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The legend of the discovery of coffee relates to …? |
Kaldi and his dancing goats |
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The early history of coffee included a 1674 pamphlet from England titled …? |
The Woman’s Petition Against Coffee |
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In the 18th century, English coffeehouse were referred to as …? |
penny universities |
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In 1970, Americans drank moe coffee than a y other nonalcoholic beverage product. by 2009, …? |
Americans drank approximately twice as many gallons of soft drink as compared to coffee |
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The largest exports of coffee to the U.S. are …? |
Colombia, Brazil, and Vietnam |
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Green, black, and oolong tea are all prepared from leaves of …? |
Camellia sinensis |
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The world’s greatest per-capita consumers of tea are found in …? |
Turkey |
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… is prescribed to asthma sufferers because it relaxes bronchial passages. |
Theophylline |
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Theobroma, the genus name for the cacao tree, is Latin for, …? |
food of the gods |
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Most regular brewed teas have about how much caffein per cup? |
40-60 mg (about half the amount in coffee) |
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The unique xanthine in chocolate is …? |
theobromine |
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In 1909, the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because …? |
the syrup contained caffeine |
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According to the current FDA rules on "cola" drinks, …? |
the cannot contain more than 6mg caffeine per ounce. |
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The main active ingredient in Red Bull and other energy drunks is …? |
caffeine |
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The maximum CNS effect of caffeine is reached about … after drinking coffee. |
2 hours |
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The most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use is …? |
headache |
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Caffeine works in the brain by…? |
blocking adenosine receptors |
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One important determinant of the behavioral effects of caffein is …? |
whether the person is a regular user |
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Caffeine hs been shown to be an effective treatment for …? |
migraine headaches |
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Often people who drink too much alcohol attempt to "sober up" by drinking coffee. Several studies support the idea that caffeine …? |
is likely to lead to increased arousal, but the drinker is still impaired |
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Drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day …? |
doubles the risk of a heart attack |
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All of the xanthines have similar effects. But which one has the greatest overall effect? |
caffeine |
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Caffeine is thought to relieve headaches because it is …? |
a vasoconstrictor |
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Which of the following has the highest amount of caffeine per serving? |
Excedrin Migraine |
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