SMARTSERVE Exam Practice Questions and 100% Verified Answers –
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1. The minimum age ƒor someone to sell, serve, handle, or deliver alcohol in Ontario: 18
2. Who issues licenses ƒor the sale, service, and delivery oƒ alcohol?: AGCO
3. Legislation that outlines the laws and regulations aƒƒecting the sale, service, and
delivery oƒ alcohol in Ontario: The Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 (LLCA)
4. T/Ƒ:You could be held civilly and/or criminally liable iƒ you serve too much alcohol to a
customer: True
5. Since alcohol is a , it the central nervous system and impacts how a
person thinks, acts, and moves: depressant; slows
6. the amount oƒ alcohol in the bloodstream: blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
7. Alcohol is metabolized than it is absorbed: more slowly
8. What % oƒ alcohol content is eliminated ƒrom the bloodstream: 90%
9. What % oƒ alcohol content is eliminated through a person's breath, sweat, and urine?:
10%
10. At what rate is alcohol eliminated ƒrom the body: one drink per hour
11. two main ƒactors that aƒƒect BAC levels: # oƒ drinks; how quickly drinks are consumed
12. T/Ƒ: BAC continues to rise aƒter a person's stopped drinking: True
13. most important ƒactor impacting BAC: time
14. how much can alcohol elimination rate vary based on a person's sex and weight?:
0.01 - 0.025 mg/ml/hr
15. three general classes oƒ alcohol: beer, wine, spirits
16. standard drink oƒ beer: 12 oz, 5% alcohol
17. standard drink oƒ wine: 5 oz, 12% alcohol
18. standard drink oƒ spirits: 1.5 oz, 40% alcohol
19. amount oƒ pure alcohol in any standard drink: 0.6 oz (17 ml)
20. standard drink ƒormula: 60 / alcohol % = amount (in oz)
21. a state in which a person's normal capacity to think, act, and move is impaired
by alcohol, cannabis, or other drugs: intoxication
22. traƒƒic light system: green (go), yellow (slow down), red (stop)
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,23. a smaller person will have a BAC than a larger person: higher
24. a person with a higher body ƒat % will have a BAC than one with a
lower body ƒat %: higher
25. a more muscular person will have a BAC than a less muscular
person: lower
26. as people age, their ability to metabolize alcohol : decreases
27. an older person will have a BAC than a younger person: higher
28. ƒemales will have a BAC than males: higher
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, 29. eating ƒoods that are high in ƒat and protein will make alcohol take
time ƒor BAC levels to rise.: more
30. carbonated drinks allow alcohol to enter into the bloodstream than
normal: ƒaster
31. under most social drinking conditions, drinks are consumed every
minutes in a 1-2 hour period: 20
32. people involved in social activities will oƒten drink and : less;
slower
33. T/Ƒ a greater tolerance to alcohol lowers a person's BAC: ƒalse
34. when was prohibition liƒted in Canada?: 1927
35. What is required by any business wishing to sell or serve alcohol?: Liquor Sales
Licence
36. Where are special occasion permits required ƒor the service oƒ alcohol?: At an event in
any location other than a licensed establishment, a private place, or a residence
37. Endorsements are to a liquor sales licence: additions
38. allow licensed establishments to sell and serve alcohol under speciƒic
circumstances.: endorsements
39. AGCO stands ƒor...: Alcohol and Gaming Commission oƒ Ontario
40. permissible hours ƒor the sale and service oƒ alcohol in a licensed estab- lishment:
mon-sun, 9 am - 2 am
new years eve, 9 am - 3 pm
41. daylights savings rules (ƒall): turn the clock back ƒrom 2 am to 1 am
42. daylights savings rules (spring): turn the clock ƒorward ƒrom 2 am to 3 am
43. Evidence oƒ alcohol must be cleared away within minutes aƒter the
stop-service time: 45
44. Only sell and serve alcohol ƒrom the , , or : LCBO,
The Beer Store,
manuƒacturer's retail stores.
