Chocolate and Candy Quiz
Cacao beans, Swiss pioneers and a candy bar named after a horse: 15 questions on the world's favorite treats.
Chocolate is made from the beans of which tree?
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Cacao
Chocolate comes from the seeds of Theobroma cacao, a small tree native to the tropical Americas. The beans are fermented, dried, roasted and ground into the cocoa mass that forms the base of all chocolate.
Theobroma, the genus name chosen by the botanist Linnaeus in 1753, is Greek for food of the gods.
Toblerone, the triangular chocolate bar, was created in which country?
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Switzerland
Theodor Tobler and his cousin Emil Baumann created Toblerone in Bern, Switzerland, in 1908, blending milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat into its distinctive row of peaks.
The bear hidden in the mountain on the Toblerone logo is a nod to Bern, whose name and coat of arms both feature a bear.
Which company makes M&M's?
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Mars
Forrest Mars Sr. launched M&M's in 1941, reportedly inspired by chocolate pellets in a hard shell he had seen soldiers eating during the Spanish Civil War. The candy became a staple in US military rations.
The two M's stand for Mars and Murrie, since Bruce Murrie of the Hershey family originally held a 20 percent stake in the brand.
Which candy uses the slogan "Taste the Rainbow"?
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Skittles
Skittles, the fruit flavored chewy candies with a hard shell, have used Taste the Rainbow since the 1990s, with famously surreal advertising built around the line.
Skittles were first made in Britain in the 1970s before being introduced to the United States in 1979.
Which American chocolate company is headquartered in a Pennsylvania town that shares its name?
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Hershey
Milton Hershey built his chocolate factory in 1905 on farmland in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, and the model town that grew around it took his name. Hershey, Pennsylvania, now has a theme park too.
Hershey's Kisses, launched in 1907, were reportedly named for the sound or motion of the machine depositing the chocolate.
Haribo, the company behind the original gummy bears, was founded in which country?
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Germany
Hans Riegel founded Haribo in Bonn, Germany, in 1920, and the name is formed from the first two letters of Hans, Riegel and Bonn. His dancing bear gummy of 1922 became the Goldbear.
Haribo's German slogan, Haribo macht Kinder froh, has been used since the 1930s and means Haribo makes children happy.
Which company created the hazelnut spread Nutella?
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Ferrero
Ferrero launched Nutella in 1964 in Alba, Italy. It grew out of a postwar paste that Pietro Ferrero made by stretching scarce cocoa with plentiful local hazelnuts from Piedmont.
Ferrero is also the maker of Kinder, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac, and it bought Nestlé's US candy business in 2018.
Cadbury built its famous Bournville factory and model village on the edge of which English city?
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Birmingham
The Cadbury brothers moved their chocolate works out of central Birmingham in 1879 to a greenfield site they named Bournville, where they built homes, parks and schools for their workers.
Because the Quaker Cadburys disapproved of alcohol, Bournville had no pubs for well over a century.
White chocolate contains which part of the cacao bean?
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Cocoa butter
White chocolate is made from cocoa butter, the fat pressed from cacao beans, blended with sugar and milk. Because it contains no cocoa solids, it has none of the brown color or bitter flavor of dark chocolate.
Nestlé is usually credited with the first commercial white chocolate bar, the Milkybar, launched in Switzerland in the 1930s.
Which candy bar was named after a favorite horse owned by the Mars family?
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Snickers
Snickers was introduced in 1930 and named after a horse the Mars family kept on their farm. The bar of nougat, caramel and peanuts in milk chocolate became one of the best selling candy bars in the world.
In Britain and Ireland the bar was sold as Marathon until 1990, when it was renamed Snickers to match the rest of the world.
Which US president was famous for his love of Jelly Belly jelly beans?
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan began eating jelly beans in the 1960s to help him quit pipe smoking, and as president he kept a jar in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. Jelly Belly supplied the White House throughout his term.
In 1983 Reagan sent Jelly Belly beans into orbit as a surprise for the astronauts on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Which country was the world's largest producer of cocoa beans in 2023?
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, has been the top cocoa producer for decades, harvesting well over 2 million tonnes in 2023, around 40 percent of the world's supply. Neighboring Ghana is a distant second.
Cocoa only grows within about 20 degrees of the equator, which is why West Africa, Indonesia and Ecuador dominate production.
Which British company launched Kit Kat in 1935?
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Rowntree's
Rowntree's of York launched the bar in September 1935 as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, renaming it Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937. Nestlé acquired Rowntree's in 1988 and now makes Kit Kat worldwide.
The exception is the United States, where Hershey has made Kit Kat under license since 1970, an agreement Nestlé has never managed to undo.
Which Swiss chocolatier is credited with creating the first milk chocolate in 1875?
