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WorksheetsChocolate
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Mayan and Aztec peoples used cocoa beans not only to make a delicious beverage but also as:
a)
Currency
b)
Dye
c)
Fertilizer
d)
Medicine
2.
How does chocolate grow?
a)
On trees
b)
In the ground
c)
On a vine
d)
In green houses
3.
About when did people begin to consume chocolate in solid form, as opposed to only in liquid form?
a)
1850
b)
1770
c)
1650
d)
1500
4.
Which European country was the first to enjoy chocolate?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Switzerland
d)
England
5.
In about the late 17th century, what ingredient did people start adding to drinking chocolate?
a)
Milk
b)
Vanilla
c)
Cinnamon
d)
Pepper
6.
The first European chocolate shop opened in what city in 1657?
a)
London
b)
Zürich
c)
Paris
d)
Madrid
7.
What type of chocolate was Nestlé the first, in 1930, to manufacture?
a)
White chocolate
b)
Milk chocolate
c)
Crunch bars
d)
Truffles
8.
Xocolatl, the Aztec Nahuatl word from which we get the word chocolate, translates to:
a)
Bitter water
b)
Dirty water
c)
Delicious water
d)
Brown water
9.
It is commonly held that which explorer took chocolate back with him to Europe?
a)
Hernán Cortes
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
10.
About how many cocoa beans does it take to make 1 kg of chocolate?
a)
888
b)
444
c)
222
d)
3333
11.
Carl von Linné (Carolus Linnaeus) named the cocoa plant Theobroma Cacao, which means what?
a)
Food of the Gods
b)
Food of the people
c)
Food of the rich
d)
Food of the dead
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