SMARTSERVE CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
You must be this old to sell alcohol - Answer -18
Establishments that serve alcohol are required to also serve this - Answer -Food, non-
alcoholic beverages
This act determines who can sell, buy alcohol - Answer -Liquor License Act
The Liquor License Act is issued by this group - Answer -Alcohol and Gaming
Commission of Ontario
This is a policy that means unfinished commercially made wine can be removed from
premises by patron - Answer -Take Home the Rest (THTR)
Establishment must do this to THTR wine - Answer -Reseal partial bottle with cork flush
with top
THTR applies to only which type of alcohol - Answer -Wine
This policy allows patrons to bring wine with them to restaurants - Answer -Bring Your
Own Wine (BYOW)
Restaurants can only sell alcohol bought from this - Answer -Canadian Government
store
Alcohol can only be sold and consumed here - Answer -Licensed areas
Establishments cannot have a law requiring patrons to do this - Answer -Buy a
minimum amount of drinks to enter
Servers cannot do this to slow down someone getting drunk - Answer -Water down
drinks
This is the only type of container shooters are able to be served in - Answer -Round-
bottomed, self-supporting glasses. No vials or test tubes.
Establishments must post signs warning about this - Answer -Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
The law that dictates posting signs about FASD is referred to as this - Answer -Sandy's
law
, Hours of operation for restaurants serving alcohol are - Answer -11am-2am
Hours of operation for restaurants serving alcohol on New Year's Eve are - Answer -
11am-3am
Patrons have this long to finish drinks and leave after required final call - Answer -45
minutes
The AGCO does these 4 things - Answer -Regulates sale/service, reviews applications,
issues endorsements, and inspects facilities
Anywhere that isn't licensed, private, or a residence requires this to sell/serve alcohol -
Answer -Special Occasion Permit
These are the maximum fines/penalties - Answer -$100,000 plus 1 year ($250,000 for
corp.) $200,000 plus 1 year for selling to minors ($500,000 for corp.)
Servers have these 2 main responsibilities - Answer -Don't serve someone who
shouldn't buy, Don't serve anyone intoxicated
Servers/establishments have these rights - Answer -Deny entry, eject guests, refuse to
serve
Establishments cannot deny entry to - Answer -AGCO inspectors, law enforcements,
firefighters, government inspectors
These people are not permitted into establishments - Answer -Under 19 if not allowed,
someone who has been barred, someone already asked to leave that day, someone
selling drugs or doing illegal things
A standard drink of beer is this much - Answer -a 12oz 5% glass
A standard drink of wine is this much - Answer -a 5oz 12% glass
A standard drink of liquor is this much - Answer -1.5oz 40% alcohol
This is the equation to figure out how much is a standard drink - Answer -% of alcohol *
ounces = 60
This percentage of alcohol is excreted through sweat, breath, urine - Answer -10%
The liver can process this many drinks per hour on average - Answer -1
This is the legal limit for BAC - Answer -.05
This is the legal limit for criminal BAC - Answer -.08
ANSWERS
You must be this old to sell alcohol - Answer -18
Establishments that serve alcohol are required to also serve this - Answer -Food, non-
alcoholic beverages
This act determines who can sell, buy alcohol - Answer -Liquor License Act
The Liquor License Act is issued by this group - Answer -Alcohol and Gaming
Commission of Ontario
This is a policy that means unfinished commercially made wine can be removed from
premises by patron - Answer -Take Home the Rest (THTR)
Establishment must do this to THTR wine - Answer -Reseal partial bottle with cork flush
with top
THTR applies to only which type of alcohol - Answer -Wine
This policy allows patrons to bring wine with them to restaurants - Answer -Bring Your
Own Wine (BYOW)
Restaurants can only sell alcohol bought from this - Answer -Canadian Government
store
Alcohol can only be sold and consumed here - Answer -Licensed areas
Establishments cannot have a law requiring patrons to do this - Answer -Buy a
minimum amount of drinks to enter
Servers cannot do this to slow down someone getting drunk - Answer -Water down
drinks
This is the only type of container shooters are able to be served in - Answer -Round-
bottomed, self-supporting glasses. No vials or test tubes.
Establishments must post signs warning about this - Answer -Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
The law that dictates posting signs about FASD is referred to as this - Answer -Sandy's
law
, Hours of operation for restaurants serving alcohol are - Answer -11am-2am
Hours of operation for restaurants serving alcohol on New Year's Eve are - Answer -
11am-3am
Patrons have this long to finish drinks and leave after required final call - Answer -45
minutes
The AGCO does these 4 things - Answer -Regulates sale/service, reviews applications,
issues endorsements, and inspects facilities
Anywhere that isn't licensed, private, or a residence requires this to sell/serve alcohol -
Answer -Special Occasion Permit
These are the maximum fines/penalties - Answer -$100,000 plus 1 year ($250,000 for
corp.) $200,000 plus 1 year for selling to minors ($500,000 for corp.)
Servers have these 2 main responsibilities - Answer -Don't serve someone who
shouldn't buy, Don't serve anyone intoxicated
Servers/establishments have these rights - Answer -Deny entry, eject guests, refuse to
serve
Establishments cannot deny entry to - Answer -AGCO inspectors, law enforcements,
firefighters, government inspectors
These people are not permitted into establishments - Answer -Under 19 if not allowed,
someone who has been barred, someone already asked to leave that day, someone
selling drugs or doing illegal things
A standard drink of beer is this much - Answer -a 12oz 5% glass
A standard drink of wine is this much - Answer -a 5oz 12% glass
A standard drink of liquor is this much - Answer -1.5oz 40% alcohol
This is the equation to figure out how much is a standard drink - Answer -% of alcohol *
ounces = 60
This percentage of alcohol is excreted through sweat, breath, urine - Answer -10%
The liver can process this many drinks per hour on average - Answer -1
This is the legal limit for BAC - Answer -.05
This is the legal limit for criminal BAC - Answer -.08
