Can you name the Top Alcohol-Consuming Countries? by nateswimmer

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Alcoholic Countries Quiz

by nateswimmer

Created Nov 9, 2009 in Geography
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	gillian:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT	8 points
	you need to make it accept "USA" as well as "United States"

	nateswimmer:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 19:48 GMT	4 points
	done

	hvdm:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 19:56 GMT	5 points
	not very hard, name all european countries + some other big, famous countries :-) But i like the idea! 4/5

	kimc:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	43 points
	i can not believe russia is not part of this

	RS89:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 23:59 GMT	-2 points
	You seriously expect me to believe that Russia is not one of the top alcohol-consuming countries? I'm going to have to question your source.

	nateswimmer:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 00:16 GMT	3 points
	click on the link. nationmaster is generally considered legit.

	RS89:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 05:40 GMT	-4 points
	I did clink on the link. They get their info from another source, so that doesn't really prove anything.

	boknowsmovies:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 08:15 GMT	7 points
	The quiz says per capita. Russia is huge.

	Jason_H:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 09:12 GMT	11 points
	Must say the ordering on these answers really doesn't tally with "common knowledge" about alcoholism in countries. No Russia? No Poland? No Baltic States?

	lt2009:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 10:17 GMT	5 points
	this is one of those quizzes where the top answer is not that obvious.

	finch:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 10:22 GMT	5 points
	All except south korea, never even crossed my mind.

	random_cloud:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 12:06 GMT	11 points
	go luxembourg

	GeoExpert:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 12:15 GMT	-4 points
	Shame on you, Luxembourg!

	huey782:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 13:08 GMT	1 point
	@Jason_H: It's not "common knowledge", it's a stereotype. Most people in those countries can't afford to booze all the time.

	kidcanada:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 14:45 GMT	18 points
	Well, fellow Canadians, clearly we need to try harder.

	redbird:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 15:30 GMT	5 points
	I think the source only includes the 30 countries in the OECD

	The:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 15:47 GMT	28 points
	Surprised Vatican City didn't make it...considering their population, I'd expect the Eucharist to put them over the top.

	flinty:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 16:28 GMT	1 point
	i need a drink after that

	alskdjfhg76:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 16:58 GMT	3 points
	no surprises with Ireland in top 3

	CitizenSnips:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 17:34 GMT	12 points
	@Huey782: Heh, I like that you refute the stereotype of certain nationalities boozing all the time by explaining they are too poor to booze all the time.

	Omni314:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 18:11 GMT	1 point
	south korea! no way, never would have got that

	y2jdilemma:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 20:15 GMT	3 points
	If only we used the metric system, maybe the US would rate higher!

	y2jdilemma:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 20:16 GMT	5 points
	And Italy was the most surprising omission to me, all that wine.

	turgidstan:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 20:54 GMT	1 point
	Italian drinking is disturbingly responsible compared to the rest of Europe, it's all wine with meals and digestifs.

	Rave:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 21:29 GMT	2 points
	I half-expected Iran...

	cheesyjon:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 22:35 GMT	-3 points
	i bet you if you made a quiz for least amount of alcohol, #1 would be Vatican City. and some people are 'Hungary' for alcohol! sorry, bad jokes

	mybeaglebelle:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 00:58 GMT	3 points
	Thought Italy would be here 'cause all the wine.

	jamesmorrislent:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 02:20 GMT	4 points
	Ireland is slippin'

	oldkent:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 03:48 GMT	2 points
	This quiz really varies from the Beer Consuming Countries Quiz.

	lambda:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 14:56 GMT	3 points
	This is only the top 20 amongst the 30 OECD member states. The WHO has different data covering almost every country, tabulated at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption . OECD members do tend to be heavy drinkers though (and Russia is only #22).

	maths_will:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT	3 points
	If you work it out, hypothetically, say in Luxembourg their 15 litres of alcohol is gained from drinking just 5% lager, then that equates to drinking 300 litres of beer a year! That works out at 852ml of beer a day. There must be some serious drinkers in Luxembourg! Saying that, France aren't far behind.

	maths_will:	Nov 11th, 2009 at 23:11 GMT	5 points
	If you check the source and click map, it only has data for 30 countries...and conveniently has no data for the likes of Russia and most of Eastern Europe. Good idea but needs a more rigorous source.

	powercord:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 05:01 GMT	2 points
	Why do I keep forgetting Ireland when it's an alcohol quiz. I naturally just rattle off all of Europe, yet I keep forgetting Ireland - I'm a deadset goose.

	jpm:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 20:39 GMT	2 points
	I guess Polish people must only drink during the holiday season, since most people I met there consumed 8.2L of alcohol each between Christmas and New Year.

	nhrafan:	Nov 13th, 2009 at 05:43 GMT	0 points
	ah, the diversity that college life brings. i got south korea, but thats only because i know some koreans here, and they said its more common there than you would think. on a completely unrelated note, seeing the other futurama pictures in the comments makes me happy :)

	happyhammer:	Nov 13th, 2009 at 15:43 GMT	1 point
	Uh Oh. If France are beating us (Ireland) at something we're supposed to be good at (ie consuming alcohol) I hate to think what they're gonna do to us in the match tomorrow :/

	Mongoose1:	Nov 15th, 2009 at 00:58 GMT	2 points
	Surprised none of the Baltic states made this list. I think a Latvian man has the record for being the drunkest person ever recorded

	Justinpbg:	Nov 16th, 2009 at 08:38 GMT	3 points
	Anyone who has spent time in South Korea would not be surprised by this in the least. Bottles of liquor are about a dollar here, and businessmen are puking in the street every night. I love it here, but, well, people certainly aren't sober.

	Gleece:	Nov 16th, 2009 at 19:53 GMT	3 points
	It looks like only 30 countries have reported data that are included in this list. So it is the top 20 countries out of the 30 with data. Russia, for example, is not among the countries reporting data that was incorporated into this list. According to an article from The Times (London), Russia's cheif public health officer reported that alcohol consumption in Russia was 9.7 liters in 2005 (the year of the data used for this quiz) and 15 liters in 2007 (the year of the article). See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1647475.ece

	joebobs:	Dec 29th, 2009 at 01:17 GMT	2 points
	Am I right in thinking you only accept 'The Netherlands', not 'netherlands'? I swear I put netherlands. Maybe I'm wrong and I had a typo, but if not, you need to fix that.