Quiz: Tea Time! Pass This Quiz On The History Of High Tea?

Afternoon tea is traditionally served between 3:30 and 5 PM, a custom popularized by Anna, Duchess of Bedford in the 1840s.

Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese wife of King Charles II, introduced tea to the English court in the 1660s, making it fashionable among the aristocracy.

High tea was originally a working-class meal served at a high dining table after a long day of labor, featuring hearty foods like meats and pies.

China is the world's largest tea producer, accounting for over 40% of global production, followed by India.

Historically, milk was added first to prevent the hot tea from cracking delicate porcelain cups, a practice that continues in some British households.

English breakfast tea is typically a blend of black teas from Assam, Ceylon, and Kenya, known for its strong, robust flavor.

The Japanese tea ceremony, known as 'chanoyu' or 'sado', is a ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism that involves the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha.

The tea bag was accidentally invented by American tea merchant Thomas Sullivan in 1908 when he sent samples in silk bags, which customers steeped directly.

Earl Grey tea is flavored with oil from the bergamot orange, a citrus fruit, giving it a distinctive floral and citrus aroma.

The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was a protest against British taxation where colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

A tea connoisseur is called a 'tea sommelier' or 'tea master', similar to a wine sommelier, trained in the art of tea selection and preparation.

Tea was first discovered in China, according to legend, by Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BCE when tea leaves blew into his boiling water.