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The alcohol content of standard drinks of beer, dinner wine or distilled spirits (either straight or in a mixed drink) are equivalent -- about six-tenths of an ounce each. They're all the same to a Breathalyzer. So it's not which you choose to drink but how much you drink that's important.
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This timeline presents events in the history of alcohol and drinking over the past 12,000 years. »
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The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest voluntary, non-sectarian women’s organization in continuous existence in the world. It was also among the first organizations to keep a professional lobbyist in Washington, D.C. to promote its agenda. The organization is the “Woman’s” rather than “Women’s” Christian Temperance Union. That’s because it is the individual […]
Alcohol and the Bible is an important subject. As with many religious matters, it is controversial. I. Traditional Christian Theology. The Bible makes it clear that Jesus drank wine (Matthew 15:11; Luke 7:33-35). It also documents that he approved of its moderate consumption (Matthew 15:11). On the other hand, Jesus was critical of drunkenness (Luke […]
Prohibition trivia is about National Prohibition in the U.S. It existed from January of 1929 until December of 1933. That is, it lasted almost 14 years. At the beginning of the Noble Experiment, most people supported it. Indeed, many states already had their own state-wide prohibition laws in place. In addition, the number of such […]
Trivia about alcohol are fun! Amaze your friends and relatives. These trivia about alcohol appear in 12 categories. And they are in the following order. I. Drinks Bourbon is the official spirit of the U.S., by act of Congress. 54 Adding a miniature onion to a martini turns it into a Gibson. 38 A tequini is […]
I. Background. You’ll find here a summary of each state’s laws about the minimum age to sell alcohol in off-premises venues. That is, in places where customers must take the alcohol elsewhere to consume it. Some states have higher minimum ages for selling spirits. (Spirits are vodka, gin, brandy, tequila, whiskey, rum, etc.) The laws […]
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The alcohol contents of a regular beer, glass of dinner wine
and shot of whiskey or other distilled spirit (80 proof) are all
the same. This is alcohol equivalence.
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Prof. David J. Hanson, Ph.D.
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Sociology Department
State University of New York
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