World War II
What is the definition of rationing?
A. A method of increasing food production during a shortage
B. A system of limiting the amount of goods people can buy or use
C. A strategy for reducing taxes on essential goods
D. A process for distributing free goods to everyone equally
B. A system of limiting the amount of goods people can buy or use
What is the name of a planet in the Solar System, the Roman god of war, and also a well-known chocolate bar named after the chocolate company’s owner?
A) Mercury
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Hershey
B) Mars
Whose painting entitled "Impression: Sunrise" gave the name to the Impressionist movement?
A. Edgar Degas
B. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C. Claude Monet
D. Édouard Manet
C. Claude Monet
What is point rationing?
A) A system where consumers are given money to buy limited goods
B) A method of tracking employee performance in a workplace
C) A rationing system where consumers use a limited number of points to buy scarce items
D) A military strategy involving supply drops at specific locations
C) A rationing system where consumers use a limited number of points to buy scarce items
Which candy bar consists of a shortbread biscuit, caramel, and chocolate, comes in a package with two bars, and is advertised with a theme suggesting the left and right bars are somehow different?
A) Mars Bar
B) Twix
C) Snickers
D) Milky Way
B) Twix
In which continent would you find the Mackenzie river?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. South America
D. North America
D. North America
Marketed as the fourth type of chocolate (after dark, milk, and white), which variety introduced in 2017 by Barry Callebaut shares its name with a precious stone?
A) Sapphire
B) Ruby
C) Emerald
D) Diamond
B) Ruby
What actor/director debuted his own brand of beer in the late 1980s called Pale Rider Ale?
A. Clint Eastwood
B. Mel Gibson
C. Kevin Costner
D. Robert Redford
A. Clint Eastwood
Alternating layers of ladyfingers soaked in a coffee-liqueur combo with mascarpone cheese and chocolate gets you what uplifting Italian dessert?
A) Cannoli
B) Tiramisu
C) Panna Cotta
D) Zabaglione
B) Tiramisu
What US president loved Fresca so much he had a soda tap installed for the Oval Office?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
C. Gerald Ford
D. Jimmy Carter
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
What famous jar of hazelnut spread originally came in a giant, solid block until the Italian chocolatier Ferraro’s son came up with the idea to make it creamy and sell smaller batches in the 1960s?
A) Nutella
B) Biscoff
C) Gianduja
D) Dulce de Leche
A) Nutella
What metal item on the end of a kite string gave off the sparks in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 experiment?
A. Copper wire
B. Iron nail
C. Steel rod
D. Metal key
D. Metal key