New from the University of Nebraska Press is, Bad Fruits of the Civilized Tree by Izumi Ishii. This book “examines the role of alcohol among the Cherokees through more than two hundred years, from contact with white traders.”  Chronicling the socially destructive aspects of the beverage, Ishii how the brew was integrated into the native community and how this event impacted their economic escalation. This week Tuesday Trivia is going to take a look at this wonder we call alcohol, and see if we can determine just why its history is so pervasive.

1.    True or False: Almost all cultures have some sort of disclaimer against drunkenness.

2.    What is the estimated annual cost of an alcohol addiction (hint: it’s in the billions…)

3.     A bottle of Diva Vodka costs $1,060,000 because of what?

4.    In chemistry, alcohol is a compound where a _____ group is bound to a ____atom creating CnH2nt1OH

5.    1920-1933 refers to what period, where the sale, transportation, and manufacture of alcohol for consumption were illegal.

6.    True or False: Traditional Muslim beliefs were “alcohol is a gift from God that makes life more joyous and over indulgence, which leads to drunkenness, is a sin”

7.    Alcohol was listed as which number on MSN’s list of top 5 most expensive addictions?
A.2
B.3
C.1

8.    What percent of health care is spent on drug and alcohol treatment?

9.    True or False: The Marines first recruiting station was in a bar

10.    Among the Lepcha people of Tibet, alcohol is the only form of payment for whom?

Check back tomorrow for the answers!