Origins
What ancient civilization is credited as the first to use cacao?
The Olmecs
These small beans are the source of all chocolate
This 2005 Tim Burton film features a golden ticket and a very eccentric factory owner
Charlie and the chocolate factory
This dessert has a gooey chocolate center and sounds volcanic
Lava cake
Chocolate was first served as a cold drink
False, it was hot or room temp
The Maya drank chocolate often, usually mixing it with this ingredient
This country is currently the world's largest producer of cacao beans
Cote d'Ivore (Ivory Coast)
The popular chocolate bar asks you to "have a break"
Kit kat
These circular treat cookies are filled with cream and have become a global brand icon
Oreos
White chocolate is technically chocolate
False, no cocoa solids means it's not true chocolate
The Aztec word for chocolate was this frothy sounding term
Xocolatl
Cacao beans were once also used as this in ancient Aztec society
Currency
In Forrest Gump, life is compared to this
A box of chocolates
You need these 3 basic ingredients to make classic chocolate fudge
Sugar, butter, milk (cream)
Dark chocolate contains antioxidants
Chocolate first arrived in Europe from this country
Spain
Cacao trees grow best in this tropical zone, located between 20 degrees north and south of the equator (hint: ___ belt)
Cocoa belt
In a classic 1952 sitcom episode titled, "job switching," two friends frantically stuff chocolates into their hats and mouths to keep up with a conveyor belt
I love Lucy
This crunchy treat combines caramel, peanuts, chocolate, and nougat
Snickers bar
Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland
True
This Indigenous group believed cacao was so valuable that it was a gift form the Gods and used in sacred rituals and ceremonies
The Aztecs
Each cacao pod contains about 40 of these, which are fermented, dried, and roasted to make chocolate
Cacao beans
This beloved M&M character wears high heels, loves sarcasm, and used to be the only female candy in the bunch
Ms. Green
This chocolate spread is made with hazelnuts and got famous in Europe
Nutella
Cacao tress can really only grow in Tundra regions
False, they typically grow in tropical regions near the equator