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Fan of chocolate? You cannot miss this quiz!

Made by Chasca Huallpa and Zia Amaru.


Author Chasca Huallpa

1. The actual word chocolat came from the Nahuatl (aztec language):
   A)  xocoatl
   B)  xocolat
   C)  Xocol

2. Anthopologists consider one of these people in the Americas to be the first ever to make chocolate. Who?
   A)  Aztec
   B)  Mayan
   C)  Olmecs

3. The cocoa plant grew wild in one mexican province. Wich one?
   A)  Yucatan
   B)  Coahuila
   C)  Chiapas

4. One of the people from the Americas used Cocoa beans as currency. Who were they?
   A)  Mayas
   B)  Incas
   C)  Aztecs

5. Monteczuma, well known aztec leader, was famous for it’s passion for chocolat. How many goblets he drank per day?
   A)  10
   B)  25
   C)  50

6. When the spanish arrived to the americas and brought the chocolate drink to Europe, what did they replaced by sugar and vanilla in the mesoamerican recipe?
   A)  Chili
   B)  Cayenne
   C)  Jalapeño

7. In one of the ancient sacred mayan books is often mentioned the cacao and it’s connection with the gods and life. What is it’s name?
   A)  Pepol Vah
   B)  Popol Vuh
   C)  Papal Vih

8. Very fast, the chocolate drink became fashionable and appreciated by the europeans and in the spanish capital, Madrid, between 1759 to 1788 were consumed per year:
   A)  2 million pounds of chocolate
   B)  8 million pounds of chocolate
   C)  12 million pounds of chocolate

9. The chocolate became an obsession in the european high society. Finally a chocolate house open in London in...
   A)  1657
   B)  1629
   C)  1701

10. In 1879, a new device was invented - the conching machine - who allowed to transformed the cacao paste into a creamy chocolate bar. Who was it’s inventor?
   A)  Charles Nestlè
   B)  William Cadbury
   C)  Rodolphe Lindt