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Are you a huge fan of chocolate? This popular treat has quite the history and science behind it! How much do you know about the beloved cacao? Test your Knowledge with this trivia quiz!
The smell of chocolate increases _______.
Vision
Nothing
Brain waves
It increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation!
Taste
Approximately how much cacao makes one pound of chocolate?
10 beans
100 beans
400 beans
Who were M&M’s invented for? Soldiers. M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting. In fact, chocolate was consumed as a liquid, not a solid, for 90% of its history!
2 pods
Every second, Americans collectively eat how many pounds of chocolate?
10
100
The inventor of the Chocolate Chip Cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate!
20
30
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Chocolate can reduce the risk of what?
Stroke
Cancer
Heart disease
According to researchers, eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third!!
Dementia
Who can not eat chocolate?
Elderly
Children
Dogs
Chocolate can sicken and even kill your pooch!
Horses
Chocolate can protect your ______.
Tongue
Teeth
Chocolate has an anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and can protect your teeth against decay!
Nails
Eyes
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This country is well known for chocolate!
Japan
Belgium
In 2013 Belgium issued a limited edition of chocolate flavored stamps!
France
Australia
Which contains no chocolate?
Nutella
Dark chocolate
White Chocolate
White chocolate contains no cacao solids or chocolate liquor!
Milk Chocolate
What was the first chocolate treat?
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate was the first chocolate treat! Cacao was brewed in both Mexican and Aztec culture, though the result was nothing like today’s hot chocolate—it was a typically bitter concoction that was often used for ceremonial occasions like weddings.
German Chocolate cake
Chocolate chip cookies
Hershey's bars
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This person was known to love chocolate!
Elvis Presley
Marie Antoinette
Marie didn’t just love cake, she also loved chocolate, and hot chocolate was frequently served at the Palace of Versailles. It wasn’t just the taste everyone loved—it was also believed that the drink was an aphrodisiac.
George Washington
Thomas Edison
Cacao wasn’t only used for eating, it was also used as _____.
Currency
The Aztecs loved and valued the cacao bean so highly that they used it as currency during the height of their civilization. The Aztec emperor Montezuma II drank more than 50 cups of chocolate every day.
Sedative
Drug
Laxative.
What is the difference between cocoa and cacao?
One is powder
One has added sugar
Nothing
The words are interchangeable! It’s all one bean!
The potency
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What was solid chocolate first called?
"coco"
“eating chocolate”
The Fry and Sons shop concocted what they called “eating chocolate” in 1847 by combining cocoa butter, sugar, and chocolate liquor. This was a grainy, solid form of the treat.
"nutella"
"cadbury"
Who made the first chocolate bar?
Netsle
Hershey
Cadbury
In 1842, the Cadbury company made the very first chocolate bar. The company is still in existence, and is perhaps most famous for their delightful Easter-themed treats!
Quaker
Where does cacao largely come from?
China
Canada
Africa
Despite its Amazonian roots, most cacao—nearly 70 percent of the world’s supply—comes from Africa. The Ivory Coast is the largest single producer, providing about 30 percent of all the world’s cacao.
Peru
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Cacao trees live for how many years?
10
50
200
That may sound impressive, but the tropical beauties only make viable cacao beans for just 25 years of their lifespan!
400
How many types of cacao are there?
five
20
one
two
Only two! Most modern chocolate comes from forastero beans, which are considered easy to grow—though the crillo bean is believed to make much tastier chocolate!
How many people depend on chocolate to make a living?
1k-100k
200k-1 million
1-30 million
40-50 million
Roughly 40 to 50 million. Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood. Over 3.8 million tons of cacao beans are produced per year!
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Chocolate was one of the earliest American _______.
currency
treasures
desires
exports
One of the earliest American exports when, in the early sixteenth century, both Columbus and Cortez brought cacao beans back to Spain!
Cacao improves the appearance of ______.
Your nails
Your weight
Your hair
Your skin
Real chocolate is not bad for your skin. German researchers suggest that flavonoids in chocolate absorb UV light, which help protect and increase blood flow to the skin, ultimately improving its appearance!
Where was the first cacao to be harvested?
Mexico
The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C. The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, or “bitter water.”
China
Korea
New Zealand
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Another additional benefit of cacao is that it can boost your ____.
Eyesight
Memory
Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain. Studies have also found that dark chocolate can improve the ability to see in low-contrast situations (such as poor weather) and promote lower blood pressure, which has positive effects on cholesterol levels, platelet function, and insulin sensitivity!
Taste
Sense of touch
Where in Europe did chocolate first make its way over to?
Norway
Spain
Chocolate was a major export of America, thanks to its popularity in Spain. The spread of chocolate from Spain throughout Europe began in the sixteenth century with the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal during the Inquisition. Some Jews who left Spain brought with them Spain’s secrets of processing chocolate!
New Zealand
Finland
What is the oldest chocolate factory?
Willy Wonka
Netsle
Hershey's
The largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. is Hershey’s. Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually!
Tollhouse
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The first machine made chocolate was in which city?
Honolulu
Paris
Barcelona
The first machine-made chocolate was produced in Barcelona, Spain, in 1780
Hong Kong
According to Italian researchers, chocolate is a known ______.
Form of insulin
Anti-cancer
Aphrodisiac
The research shows women who eat chocolate regularly have a better sex life than those who do not. They also had higher levels of desire, arousal, and satisfaction from sex.
Depressant
Originally, Hershey’s kisses were shaped like a _____.
square
Hershey’s Kisses were first produced in 1907 and were shaped like a square. A new machine in 1921 gave them their current shape!
egg
triangle
bunny
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Chocolate helped aid a criminal in what crime?
Kidnapping
Murder
Robbery
A jewel thief made off with $28 million dollars of gems in 2007 because he was able to gain the trust of the guards working the bank in Antwerp, Belgium, by repeatedly offering them chocolate!
Sexual assault
The scientific name for the cacao tree is ________.
Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao is translated to mean “food of the gods!”
Cacoa botanico
Palm coco
Chocolatticus
What is the compound in chocolate that is poisonous to dogs?
Coco
Caffeine
Flavanoid
Theobromine
It is also toxic to humans but it would take an amount that is well unable to be eaten, in order to reach fatal toxicity!
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What is the natural stimulant found in chocolate?
Niacin
Thiamine
Caffeine
There is a little caffeine in chocolate. Most bars have about 10 milligrams of caffeine in them, but darker chocolates can have as much caffeine as a can of Coca-Cola.
Theobromine
How many beans are in one pod?
5
10
15
About 42
When the Aztec empire ruled most of Mesoamerica, chocolate was still widely consumed, and cacao seeds were a form of currency!
Which country consumes the most chocolate?
Mexico
Peru
Japan
Switzerland
The country whose people eat the most chocolate is Switzerland, with 22 pounds eaten per person each year. Australia and Ireland follow with 20 pounds and 19 pounds per person, respectively. The United States comes in at 11th place, with approximately 12 pounds of chocolate eaten by each person every year!
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In Oaxaca, Mexico, healers called curanderos use chocolate to treat several illnesses such as ______.
Cancer
Hepatitis
Bronchitis
In some regions, children drink chocolate in the morning to ward off scorpion and bee stings!
Stroke
How much is the chocolate industry worth?
$300,000
$1 million
$110 billion
The most valuable chocolate bar in the world is a 100-year-old Cadbury’s chocolate bar that was brought along on Captain Robert Scott’s first Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic. It sold for $687 at auction in 2001.
$500 million
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