Chocolate-Informational Text

In what year did Christopher Columbus probably take cacao beans to Europe?

• 1418

• 1502

• 1616

• 2002

Who thought that their bitter drink was a gift from heaven?

• The Aztecs

• The Mexicans

• The Romans

• The Americans

What does 'Theobroma' mean?

• Mexican chocolate

• cacao beans

• bitter drink

• food of the gods

Who went to America in 1519?

• Hernando Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

• Montezuma

• Conrad J Van Houten

What was wrong with the cacao at the start?

How did Europeans make chocolate better?

Why was van Houten's chocolate known as 'Dutch chocolate'?

In what year did an English chocolate maker make the first chocolate bar?

• 1828

• 1502

• 1849

• 1519

Who imports most of the chocolate in the world?

• Switzerland

• Ivory Coast

• The United States

• Mexico

In Spain, what did they drink the chocolate with?

• sugar

• chilli peppers

• spice

• vanilla