What is an Americano?

Espresso diluted with hot water

What is a caffè macchiato?

Espresso marked with a little milk foam

A shorter, more concentrated espresso

An espresso pulled with more water

The golden foam on top of espresso

Espresso Drinks Quiz – How Much Do You Really Know?

The cappuccino takes its name from the brown robes of Capuchin friars, and this espresso drinks quiz explains what goes into every café classic. Compare macchiato, cortado from Spain, the flat white claimed by Australia and New Zealand, Italian ristretto, the American-born Americano and the café latte.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Cappuccino
Where does the name cappuccino come from?
Flat white
Which countries argue over inventing the flat white?
Cortado
Which country gave us the cortado?
Americano
What is an Americano?
Macchiato
What is a caffè macchiato?
Ristretto
What is a ristretto?
Lungo
What is a lungo?
Doppio
What does doppio mean?
Mocha
What is added to a caffè mocha?
Crema
What is crema?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Where does the name cappuccino come from?
Answer: Capuchin friars' robes
The color matched their habits.
Q2: Which countries argue over inventing the flat white?
Answer: Australia and New Zealand
Both claim the 1980s.
Q3: Which country gave us the cortado?
Answer: Spain
Cortado means cut.
Q4: What is an Americano?
Answer: Espresso diluted with hot water
Legend links it to US soldiers in Italy.
Q5: What is a caffè macchiato?
Answer: Espresso marked with a little milk foam
Macchiato means stained.
Q6: What is a ristretto?
Answer: A shorter, more concentrated espresso
Less water is used.
Q7: What is a lungo?
Answer: An espresso pulled with more water
Lungo means long.
Q8: What does doppio mean?
Answer: Double shot
It uses twice the coffee.
Q9: What is added to a caffè mocha?
Answer: Chocolate
It combines espresso, milk and chocolate.
Q10: What is crema?
Answer: The golden foam on top of espresso
It forms from oils and gases.

Espresso Drinks Quiz – Behind the Café Menu

Espresso is made by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee under pressure, producing a small, concentrated shot topped with golden crema. It is the base for a family of drinks served in cafés around the world.

Italian classics include the ristretto, lungo, doppio and macchiato, while the cappuccino takes its name from the brown robes of Capuchin friars. Spain's cortado cuts espresso with a little milk, and the Americano adds hot water.

Newer favorites include the flat white, claimed by both Australia and New Zealand, and the mocha with chocolate. Milk texture, cup size and ratios define each drink, which is why the same name can taste different from café to café.

What This Quiz Teaches

Coffee lovers and café regulars will enjoy these questions.

What cappuccino means
Who claims the flat white
How cortado differs
What an Americano is
What crema is

Did You Know?

Café con leche is popular in Spain.
Latte art uses microfoam.
Espresso Romano adds lemon.
Red eye adds espresso to drip coffee.
Affogato pours espresso over ice cream.