The History of Chocolate Quiz

What did the inhabitants of Central America use cacao beans for centuries before the 'discovery' of the New World?

• As a form of currency

• As a medicine

• As a building material

• As a weapon

Who was served xocoatl, a chocolate drink, by the Aztec emperor Montezuma?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

Imagine you're on a time-traveling adventure with Sophia, James, and Jackson. You all land in the year 1528, where you meet the Spanish explorer Cortez. What exciting thing did Cortez bring back to Spain that year?

• Cocoa

• Tea

• Sugar

• Coffee

What did the Spaniards add to the bitter Aztec delicacy to make it a favorite among Spanish nobility?

• Milk

• Honey

• Cane sugar

• Vanilla

Who introduced chocolate to the royal court of France in 1615?

• Queen Anne

• Queen Isabella

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth I

What were the coffee houses in London known as?

• Historical landmarks

• Cultural centers

• Intellectual hubs

• Penny universities

Imagine Olivia, Arjun, and Evelyn time-travelled to the era of chocolate houses in London. What delicacy do you think they would enjoy the most?

• Fruit tarts

• Chocolate cakes

• Tea rolls

• Coffee cakes

What did Benjamin Franklin include among a regiment's essential provisions during the French and Indian War?

• 120 pounds of sugar

• 120 pounds of chocolate

• 120 pounds of coffee

• 120 pounds of tea

In a 1785 letter to John Adams, what did Thomas Jefferson applaud for its 'superiority'?

• Tea

• Chocolate

• Coffee

• Wine

What ensured that chocolate would be widely available and affordable in the industrial nineteenth century?

• Improved ways of making it

• Flourishing cotton plantations

• Declining demand

• Government regulations