(Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name.

A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer.

We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them?

Here's some biographical detail on the men behind your favorite tipples:

1. Captain Morgan

The Captain wasn't always just the choice of sorority girls looking to blend spiced rum with Diet Coke; in the 17th century he was a feared privateer.

Not only did the Welsh pirate marry his own cousin, he ran risky missions for the governor of Jamaica, including capturing some Spanish prisoners in Cuba and sacking Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

He then plundered the Cuban coast before holding for ransom the entire city of Portobelo, Panama.

He later looted and burned Panama City, but his pillaging career came to an end when Spain and England signed a peace treaty in 1671.

Instead of getting in trouble for his high-seas antics, Morgan received knighthood and became the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. Mental Floss: 5 drinking stories that put yours to shame

2. Johnnie Walker

Walker, the name behind the world's most popular brand of Scotch whisky, was born in 1805 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

When his father died in 1819, Johnnie inherited a trust of a little over 400 pounds, which the trustees invested in a grocery store.

Walker became a very successful grocer in the town of Kilmarnock and even sold a whisky, Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where was Johnnie Walker born?
2. where's that?
3. what;s his name on?
4. Irish?
5. What type?
6. is it only sold in Scotland?
7. where is it sold?
8. how much did Johnnie inherit?
9. what was it invested in?
10. in what town?
11. where is captain morgan from?
12. which century was he active?
13. he was a feared what?
14. who did he marry?
15. who did he work for?
16. of which island?
17. what sorts of jobs did he do?
18. where did he sack?
19. where's that?
20. which city did he ransom?
21. in?
Answer: 1. Ayrshire
2. Scotland
3. whisky
4. No
5. Scotch
6. No
7. liquor store
8. a little over 400 pounds
9. a grocery store
10. Kilmarnock
11. Jamaica
12. 17th century
13. privateer
14. his own cousin
15. the governor
16. Jamaica
17. he ran risky missions
18. Port-au-Prince
19. in Haiti
20. Portobelo
21. Panama

CHAPTER XXXIV

At a few minutes after nine, the following morning, the Marquis entered the room where breakfast was usually served. The Duchess, in travelling clothes and a hat, was lifting the covers from the silver dishes upon the sideboard, with a fork in her hand. She welcomed him a little shortly.

"Good morning, Reginald!"

"Good morning, Caroline," he replied. "Are you the only representative of the household?"

She snorted.

"Charlie Grantham went off in his little two-seater at eight o'clock this morning," she announced. "He is motoring up to town. Left apologies with Gossett, I believe--telegram or something in the night. All fiddlesticks, of course!"

"Naturally," the Marquis assented, helping himself from one of the dishes and drawing his chair up to his sister's side. "So exit Charles Grantham, eh?"

"And me," the Duchess declared, returning to her place and pouring out the coffee. "I suppose you can send me to Fakenham for the ten o'clock train?"

The Marquis considered for a moment.

"I am not sure, Caroline," he said, "that your departure is entirely kind."

"Well, I'm jolly certain I don't mean it to be," she answered bitterly. "I ask no questions, and I hate scenes. A week ago I should have scoffed at the idea of David Thain as a prospective suitor for Letitia. Now, my advice to you is, the sooner you can get them married, the better."

"Really!" he murmured. "You've given up the idea, then, of taking the young man to Scotland?"

"Entirely," the Duchess assured him emphatically. "I was an idiot to ever consider it. When people of his class find their way amongst us, disaster nearly always follows. You see, they don't know the rules of the game, as we play it. Whilst we are on this subject, Reginald, what are you going to do about it?" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Are the characters related?
2. How?
3. Are they poor?
4. Are they wealthy?
5. Where are they?
6. who is getting married?
7. Who drove away in a car?
8. Where was he headed?
9. Is he going to return?
10. What was the lady drinking?
11. What was her first name?
12. Her title is?
13. What time of day does the locomotive leave?
14. Does he take her to the station?
15. Who was the prospective suiter?
16. Who doesn't know the rules of the game?
17. Was the Duchess in love with him?
18. Who was the brother?
19. Was he royalty?
20. What did the Duchess wear?
Answer:
1. yes
2. siblings
3. no
4. yes
5. the breakfast dining room
6. David Thain and Letitia
7. Charlie Grantham
8. to town
9. unknown
10. coffee
11. Caroline
12. Duchess
13. ten o'clock
14. no
15. David Thain
16. David Thain
17. unknown
18. Reginald
19. yes
20. travelling clothes and a hat