CNIB World Chocolate Day

Origins

100

What ancient civilization is credited as the first to use cacao?

The Olmecs

200

The Maya drank chocolate often, usually mixing it with this ingredient

Chill peppers

300

The Aztec word for chocolate was this frothy sounding term

Xocolatl

400

Chocolate first arrived in Europe from this country

Spain

500

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

Cocoa-nomics

100

These small beans are the source of all chocolate

Cacao beans 

200

This country is currently the world's largest producer of cacao beans

Cote d'Ivore (Ivory Coast)

300

Cacao beans were once also used as this in ancient Aztec society

Currency

400

Cacao trees grow best in this tropical zone, located between 20 degrees north and south of the equator (hint: ___ belt)

Cocoa belt

500

Each cacao pod contains about 40 of these, which are fermented, dried, and roasted to make chocolate

Cacao beans

Pop Culture

100

This 2005 Tim Burton film features a golden ticket and a very eccentric factory owner

Charlie and the chocolate factory

200

The popular chocolate bar asks you to "have a break"

Kit kat

300

In Forrest Gump, life is compared to this

A box of chocolates

400

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

500

This beloved M&M character wears high heels, loves sarcasm, and used to be the only female candy in the bunch

Ms. Green

Snack Attack

100

This dessert has a gooey chocolate center and sounds volcanic

Lava cake

200

These circular treat cookies are filled with cream and have become a global brand icon

Oreos

300

You need these 3 basic ingredients to make classic chocolate fudge

Sugar, butter, milk (cream)

400

This crunchy treat combines caramel, peanuts, chocolate, and nougat

Snickers bar

500

This chocolate spread is made with hazelnuts and got famous in Europe

Nutella

True or False

100

Chocolate was first served as a cold drink

False, it was hot or room temp

200

White chocolate is technically chocolate

False, no cocoa solids means it's not true chocolate

300

Dark chocolate contains antioxidants

True, flavanols and polyphenols that help against free radicals (negatively charged that can steal electrons and cause damage) that can damage cells 

400

Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland

True

500

Cacao tress can really only grow in Tundra regions

False, they typically grow in tropical regions near the equator