Cigar History Quiz

Just how strong is your Cigar History knowledge? This Cigar History Quiz is certain to put it to the test!

Question #1: Although now well-known as a producer of premium cigars, the CAO company started out in the late 60s as a manufacturer of what products?

Ashtrays and lighters Cigar cutters and lighters Tobacco pipes and humidors Chewing tobacco and snuff

Founded in 1968, the CAO company started out as a manufacturer of tobacco pipes and humidors long before they began producing their own cigar lines.

Question #2: Connecticut Broadleaf, the first great U.S. cigar tobacco, was originally developed during which decade?

1920s 1820s 1960s 1950s

One of the best wrapper tobaccos available, Connecticut Broadleaf is said to have made its debut sometime during the 1820s.

Question #3: Which of the following former U.S. Presidents did not smoke cigars?

William McKinley John F. Kennedy Andrew Jackson Rutherford B. Hayes

Elected in 1876, 19th president of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes was a notorious teetotaler who introduced a ban on smoking and drinking in the White House during his tenure.

Question #4: Which of the following historical figures is credited with the introduction of cigar bands?

Catherine The Great Winston Churchill Groucho Marx Gustave Bock

Though it is widely rumored that Russian Tsaritsa Catherine The Great was the first to wrap her cigars in strips of silk, cigar historians credit Dutch-born Cuban cigarmaker Gustave Bock with the invention of the cigar band in the 1830s. Within two decades, banding of cigars exported from Havana became almost universal.

Question #5: The first climate-controlled storage facility for cigars (walk-in humidor) was reportedly created by whom?

William Hollingsworth Zino Davidoff Alonso Menendez Kaizad Hansotia

In 1936 Zino Davidoff installed what is reported to be the first climate-controlled storage facility for cigars in the basement of his famed shop on the Rue de la Confederation in Geneva, Switzerland.

Question #6: The era of great industry growth most commonly known as the “Cigar Boom” took place during what decade?

1980s 1950s 1970s 1990s

Cigars took on a massive new popularity that endures to this day during the “Cigar Boom” of the 1990s.

Question #7: In what year was the U.S. embargo on Cuban cigars enacted?

1959 1960 1962 1975

The U.S. embargo on Cuban cigars was implemented on February 7, 1962.

Question #8: The first cigar factory to produce machine-made cigars was:

Ramon Allones Belinda Por Larrañaga Hoyo de Monterrey

The first machine-made cigars were produced by the Cuban Por Larranaga brand in 1925.

Question #9: In the year 1900, how many cigar factories were operating in the U.S.?

9,800 27,366 14,330 5,500

By the year 1900 there were a reported 27, 366 cigar factories of various sizes operating in the U.S.

Question #10: Which of the following Civil War Generals was rumored to have smoked up to 20 cigars a day and was immortalized in the 1868 campaign song, “A Smokin’ His Cigar”?

Robert E. Lee Clinton Fisk Andrew Hamilton Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was said to smoke 20 cigars a day. After a newspaper photo of the General chewing a cigar was published following the Battle at Fort Donelson in Tennessee in mid-February 1862, over 10,000 boxes of fine cigars were sent to Grant by his supporters, effectively increasing his habit.

Question #11: The oldest and longest-running cigar manufacturing company founded in the United States is:

Roi-Tan Marsh Wheeling Dutch Masters Wolf Bro.'s

The oldest and longest-running cigar manufacturing company founded in the United States is Marsh Wheeling, founded by Mifflin M. Marsh in 1840.

Question #12: Dating back as far as the early 1900s, cigars were often awarded as prizes at these classic American entertainment venues:

Amusement Parks Bingo Halls Arcades Traveling Carnivals

Cigars were frequently awarded as prizes at Carnivals around the U.S. in the early 20th century. This is where the phrase "close, but no cigar" comes from.

Question #13: Legendary connoisseur Paul Garmirian published “The Gourmet Guide to Cigars”in what year?

1969 1985 1990 1999

Paul Garmirian's book “The Gourmet Guide to Cigars” first hit stands in 1990.

Question #14: In the 1970s, the majority of imported cigars enjoyed in the United States were rolled in which 3 regions?

Canary Islands, Jamaica and Mexico Jamaica, Cuba, Brazil Mexico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic

The majority of cigars available to U.S. smokers in the 1970s were imported from the Canary Islands, Jamaica and Mexico.

Question #15: In 1921 English tobacconist Alfred Dunhill opened his first U.S. store in what city?

Chicago Miami New York Boston

Alfred Dunhill's initially expansion into the United States was in New York City, where you can still visit a Dunhill store today.

Question #16: J.C. Newman’s best-selling Brick House cigar was named after the company founder and namesake’s childhood home. In what country was that home located?

Cuba Spain Germany Hungary

J.C. Newman's childhood home in Hungary was the only house made of brick in his village, and was a local gathering place for the townspeople.

Question #17: Which cigar brand was initially produced exclusively for Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro?

Montecristo Cohiba Partagas Bolivar

Cohiba was originally Fidel Castro's private blend before it was released to the public in 1982.

Question #18: The traditional role of a Cuban cigar factory Lector was to:

Pack the cigars for shipping Discipline the cigar rollers Read to the cigar rollers Sweep the floors

A traditional cigar factory Lector read newspapers and novels aloud on the rolling floor to break up monotony and entertain the workers during shifts.

Question #19: In 1973 the US Government banned cigar advertisements from which medium?

Radio Billboards Television Magazines

In 1973 the US Government banned cigar companies from running any advertisements on Television. This ban still remains in place today.

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