A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with one or more types of alcohol, combined with juices, syrups, or garnishes to create a delicious and refreshing beverage.
These cocktail quiz questions are the perfect way to spice up your next party, pub quiz, or social gathering. Whether you’re a seasoned mixologist or just enjoy sipping a classic Mojito or Cosmopolitan, this cocktail trivia will test your knowledge of ingredients, techniques, and iconic drinks from around the world. Cheers to fun and learning!
Cocktails Quiz Questions Round 1
What does it mean to order a drink “on the rocks”?
This is a slang term meaning ordering your drink with ice
What is a virgin cocktail?
A virgin cocktail is an alcohol free cocktail
What alcoholic ingredient is included in a Pornstar Martini?
Vodka
What cocktail is made with mint, white rum, sugar, lime juice and soda water?
A Mojito is made with mint, white rum, sugar, lime juice and soda water
Name the six ingredients in a Long Island Iced Tea
Vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin and cola
Cocktails Quiz Questions Round 2
How does James Bond like his Martini?
Shaken not stirred
What cocktail is made with white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice?
Pina Colada
Which cocktail is served with a shot of Prosecco on the side?
A Pornstar Martini
Name the ingredients used to make a Negroni
Gin, Vermouth, Campari and garnished with orange peel
What cocktail is served in a copper mug?
A Moscow Mule is served in a copper mug
Cocktails Quiz Questions Round 3
What are the four ingredients in a Yellow Bird cocktail?
A Yellow Bird cocktail is made with rum, Galliano, triple sec and lime juice
What 70s cocktail was popular in the United States made with vodka, Galliano and orange juice?
A Harvey Wallbanger cocktail
In The Great Gatsby, what’s Daisy Buchanan’s favourite cocktail?
Daisy Buchanan’s favourite cocktail is a Mint Julep
What cocktail is made with lemon juice and worcestershire sauce and some additional ingredients?
A Bloody Mary
The 1980s film Cocktail starred which famous actor?
Tom Cruise starred in Cocktail
Cocktails Quiz Questions Round 4
Which fruit juice is in a popular cocktail which was also the favourite of Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses?
Pineapple juice is used to make a Pina Colada
What colour is a Woo Woo cocktail?
A Woo Woo cocktail is red
What cocktail is the traditional drink at the Kentucky Derby horse racing event?
A Mint Julep
What creates the foam on the top of a Whiskey Sour?
Egg white
Pimms and lemonade is traditionally drunk at which Summer British sporting event in June?
Pimms and lemonade is traditionally drunk at Wimbledon Tennis tournament
Cocktails Quiz Questions Round 5
What spirit is added to make an Old Fashioned?
Whiskey is added to an Old Fashioned
What fruit is added to a Margarita cocktail?
Lime is added to a Margarita
What was the preferred cocktail of Carrie Bradley in the 90s TV show Sex and the City?
Carrie Bradley liked to drink Cosmopolitan cocktails
What two ingredients make up a Gimlet?
Gin and lime cordial make a Gimlet
If you were drinking a Manhattan cocktail in Manhattan, what US state would you be in?
Manhattan is in New York
