Beer & Banter on New Beer’s Eve

1. The world’s biggest beer festival is called d’Wiesn in Germany. What’s the name it’s known by around the world?

Beerfest MunichOktoberfestBavarian Beer FestivalThe Great German Brewfest

2. Which Thai beer is named after the Thai word for "elephant" and has a logo showing two elephants facing each other?

Tiger BeerChang BeerLeo BeerSingha Beer

3. In 1814, a giant vat of beer burst at a Westminster brewery, causing a deadly flood. What was the name of that brewery?

Meux BreweryFuller’s BreweryWhitbread BrewerySamuel Smith Brewery

4. In Finland’s wife-carrying contest, what prize does the winning man receive?

A gold trophyThe wife’s weight in beerA year’s supply of beerA paid honeymoon trip

5. Which famous physicist was given a house by Carlsberg Brewery that had a beer tap connected directly to the brewery?

Niels BohrAlbert EinsteinWerner HeisenbergMax Planck

6. Which US Statesman’s 1757 military journal inspired Budweiser's Freedom Reserve Red Lager?

George WashingtonBenjamin FranklinThomas JeffersonAlexander Hamilton

7. What do brewers call the sweet liquid made during the mashing stage of beer or whisky production?

MashDistillateWortMalt Extract

8. Which Aussie cricketer is known for drinking 52 cans of beer on a flight from Sydney to London in 1989?

David BoonMerv HughesShane WarneAllan Border

9. What’s the name of the tall beer glass from 17th-century England that holds about 2.5 pints?

Tulip GlassYard of AleSteinTankard

10. Which 2006 comedy film made the beer boot (Das Boot) popular among college drinkers in the U.S.?

The Beer OlympicsBeer RunBeerfestDrinking Buddies

11. This famous British beer writer created the TV show The Beer Hunter and helped popularise beer styles. Who is he?

Garrett OliverMichael TonsmeireMichael JacksonPete Brown

12. What is special about the ‘full aperture’ beer can, launched during the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

It changes colour when coldThe entire top can be removed, turning it into a cupIt has a built-in bottle openerIt has a double-layer design to keep beer cold longer

13. What popular beer packaging feature did Ernie Fraze invent in 1959?

Beer keg tapPull-tab canStay-on ring pull (pop-top) for cansAutomatic bottle capper

14. Beer Street and Gin Lane were prints created in 1751 to support the Gin Act. Who was the artist?

J.M.W. TurnerThomas GainsboroughWilliam HogarthJoshua Reynolds

15. Which famous brand’s logo is based on the Trinity College harp, also known as Brian Boru’s harp?

GuinnessJameson Irish WhiskeyHarp LagerBushmills