CHOCOLATE QUIZ made by Lyssa

1.	Who were the first people known to have used cacao?
2.	In what part of the world was cacao first grown?
3.	How were cacao seeds first used?
4.	Europeans from which country first shipped cacao from its place of origin back to Europe?
5.	In what century?
6.	What did they add to the drink which changed forever the way it was used?
7.	In what country did chocolate become a state monopoly that could only be consumed by the royal court?
8.	What happened in the 1800s which made chocolate cheaper and therefore available for the masses?
9.	In what decade was the first solid chocolate bar developed for snacking?
10.	Which botanist gave chocolate its scientific name?
11.	And what was that name? What is its literal translation into English?
12.	T/F Chocolate was used to treat haemorrhoids (piles).
13.	T/F Chocolate was used to ease childbirth pains.
14.	What shape are the pods containing the cacao seeds?
15.	How many seeds are in an average pod?
16.	How many milk chocolate candy bars does that make?
17.	How many cacao harvests are there per year?
18.	T/F Cacao is related to the coconut tree.
19.	T/F Cacao is related to the coca plant (cocaine source).
20.	Which country produces roughly 40% of the world’s supply of cacao?
21.	Which country imports & grinds the most cacao?
22.	Which country consumes the most chocolate per person (10 kg per person per year)?
23.	What is the world’s best selling chocolate candy bar?
24.	What is the best selling chocolate bar in Britain?
25.	Cacao beans are fermented for how long after harvesting?
26.	What irritating little creature, also found in Britain, pollinates cacao flowers?
27.	Which environmental conditions are best for growing cacao plants?
28.	How many varieties of cacao plant are there?
29.	What is your favourite chocolate candy?
30.	Which country in the world makes the best chocolates?
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