SERVSAFE ALCOHOL CERTIFICATION EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
What must an ID contain in order to be valid? - ANSWER Signature
What does the use of a vertical format on an ID indicate? - ANSWER The ID was issued to
someone under 21.
A guest shows you an ID with a blank back. What does this tell you about the ID? - AN-
SWER The ID is fake
What should you do to verify that an ID belongs to a guest? - ANSWER Compare the
guest to the physical characteristics on the ID.
If you are not certain that an ID is valid, what should you do? - ANSWER Ask the guest for
a second valid ID
What must you always do when checking an ID with an ID reader? - ANSWER Compare
the readout with the information on the ID.
A guest has a birthday of February 5, 1999. In what year do they turn 21? - ANSWER 2020
An ID that has expired is no longer - ANSWER valid.
Criminal violations of alcohol-related law may result in what? - ANSWER Jail time
Which is an example of a criminal violation? - ANSWER Serving alcohol to a guest who
appears to be intoxicated
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, What does civil liability mean for sellers or servers of alcohol? - ANSWER They can be
sued and forced to pay damages for injuries.
Who can be sued in a dram shop case? - ANSWER The business, business owner, and em-
ployees
Liquor licenses are issued and monitored by the - ANSWER liquor authority.
In many states, it is illegal for operations to - ANSWER allow drinking games such as pong
and quarters.
In most states, how old must you be to purchase alcohol? - ANSWER 21
What is BAC? - ANSWER Percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream
John drank 6 12-ounce beers from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. How many drinks still remain in his
bloodstream? - ANSWER 3
If a man and a woman drank 4 12-ounce beers in an hour, which one will, most likely, have
the higher BAC? - ANSWER The woman
Who will have a higher BAC, a guest who is drinking a 2-ounce martini, or a guest drinking a
12-ounce beer? - ANSWER The guest drinking the martini.
When a person drinks alcohol, which organ absorbs most of the alcohol into the blood-
stream? - ANSWER Small intestine
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What must an ID contain in order to be valid? - ANSWER Signature
What does the use of a vertical format on an ID indicate? - ANSWER The ID was issued to
someone under 21.
A guest shows you an ID with a blank back. What does this tell you about the ID? - AN-
SWER The ID is fake
What should you do to verify that an ID belongs to a guest? - ANSWER Compare the
guest to the physical characteristics on the ID.
If you are not certain that an ID is valid, what should you do? - ANSWER Ask the guest for
a second valid ID
What must you always do when checking an ID with an ID reader? - ANSWER Compare
the readout with the information on the ID.
A guest has a birthday of February 5, 1999. In what year do they turn 21? - ANSWER 2020
An ID that has expired is no longer - ANSWER valid.
Criminal violations of alcohol-related law may result in what? - ANSWER Jail time
Which is an example of a criminal violation? - ANSWER Serving alcohol to a guest who
appears to be intoxicated
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, What does civil liability mean for sellers or servers of alcohol? - ANSWER They can be
sued and forced to pay damages for injuries.
Who can be sued in a dram shop case? - ANSWER The business, business owner, and em-
ployees
Liquor licenses are issued and monitored by the - ANSWER liquor authority.
In many states, it is illegal for operations to - ANSWER allow drinking games such as pong
and quarters.
In most states, how old must you be to purchase alcohol? - ANSWER 21
What is BAC? - ANSWER Percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream
John drank 6 12-ounce beers from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. How many drinks still remain in his
bloodstream? - ANSWER 3
If a man and a woman drank 4 12-ounce beers in an hour, which one will, most likely, have
the higher BAC? - ANSWER The woman
Who will have a higher BAC, a guest who is drinking a 2-ounce martini, or a guest drinking a
12-ounce beer? - ANSWER The guest drinking the martini.
When a person drinks alcohol, which organ absorbs most of the alcohol into the blood-
stream? - ANSWER Small intestine
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