Body By Chocolates: Chocolate Trivia 101

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Chocolate Trivia 101

Return to this page often for more interesting facts about chocolate. Last updated Jan 5th 2009.

Q: Hersey bars first began to be made in

A: 1900
B: 1905
C: 1926
D: 1929

A: 1900
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Q: What established shop owner began chocolate grinding experimentations in 1824?

A: Gherard Starbuck
B: Milton Folgers
C: John Cadbury
D; Juan Valdez

C: John Cadbury
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Q: Which country discovered how enjoyable it was to drink chocolate in 1615?

A; Spain
B: Italy
C: Greece
D: Germany

B: Italy - It is where cappuccino had its beginning.
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Q: 16th century French physicians used chocolate as an aphrodisiac.

* True
* False

True
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Q: In 1849 a chocolate producer in San Francisco who is now famous began selling gold rush miners chocolate. What was his name?

A: Gherard Starbuck
B: Domingo Ghiradelli
C: John Cadbury
D; Juan Valdez

B: Domingo Ghiradelli
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Q: In 1657 the first chocolate shop opened up in:

A: London
B: Vienna
C: Amsterdam
D: Atlantis

A: London
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Q: In Alfed Hitchock's movie "Psycho" chocolate syrup was used instead of blood for the 45 second shower scene?

* True
* False

True - It was a black and why movie
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Q: How tall does the cocoa plant grow?

A: 10 - 15ft
B: 15 - 20ft
C: 20 - 25ft
D: 25 - 30ft

C: 20 - 25ft
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Q: On average, who consumes the most chocolate on a yearly bases?

A: Belgium
B: United States
C: Switzerland
D: France

C: Switzerland
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Q: According to Mexican history, the cocoa bean was once used for:

A: A Gift for the Gods that people were forbidden from eating.
B: A celebration food that only adult men could eat.
C: A form of currency
D: None of the above

C: A form of currency
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Q: Chocolate cakes should be baked at lower temperatures than other cakes.

* TRUE
* FALSE

T - Chocolate burns easily.
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Q: In 1920 the Baby Ruth bar was created in honor of the baseball player Babe Ruth.

* TRUE
* FALSE

False - It was named after President Cleveland's daughter who's name was Ruth.
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Q: What are "nibs" as they relate to chocolate making?

A: Chocolate chunks
B: Damaged chocolate
C: Fragmented raw beans
D: A chocolate maker who tests chocolate quality by nibbling it.

Fragmented raw beans / C
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Q: When the 3 Musketeers bar was first sold it's cost was
A: 1 penny
B: 5 cents
C: 10 cents
D: $1.95

5 Cents / B
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Q: Because of his love for chocolate Mozart wrote an opera about it.

* TRUE
* FALSE

True - The name of it was "Cosi Fan Tutte"
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Q: In Hersey PA the lights on Main Street are in the shape of Hersey kisses.

* TRUE
* FALSE

True