
World Chocolate Day Trivia
Quiz by Sarah Callahan
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Who introduced chocolate and when?
Chocolate was first drunk, not eaten.
Marketed as the fourth type of chocolate (the other three being dark, milk and white), which variety introduced in 2017 by Barry Callebaut shares its name with a precious stone?
Alternating layers of ladyfingers soaked in a coffee-liqueur combo with mascarpone cheese and chocolate gets you what uplifting Italian dessert?
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device?
Which of these is not a British chocolate company?
What British author wrote the classic 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"Â
Using the tagline "silky smooth", which chocolate is owned by Mars and known as Galaxy in the UK?
Named after a favorite horse belonging to the Mars family, which peanut chocolate bar was named (along with M&Ms) as the "official snack" of the 1984 Summer Olympics?Â
What sweet biscuit topping is often attributed with Arkansas and typically contains flour, cocoa powder, butter, sugar, milk, and salt?
Which of the naughty kids in the 1971 film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory turns out to be a "bad egg" when she demands one of Wonka's chocolate egg-laying geese as a pet?
What three layer ice cream consists of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavours?
What is the name of the oldest producer of chocolate in the U.S,? The company was founded in Boston in 1765. Coincidentally, the company's name came from its founder's surname but it is still quite appropriate for the food industry.
Known for its distinctive shape and cult following as a cheesecake ingredient, the logo for Toblerone chocolate features a mountain with a hidden image of what animal?
What Nabisco brand, made of a marshmallow-topped cookie with a thin chocolate coating, is seasonal from September through March because the chocolate coating melts in warmer months?
Frank Wisner, the owner of Colorado's Cripple Creek Brewing, invented a dessert in 1893 after being inspired by the nearby snowy peaks. He named this two-item combo "the black cow." Today it is better known by what name?
Comprising wedges of smooth milk chocolate and orange extract, a Terry's Chocolate Orange is divided into how many segments?
What “D” chocolatier, owned by Nicole Patel and operating out Austin, TX, tries to use local Texas ingredients in its chocolate, and has an advent calendar? It’s name is a derivation of a word meaning tasty.
Sanders Candy and Dessert Shops dates back to 1875 in Detroit. The shop gained popularity in part due to a single dessert, which featured an airy pastry shell, vanilla ice cream, and some warmer-than-average chocolate sauce. What is the name of this treat?
The cost of almost everything went up after WWII as the global economy struggled to recover. After finding out that one nickel was no longer enough to buy their favorite candy, kids in which city went on a “chocolate bar strike” in 1947?
Originally conceived by the Minneapolis-based candy company Hollywood Brands, containing caramel, peanut, and almond nougat, what candy bar is famous for its trademark white chocolate fudge exterior?
From the Italian for "little shavings," what 13-letter word can mean a type of egg drop soup, or vanilla ice cream with chocolate shavings in it?
Written in Spanish, "Like Water for Chocolate" is the 1989 debut novel by Laura Esquivel, an author from what country?
What food conglomerate owns diverse brands such as Buitoni Italian foods, DiGiornio frozen pizza, and Carnation evaporated milk?Â
A popular way to prepare chocolate is what use of air bubbles to give it a light, airy texture?
What European country is home to Daniel Peter – the man who invented milk chocolate in 1875 by using condensed milk as its crucial ingredient?
The title character and her BFF Ethel work in a chocolate factory, leading to some hilarious scenes with a conveyor belt in a 1952 episode of what classic TV series?
Two malted biscuits separated by a light chocolate cream filling and coated in a thin layer of textured chocolate make up what snack brand introduced to Australia in 1964 by Arnott's?
Black Forest cake, which consists of a chocolate sponge cake with a cherry filling, originates in which European country?
Fill in the blank to complete this classic tagline used in chocolate bar commercials during the 1990s: “Two for me, ______ for you.”
Ferrero Rocher truffles consist of milk chocolate, a wafer shell, and what whole roasted nut in the center?
Left a chocolate bar in a hot car? When you unwrap it, you might see some white discoloration on the surface. While it doesn’t look yummy, it’s still safe to eat—what you’re seeing is just separated cocoa fat. What’s the term used to describe this confectionary phenomenon?
What color did tan replace in "M&M's" Plain chocolate candies, in 1950?
How many cacao beans is needed to make 1 kilo of chocolate?
What is the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world?
What is the melting point of chocolate?
In the Goonies, which chocolate bar does Chunk offer to Sloth?
Chocolate was used as a form of currency.
Which of the following is NOT a real Kit Kat flavour that you can find in Japan?
 Most cocoa beans are grown and harvested in which continent?
What colour should you look for in high-quality white chocolate?
In  Hershey, PA, the street lights on the main street are all shaped like Hershey Kisses?
Hershey was the first company in the U.S. to manufacture chocolate.
The cocoa pod comes from the tree's:
In the Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho", they used chocolate syrup for blood in the infamous 45-second shower scene.
M&M's were first created for the US Military.
 In 1657 the first chocolate shop opened up in which city?
In 1849 this now famous San Francisco chocolate producer started out selling supplies to miners during gold rush.
The Hershey Bar was first made in:
Before the Hershey Bar, Milton Snavely Hershey was already famous for which type of candy that he later discontinued because the chocolates were so popular:
What is inside the Kinder Surprise, a milk chocolate egg made by Ferrero?