History of Chocolate

Cocoa Beans grow on what type of plant?

• A shrub

• A tree

• A flower

• none of the above

Which conquistador brought cocoa beans to Spain?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernán Cortés

• Cristobal Colón

Chocolate was originally consumed as...

• A spicy, bitter drink

• A crunchy, raw cocoa bean

• A sweet, gooey sauce

• Cake, duh

When was milk first added to chocolate?

• The 20th Century

• 1905

• 1492

• The 19th Century

What was the name of the original Mayan chocolate drink?

• Chocolate caliente

• Cho Atl

• Ek Chuah

• Xocoatl

What does Xocoatl mean in the Mayan language?

• delicious drink

• bitter water

• bitter bean

• dessert

When the Mayans used cocoa as currency, how many beans could buy a rabbit?

• 10

• 5

• 100

• 6

How did farmers travel in order to trade cocoa beans?

• horses and donkeys

• wheeled carts and wagons

• canoes and walking

• llamas

The Aztecs also loved chocolate. Who were they?

• Gods

• Descendants from the Spanish

• An indigenous nomadic people

• Related to the Mayans

The Aztecs founded the city of...

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Madrid

• Guadalajara