Author Guest Post - Krista Davis

Today we have Krista Davis visiting us.  She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries and the Paws and Claws Mysteries. A self-confessed tea addict, Krista may have had far too much fun writing THE DIVA SERVES HIGH TEA and sampling scones and lemon tarts for the recipes in the book. Like her characters, Krista has a soft spot for cats, dogs, and sweets. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with three dogs and two cats.  She has provided us with "Test you Tea IQ" quiz that I hope you enjoy.

What’s Your Tea IQ?
1. High tea is served:
a) At high noon.
b) In the afternoon.
c) In the evening.
2. When drinking tea, etiquette requires that the pinkie finger be extended.
a) True.
b) False.
3. White tea, green tea, and black tea come from the same plant.
a) True.
b) False.
4. Tea should be brewed for exactly three minutes.
a) True.
b) False
5. You’ve heard of teaspoons. Are there such things as tea knives and forks?
a) Yes.
b) No.
6. Which country produces the most tea?
a) India
b) Japan
c) China
d) America
7. Bone china is made with ground bones.
a) True.
b) False.
8. Tea bags were invented in
a) China.
b) Japan.
c) England.
d) America.
9. “Women are like tea bags. They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.” Who said this?
a) Joan Cusack
b) Hilary Clinton
c) Eleanor Roosevelt
d) Marie Antoinette
10. Tea contains caffeine.
a) True.
b) False.



Answers:
1. c) In the evening. What Americans think of as high tea in the afternoon is actually called Afternoon Tea.
2. b) False. Holding up one’s pinkie may even be considered rude.
3. a) True. The teas differ through handling after the leaves are harvested.
4. b)False. Three minutes is a good guess, but the proper brewing time differs with the type of tea.
5. a) Yes. In a modern household, a dessert fork may doubt as a tea fork. Tea knives are shorter than a standard dinner knife but longer than butter knives.
6. c) China produces the most tea.
7. a) True, if a bit gruesome. Bone china is made with ground bone.
8. d) America. Tea bags were invented in America by accident!
9. c) Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Women are like tea bags. They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.”
10. a) True. Black and green tea contains caffeine, though not as much as coffee. White tea contains caffeine as well, but a very tiny amount.
How did you do?
8- 10 correct: You are a tea connoisseur! Congratulations!
5-7 correct: You’re a tea drinker, but not obsessed.
1-4 correct: Uh oh. You must be a coffee drinker.

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