Chocolate Quiz
Think you know Chocolate?

Q1. Cacao grows best:

a. Under the shade of taller trees
b. In cleared areas, in plenty of sun
c. On hillsides.

Q2. Which country grows the most cacao today?

a. Mexico
b. Indonesia
c. Ivory Coast

Q3. Which country processes the most cacao?

a. Switzerland
b. The Netherlands
c. Belgium

Q4. Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

a. The U.S.
b. Switzerland
c. Mexico

Q5. Who was the Baby Ruth candy bar named for?

a. President Grover Cleveland's daughter
b. The granddaughter of the company's president
c. The baseball player

Q6. What fictional character said, "Life is like a box of chocolates…"?

a. Willy Wonka
b. Forrest Gump
c. Pollyanna

Q7. For which holiday do Americans spend the most on candy?

a. Valentine's Day
b. Easter
c. Mother's Day

Q8. Theobromine, a substance found in cacao, is used to treat what medical problem?

a. headaches
b. constipation
c. high blood pressure

Q9. Cacao seeds traded on the world market today are called

a. cacao
b. cocoa
c. coca

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1. Under the shade of taller, canopy trees.
2. Ivory Coast - about 1.1 million tons in 1999. In fact, the country's government estimates that the livelihood of half the country's 14 million people is directly or indirectly tied to cacao production.
3. The Netherlands. But they consume a bit less, per capita, than the U.S.
4. The Swiss - more than 24 pounds per person per year.
5. All three answers have been suggested, but the fact is, no one knows for sure.
6. Forrest Gump
7. Valentine's Day - about $1 billion!
8. High blood pressure; it dilates the arteries.
9. Cocoa