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Quiz: How well do you know your teas, tees, tees, and t's?

In honour of International Tea Day, we’re quizzing you on all things ‘T’.
10.01pm, 25 May 2024
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INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY, for those who celebrate, fell on Tuesday.

In honour of the occasion, we’ve put together a quiz to test you on how well you know your teas, tees, tees, and Ts.

While China is the largest consumer of tea, Turkey consumes the most tea per person – with Ireland coming in second.

Which tea brand is the most popular in Ireland, according to data from Tesco?
Bewley's Tea
Lyons Tea

Pukka Tea
Barry's Tea
Irish golfer Shane Lowry recently teed off at the PGA Championship in Kentucky. But which town is he from?
Clara
Athlone

Roscommon
Arklow
The letter 'T' is the second most used letter in the English alphabet. Which is the first?
B
A

E
O
Which is the most common material for t-shirts to be made from?
Cotton
Linen

Nylon
Polyester
What is the name of Father Ted's housekeeper who famously pushes tea upon the priest's houseguests?
Mrs Smith
Mrs Devlin

Mrs Brennan
Mrs Doyle
Which of the following are NOT a type of golf club?
Sand Wedge
3-Plinth

5-Wood
Putter
Approximately how many t-shirts are produced each year?
2 billion
6 billion

4 billion
Over 10 billion
How many countries begin with the letter 'T'?
21
14

18
32
Which of these tea brands have been credited with developing the famous Earl Grey blend?
Lipton
Harney & Sons

Twinings
Bewley's
People have been teeing off since the 15th century. Which country does the sport of golf originate from?
Wales
England

Tunisia
Scotland
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