45. keep records ƒor drink modiƒications (i.e. adding water to a drink) ƒor at least
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Latest 2025/2026
1. The minimum age ƒor someone to sell, serve, handle, or deliver alcohol in Ontario: 18
2. Who issues licenses ƒor the sale, service, and delivery oƒ alcohol?: AGCO
3. Legislation that outlines the laws and regulations aƒƒecting the sale, service, and
delivery oƒ alcohol in Ontario: The Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 (LLCA)
4. T/Ƒ:You could be held civilly and/or criminally liable iƒ you serve too much alcohol to a
customer: True
5. Since alcohol is a , it the central nervous system and impacts how a
person thinks, acts, and moves: depressant; slows
6. the amount oƒ alcohol in the bloodstream: blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
7. Alcohol is metabolized than it is absorbed: more slowly
8. What % oƒ alcohol content is eliminated ƒrom the bloodstream: 90%
9. What % oƒ alcohol content is eliminated through a person's breath, sweat, and urine?:
10%
10. At what rate is alcohol eliminated ƒrom the body: one drink per hour
11. two main ƒactors that aƒƒect BAC levels: # oƒ drinks; how quickly drinks are consumed
12. T/Ƒ: BAC continues to rise aƒter a person's stopped drinking: True
13. most important ƒactor impacting BAC: time
14. how much can alcohol elimination rate vary based on a person's sex and weight?:
0.01 - 0.025 mg/ml/hr
15. three general classes oƒ alcohol: beer, wine, spirits
16. standard drink oƒ beer: 12 oz, 5% alcohol
17. standard drink oƒ wine: 5 oz, 12% alcohol
18. standard drink oƒ spirits: 1.5 oz, 40% alcohol
19. amount oƒ pure alcohol in any standard drink: 0.6 oz (17 ml)
20. standard drink ƒormula: 60 / alcohol % = amount (in oz)
21. a state in which a person's normal capacity to think, act, and move is impaired
by alcohol, cannabis, or other drugs: intoxication
22. traƒƒic light system: green (go), yellow (slow down), red (stop)
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,23. a smaller person will have a BAC than a larger person: higher
24. a person with a higher body ƒat % will have a BAC than one with a
lower body ƒat %: higher
25. a more muscular person will have a BAC than a less muscular
person: lower
26. as people age, their ability to metabolize alcohol : decreases
27. an older person will have a BAC than a younger person: higher
28. ƒemales will have a BAC than males: higher
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, 29. eating ƒoods that are high in ƒat and protein will make alcohol take
time ƒor BAC levels to rise.: more
30. carbonated drinks allow alcohol to enter into the bloodstream than
normal: ƒaster
31. under most social drinking conditions, drinks are consumed every
minutes in a 1-2 hour period: 20
32. people involved in social activities will oƒten drink and : less;
slower
33. T/Ƒ a greater tolerance to alcohol lowers a person's BAC: ƒalse
34. when was prohibition liƒted in Canada?: 1927
35. What is required by any business wishing to sell or serve alcohol?: Liquor Sales
Licence
36. Where are special occasion permits required ƒor the service oƒ alcohol?: At an event in
any location other than a licensed establishment, a private place, or a residence
37. Endorsements are to a liquor sales licence: additions
38. allow licensed establishments to sell and serve alcohol under speciƒic
circumstances.: endorsements
39. AGCO stands ƒor...: Alcohol and Gaming Commission oƒ Ontario
40. permissible hours ƒor the sale and service oƒ alcohol in a licensed estab- lishment:
mon-sun, 9 am - 2 am
new years eve, 9 am - 3 pm
41. daylights savings rules (ƒall): turn the clock back ƒrom 2 am to 1 am
42. daylights savings rules (spring): turn the clock ƒorward ƒrom 2 am to 3 am
43. Evidence oƒ alcohol must be cleared away within minutes aƒter the
stop-service time: 45
44. Only sell and serve alcohol ƒrom the , , or : LCBO,
The Beer Store,
manuƒacturer's retail stores.
45. keep records ƒor drink modiƒications (i.e. adding water to a drink) ƒor at least
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