Be a #winner with these alcohol trivia bits.

1. Christopher Columbus brought Sherry on his voyage to the New World.
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the U.S. in 1932 on a pledge to end National Prohibition.
3. Shochu, a beverage distilled from barley, was the favorite beverage of the world’s longest-living man, Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan, who lived for 120 years and 237 days. He was born on June 29, 1865 and died on February 21, 1986.
4. Tom Arnold, Sandra Bullock, Chevy Chase, Bill Cosby, Kris Kristofferson, and Bruce Willis are all former bartenders.
5. Being intoxicated had desirable spiritual significance to the ancient Egyptians. They often gave their children names like “How Drunk is Cheops” or “How Intoxicated is Hathor.”
6. The Manhattan cocktail (whiskey and sweet vermouth) was invented by Winston Churchill’s mother.
7. Alcohol is considered the only proper payment for teachers among the Lepcha people of Tibet.
8. “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is commonly believed to be the only English sentence devised to include all the letters of the alphabet. However, typesetters have another such sentence: “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.”
9. In English pubs drinks are served in pints and quarts. In old England, bartenders would advise unruly customers to mind their own pints and quarts. It’s the origin of “mind your P’s and Q’s.”
10. “There’s no free lunch.” Pennsylvania outlawed free lunches in 1917 to prevent taverns from giving free sandwiches to customers who bought beer to drink with them. This led some shop keepers to sell sandwiches and give away the beer.
11. Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating. (This isn’t medical advice, which should always be obtained from one’s physician.)

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