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Responsible Beverage Service (Alcohol Server) Certification

Intoxication, hours and liability (ON): practice questions

Our Responsible Beverage Service bank has 23 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1 · Ontario

Until what time may Ontario licensees serve liquor on New Year's Eve?

  1. 2 a.m. on 1 January
  2. 4 a.m. on 1 January
  3. Midnight
  4. 3 a.m. on 1 January
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D. 3 a.m. on 1 January — Section 31(1)2: 9 a.m. on 31 December to 3 a.m. on 1 January.

Question 2 · Ontario

An Ontario restaurant sells liquor for takeout or delivery. What must go with it?

  1. Nothing; liquor alone may be sold
  2. Food from the licensee, in a sealed container
  3. A copy of the server's Smart Serve card for the customer
  4. A bottle deposit receipt only
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B. Food from the licensee, in a sealed container — O. Reg. 746/21 ss. 40-41: takeout and delivery liquor must be in a securely closed container and sold together with food.

Question 3 · Ontario

What is the minimum price, including tax, for a standard serving of beer in an Ontario licensed establishment?

  1. $2.00
  2. $1.00
  3. $1.34
  4. $3.50
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A. $2.00 — O. Reg. 746/21 s. 26(1): the minimum is $1.34 for spirits over 14.8% ABV and $2.00 in every other case, per standard serving.

Question 4 · Ontario

Under the LLCA, when can a seller be liable for injuries an intoxicated customer causes to others?

  1. Never; only the drinker is liable
  2. Only if the seller is a corporation and the customer was a minor
  3. Only if the injury happened on the premises
  4. When it sold to someone it would apparently intoxicate
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D. When it sold to someone it would apparently intoxicate — LLCA 52: if liquor is sold to a person whose condition means it would apparently intoxicate them so they endanger others, the injured person may recover compensation from the seller.

Question 5 · Ontario

For Ontario's minimum-price rule, what is the standard serving size of wine?

  1. 85 mL (3 oz.)
  2. 142 mL (5 oz.)
  3. 250 mL (8 oz.)
  4. 341 mL (12 oz.)
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B. 142 mL (5 oz.) — Section 26(3)(c): 142 mL (5 oz.) of wine, other than cider.

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