Chocolate Quiz

Chocolate Quiz — Practice Questions

1. Chocolate comes from the seeds (cacao beans) of which plant?
2. The scientific name 'Theobroma' comes from Greek and means:
3. White chocolate differs from dark and milk chocolate because it contains no:
4. Which country is the world's largest producer of cacao beans, supplying about 40% of the global harvest?
5. The first solid eating chocolate bar was created in 1847 by J.S. Fry & Sons in which English city?
6. Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland in 1875. What key ingredient made it possible?
7. What is 'tempering' in chocolate making?
8. The 'bloom' that appears as a grey or white coating on stored chocolate is caused by:
9. The cacao tree originally comes from which region of the world?
10. The ancient Aztecs consumed cacao as 'xocolatl.' How was it typically prepared?
11. Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario are the three main varieties of:
12. What is 'conching' in chocolate production?
13. The Swiss chocolatier Rodolphe Lindt invented conching in 1879. His company is now famous for which product?
14. A chocolate 'truffle' is named because it resembles which natural ingredient?
15. Belgian chocolatier Jean Neuhaus Jr. is credited with inventing the 'praline' in 1912 — what is a Belgian praline?
16. The world's most popular chocolate-hazelnut spread, made by Ferrero, is:
17. Cocoa butter melts at approximately which temperature — just below human body temperature — which is why chocolate melts in your mouth?
18. Which country consumes the most chocolate per person per year?
19. Cadbury's Dairy Milk — formulated with more milk than rival milk chocolates — was launched in which year?
20. The iconic triangular Toblerone bar — with its distinctive mountain peaks — represents which famous mountain?