Quiz How was chocolate consumed in the past? Chocolate was consumed mixed with other spices as a drink. Chocolate was cut with a knife. Chocolate was eaten piece by piece. What other purpose did cocoa beans serve in the past? Children played with cocoa beans. Cocoa beans were used for cleaning up. Cocoa beans were also used as currency. What did the Maya cultivate? They cultivated potatoes in the fields. They cultivated the cacao tree. They cultivated apple trees. Which medicinal plant did the Maya use as a panacea for diarrhoea, measles or birth pains? They used sage herb. They used ivy leaves. They used cacao as a panacea for diarrhoea, measles or birth pains. Who was allowed to consume chocolate among the Aztecs and the Maya? Anyone could consume chocolate. Chocolate was only given to children. Only people in the upper social classes were allowed to enjoy chocolate. because cocoa was very valuable at that time. What was the name of the first European to learn about cocoa beans in 1502? Christopher Columbus was the first European to learn about cocoa beans. Pirates from a pirate ship. Priests who were on their way to Latin America. In which port did the first ship arrive loaded with the first shipment of cocoa beans from Veracruz, Mexico? The first shipment of cocoa beans arrived at the port of Barcelona. The first shipment of cocoa beans arrived in Europe via the port of Genoa. The first shipment from Veracruz, Mexico, arrived at the port of Seville. What does the word «Xocoatl» mean? In «Nahuatl», the language of the Aztecs, it is a word composed of two words for chocolate, «Xoco», for «bitter» and «atl» for «water». It refers to potato. It refers to corn. Why were there shortages of cocoa supplies in Europe between 1590 - 1850? Because of pirates who transported cocoa cargoes to other parts of the world. Because of wars of conquest, forced labour and the introduction of diseases, which decimated the indigenous population of Mesoamerica enormously. Because no one was interested in the cocoa supplies, there were no cocoa beans. Who was the inventor of the conching machine in 1879? It was Christopher Columbus. The machine had already been invented by the Aztecs. Rudolf Lindt invented the conching machine in 1879. Who created the first filled chocolate candy and the first filled chocolate bar in 1913? The Maya. The Infanta Maria Teresa from Spain. The Swiss chocolatier Jules Séchaud from Montreux. In which country was chocolate produced with a mixture of cocoa, coffee and kola nut? In the land of the Aztecs. In Italy. Since the Second World War, the German chocolate industry has been producing «SCHO-KA-KOLA», a chocolate with a mixture of cocoa, coffee and kola nut. which chocolate did Theodor Tobler and Emil Baumann invent in 1908? The surprise egg with arms and legs for children. The Kit-Kat chocolate. A unique, triangular chocolate called «Toblerone». What is your name?(Required) First Last What is your email address?(Required)
