Q 01/05

Which dry cider launched in the UK in 1960 takes its name from Norman knight Richard de Clare's nickname?

A) Blackthorn

B) Strongbow

C) Woodpecker

D) Olde English

Answer · why

B) Strongbow

De Clare's nickname supposedly came from his heavy reliance on archers in Ireland, and the brand's original Norman archer logo was drawn by Barney Bub...

Q 02/05

Which sweet, lower-alcohol cider, first made in Herefordshire in 1894, was a 1980s gateway drink?

A) Strongbow

B) Blackthorn

C) Red Rock

D) Woodpecker

Answer · why

D) Woodpecker

Its cans carry a European green woodpecker on a bright red background, and Percy Bulmer first made it in 1894.

Q 03/05

Which cider maker, founded in Hereford in 1887, is now a subsidiary of Heineken?

A) C&C Group

B) Matthew Clark plc

C) H. P. Bulmer

D) Taunton Cider Company

Answer · why

C) H. P. Bulmer

Its Hereford operations have been scaled back considerably, and the company now survives mainly as a brand name.

Q 04/05

Which flagship Taunton Cider Company cider was formerly sold with 'Dry' before its name?

A) Autumn Gold

B) Blackthorn

C) Scrumpy Jack

D) Diamond White

Answer · why

B) Blackthorn

Matthew Clark bought Taunton Cider and all its brands for £256 million in 1996, and it is now made by the Gaymer Cider Company.

Q 05/05

Gaymer's, maker of Olde English cider, unusually came from which eastern county rather than the West Country?

A) Norfolk

B) Suffolk

C) Essex

D) Kent

Answer · why

A) Norfolk

Its Attleborough factory, opened in 1896 with its own railway siding, finally closed in 1995.