Beer Trivia

I’ve never witnessed a game of beer trivia. I’m not even sure it exists. But there are plenty of questions they should include if the game just happens to exist.

First of all, it’s a myth that the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because of beer. It is said that they ran out of beer and that’s what brought them to land. If it hadn’t have been for the lack of beer, they would have sailed further south. I have heard that this is just a myth and there’s no truth to it. But, it would be nice to know.

As far as beer facts are concerned, there is an actual term for the collection of beer coasters. But first, let’s talk about the fact that beer coasters are also known as beermats. The first beermats were introduced by the printing company, Friedrich Horn, in 1880. Since then, coasters have become collector’s items. The next time you are asked, the term for collecting beermats is known as tegestology, making the collectors themselves tegestologists.

While we’re speaking of collectors, there is also a term for a collector who collects beer bottles. It would be a nice trivia victory for you if you were asked that question because the answer is labeorphilist. So, the practice of collecting beer bottles would be labeorphilogy.

When a group of University of Cambridge archeologists went digging around Queen Nefertiti’s Temple of the Sun in Egypt, they found an ancient beer recipe. Not really understanding the connection, the beer that is made from that recipe is called Tutankhamen. The confusion only exists since Queen Kiya is King Tut’s biological mother and not Queen Nefertiti. Either way, Tutankhamen is made in limited quantities and numbered editions. It also is the most expensive beer in the world at over fifty dollars a bottle.

A final trivial fact to know is that there is a name for the fear of empty glasses. It’s a fear most beer enthusiasts suffer from every time they see their mug of beer go empty. It’s known as cenosillicaphobia. So, the sufferer is known as a cenosillicaphobic. There have been times when I suffered from this affliction. Some times are harder to handle than others. Those times are when there is no beer left.

Trivia is always a fun game to play. That is especially when you get to stump those around you. I’m sure there might be some people in the audience who will know the answers to these questions. But, I can also ensure you that most people won’t. You can have a great time impressing them while the expert beer enthusiasts sit back and make sure you get your facts straight.