Where do cacao tree grow?
Name the two largest producers of cocoa.
Ivory Coast and Ghana
What is a cacao pod?
Peel or shell of the cacao fruit
Cacao beans are the seeds. True of false?
True. Cacao beans are technically not beans , but rather the seeds of the fruit of the Theobroma cacao tree.
Name ONE way in which cacao tree reproduces?
Midges
Seeds
Vegetative cuttings
Hand pollination
What animal can get walnuts out of the shell without breaking them?
squirrels
Name 2 soil conditions required for growing cacao.
Fairly uniform temperatures, high humidity, abundant rain, nitrogen-rich soil, and protection from wind
How long does it take for a cacao tree to grow mature and start producing cacao pods?
About 5 years (from seed)
How many seeds do each pod carry?
Each pod typically contains between 20 and 50 cream-colored seeds.
Are cacao trees the most efficient reproducers?
Cocoa trees are NOT the most efficient reproducers. Some have estimated that around one in 400-500 cocoa flowers will produce fruit, and only 10% to 30% of pods will reach maturity.
Who is the third child to find a golden ticket?
Violet Beauregarde
Chocolate is now grown around the globe—typically within 10° north and south of the equator. True or False?
True
How do you tell whether the pods have mature?
Usually, one can judge the maturity of pods by color change, green to yellow.
A cocoa flower can self-pollinate. True or false?
False. A cocoa flower CANNOT self-pollinate and needs pollen from another flower or from the same tree – in order to create offspring.
Name the flies that are the primary pollinators of the cacao tree.
Midges
Where does Mr. Bucket work in the beginning of the story?
The toothpaste factory
About 70 percent of the world's cocoa beans come from four West African countries. Name the countries.
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon
What is the shape of the cacao beans?
Football-shaped pods
Where do the flowers of cacao tree grow?
The flowers typically grow in clusters directly from the trunk of the tree or off large branches.
Name 2 reasons why midges that keep the cacao plants alive may be facing difficult times ahead.
They are challenged by changing weather patterns, expansion of farming and the increasing number and prevalence of pests and diseases.
Who is the oldest of Charlies' grandparents?
Grandpa Joe
Name 3 conditions of growth needed for cacao tree.
Warmth and humidity
Shade
Hot + wet (regular rainfall)
Soils are fertile
Equatorial climate
Which part of the tree do the cacao beans grow?
On the trunk of the tree and from larger branches.
Give 3 descriptions of the leaves of the cacao tree.
Large, glossy/shiny, leathery leaves are typically about the size of an adult's outstretched hand
ovate-oblong to elliptic / egg shape
measuring 12-60 cm long and 4-20 cm wide
The leaf tip is pointed
the leaf base is heart-shaped or rounded
It is cauliflorous, meaning the tiny, yellowish-white to pale pink flowers grow in clusters directly from the trunk and large branches.
Young flushes are reddish-pink in color, turning to dark green when mature
Flowers that do not receive ample pollen die and fall within _____ hours of opening.
36 hours
Who had Mr. Wonka build him a palace made out of chocolate?
Prince Pondicherry