Quiz: Test Your Cocktail Knowledge!

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Cocktail Quiz - Level 1

Think you know your cocktails? Try this fun quiz to test your knowledge.
What cocktail is mentioned by name in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
What herb is added to give a mojito a special kick?
What made James Bond’s martini special?
What drink owes its popularity to the Kentucky Derby?
What color was named for a liqueur?
What city was the Sazerac first served in?
What drink did Zaphod Beeblebrox invent in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
What spirit is used to make a cosmopolitan?

Cocktail Quiz - Level 2

Did you ace the Cocktail Quiz - Level 1? Here's a devilishly hard quiz that's next level.
What spirit was originally used in a Brooklyn cocktail but is now replaced by orange bitters due to its limited availability in the United States?
The original cocktail always contained 3 ingredients in addition to a spirit (such as whiskey, rum, etc). What were those additional standard ingredients?
What was Ernest Hemmingway’s beverage of choice when making his own drink? Hint – Look for an especially reputable resource, such as his biographer for the real answer.
Absinthe, which has been called the Green Fairy, has an ingredient that has been said to have an ingredient associated with hallucinations. What ingredient is that?
Shakespeare frequently included hilariously drunk characters in his play. Which play included an exchange between a porter and main character about the contradictory effects of alcohol?
What is required for an alcohol to be deemed bourbon?
What does Hunter S. Thompson drink at the Pogo Lounge in the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
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