Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and its story starts with a legend about dancing goats in Ethiopia. These riddles cover café favorites, the tools baristas use and real facts from coffee history.
Every riddle has a different answer, so you will meet crema, cezves, Robusta beans and the 17th-century coffeehouses known as penny universities.
Easy Coffee Riddles
- I am a hot, dark drink that helps many people wake up. What am I? 👉 Coffee
- I am roasted until brown and then ground for brewing. What am I? 👉 A coffee bean
- I am a small, strong shot of coffee made under high pressure. What am I? 👉 An espresso
- I am espresso topped with a thick layer of milk foam. What am I? 👉 A cappuccino
- I am espresso with lots of steamed milk. What am I? 👉 A latte
- I make your coffee behind the café counter. Who am I? 👉 A barista
- I sit under your cup and catch the drips. What am I? 👉 A saucer
- I turn whole beans into coffee powder. What am I? 👉 A grinder
- I am a paper cone that holds the grounds while hot water drips through. What am I? 👉 A coffee filter
- I am coffee poured over ice on a hot day. What am I? 👉 Iced coffee
- I taste like coffee, but most of my caffeine has been removed. What am I? 👉 Decaf
- I am a heart or leaf drawn in milk foam on top of a latte. What am I? 👉 Latte art
- I am the golden foam on top of a fresh espresso. What am I? 👉 Crema
Coffee Fact Riddles
These riddles are based on real coffee history. The note after each answer explains it.
- Legend says a goat herder discovered coffee in this country after his goats ate the berries. Which one? 👉 Ethiopia
- A coffee bean is really the seed of this fruit. What is it? 👉 The coffee cherry
- I am the country that grows more coffee than any other. What am I? 👉 Brazil
- I am the natural stimulant in coffee that keeps you alert. What am I? 👉 Caffeine
- These are the two main kinds of coffee beans grown in the world. What are they? 👉 Arabica and Robusta
- A port in Yemen gave its name to this chocolatey coffee drink. What is it? 👉 Mocha
- In 17th-century England, coffeehouses had this nickname because you could learn so much there for a penny. What was it? 👉 Penny universities
- Turkish coffee is brewed in this small pot with a long handle. What is it? 👉 A cezve
- People in this country drink more coffee per person than anywhere else. Which one? 👉 Finland
Funny Coffee Riddles
- Why did the coffee call the police? 👉 It got mugged
- What do you call a sad cup of coffee? 👉 Depresso
Coffee Brain Teasers
- You drink 2 cups of coffee a day. How many cups is that in a week? 👉 14
- A café sells 120 cups in 4 hours. How many is that per hour? 👉 30
- A 500 g bag of coffee makes 50 cups. How many grams go into each cup? 👉 10 g
- You pour 900 ml of coffee equally into 3 cups. How much is in each cup? 👉 300 ml
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