing dollar?

Questions

1. What year was the first Oktoberfest?
2. In what city and country is Oktoberfest celebrated?
3. What did the first Oktoberfest celebrate?
4. When is National Beer Day and what else of importance happened on this date?
5. True or false – There is a crater on the moon named Beer.
6. True or false – FCC prohibits showing beer consumption in commercials.
7. Which country has the highest beer consumption per capita?
8. In which city and country was pilsner beer invented?
9. What is the primary fermentable sugar source in beer making?
10. What does IPA stand for?
11. What type of beer is known for its black color and coffee-like flavor?
12. What type of beer is known for its cloudy appearance and banana-like flavor?
13. What ingredient is primarily responsible for the bitterness in beer?
14. What is the science of beer making called?
15. Which city has the most microbreweries per capita?
16. Name the country of origin for each beer
    1. A    Peroni
    2. B    Asahi
    3. C    Guiness
    4. D    Heineken
    5. E    Stella Artois
    6. F    Beck’s
    7. G    Carlsberg
    8. H    Tsingtao
    9. I    Amstel
    10. J    San Miguel
    11. K    Kronenbourg
    12. L    Singha
    13. M    Tiger
    14. N    Molson
    15. O    Red Stripe
    16. P    Löwenbräu
    17. Q    Balashi
    18. R    Imperial
    19. S    Balboa
    20. T    Victoria Bitter

 

Answers

1. 1810
2. Munich, Germany
3. The marriage of King Ludwig I.
4. April 7. It also marks the end of Prohibition in 1933.
5. True. It is named after German astronomer Wilhelm W. Beer.
6. False. However, many networks have such a prohibition.
7. The Czech Republic
8. Pilsen, Czech Republic.
9. Barley
10. India pale ale.
11. Stout
12. Hefeweizen
13. Hops
14. Zymology
15. I’ll accept Portland Maine or Asheville NC (sources disagree)
16.      A    Italy
    1. B    Japan
    2. C    Ireland
    3. D    Netherlands
    4. E    Belgium
    5. F    Germany
    6. G    Denmark
    7. H    China
    8. I    Netherlands
    9. J    Philippines
    10. K    France
    11. L    Thailand
    12. M    Singapore
    13. N    Canada
    14. O    Jamaica
    15. P    Germany (it means lion beer)
    16. Q    Aruba
    17. R    Costa Rica
    18. S    Panama
    19. T    Australia

 

Logic Puzzle Solution

There is no missing dollar.

The way the question is stated is misleading. One should not add together the same money. In this case, the $2 the bellman received was part of the $27 paid for the room, so that $2 is double counted.

A correct way to look at it is to compare money paid to money received.

Money paid was 3 * $9 = $27. Money received was $25 to the clerk and $2 to the bellman. $25 + $2 = $27. So, the transaction balances.