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Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter of Vevey solved the problem of mixing watery milk with chocolate by using condensed milk developed by his neighbor Henri Nestlé, producing the first successful milk chocolate in 1875.
Peter and Nestlé later merged their businesses, which is how the Nestlé company came to be a chocolate maker.
Rodolphe Lindt invented which process in 1879 that gives chocolate its smooth, melting texture?
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Conching
Conching grinds and stirs chocolate for hours in a machine Lindt invented in Bern in 1879, evenly distributing cocoa butter, driving off harsh acids and polishing the particles into a smooth, velvety paste.
Legend says Lindt discovered the process by accident after leaving a mixer running over a weekend, though the story is unproven.
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Chocolate starts life as a bitter seed inside a tropical fruit, and it took centuries of invention to turn it into the bars we love. A Swiss chocolatier added milk in 1875, a rival invented the machine that makes chocolate melt smoothly, and a Chicago candy maker named a bar after the family horse. Even today, one West African country grows close to half of the world's cocoa.
These 15 questions cover the brands everyone knows, from Toblerone and M&M's to Haribo and Kit Kat, the science of white chocolate, and the pioneers behind milk chocolate and conching. It suits anyone with a sweet tooth, from kids who know their candy to adults who read the cacao percentage on the wrapper.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
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What does the Chocolate and Candy Quiz cover?
Where chocolate comes from, famous brands like Toblerone, M&M's, Skittles and Kit Kat, the history of milk chocolate and a few questions on how chocolate is made.
Is the quiz suitable for children?
Yes. The early questions on brands and slogans are easy for kids, and the harder questions on chocolate history are great for playing as a family.
Are the chocolate history facts verified?
Yes. The dates and inventors, such as Daniel Peter's milk chocolate and Rodolphe Lindt's conche, are drawn from documented company and encyclopedia records.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Chocolate is made from the beans of which tree?
Cacao Chocolate comes from the seeds of Theobroma cacao, a small tree native to the tropical Americas. The beans are fermented, dried, roasted and ground into the cocoa mass that forms the base of all chocolate. Theobroma, the genus name chosen by the botanist Linnaeus in 1753, is Greek for food of the gods. - Toblerone, the triangular chocolate bar, was created in which country?
Switzerland Theodor Tobler and his cousin Emil Baumann created Toblerone in Bern, Switzerland, in 1908, blending milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat into its distinctive row of peaks. The bear hidden in the mountain on the Toblerone logo is a nod to Bern, whose name and coat of arms both feature a bear. - Which company makes M&M's?
Mars Forrest Mars Sr. launched M&M's in 1941, reportedly inspired by chocolate pellets in a hard shell he had seen soldiers eating during the Spanish Civil War. The candy became a staple in US military rations. The two M's stand for Mars and Murrie, since Bruce Murrie of the Hershey family originally held a 20 percent stake in the brand. - Which candy uses the slogan "Taste the Rainbow"?
Skittles Skittles, the fruit flavored chewy candies with a hard shell, have used Taste the Rainbow since the 1990s, with famously surreal advertising built around the line. Skittles were first made in Britain in the 1970s before being introduced to the United States in 1979. - Which American chocolate company is headquartered in a Pennsylvania town that shares its name?
Hershey Milton Hershey built his chocolate factory in 1905 on farmland in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, and the model town that grew around it took his name. Hershey, Pennsylvania, now has a theme park too. Hershey's Kisses, launched in 1907, were reportedly named for the sound or motion of the machine depositing the chocolate. - Haribo, the company behind the original gummy bears, was founded in which country?
Germany Hans Riegel founded Haribo in Bonn, Germany, in 1920, and the name is formed from the first two letters of Hans, Riegel and Bonn. His dancing bear gummy of 1922 became the Goldbear. Haribo's German slogan, Haribo macht Kinder froh, has been used since the 1930s and means Haribo makes children happy. - Which company created the hazelnut spread Nutella?
Ferrero Ferrero launched Nutella in 1964 in Alba, Italy. It grew out of a postwar paste that Pietro Ferrero made by stretching scarce cocoa with plentiful local hazelnuts from Piedmont. Ferrero is also the maker of Kinder, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac, and it bought Nestlé's US candy business in 2018. - Cadbury built its famous Bournville factory and model village on the edge of which English city?
Birmingham The Cadbury brothers moved their chocolate works out of central Birmingham in 1879 to a greenfield site they named Bournville, where they built homes, parks and schools for their workers. Because the Quaker Cadburys disapproved of alcohol, Bournville had no pubs for well over a century. - White chocolate contains which part of the cacao bean?
Cocoa butter White chocolate is made from cocoa butter, the fat pressed from cacao beans, blended with sugar and milk. Because it contains no cocoa solids, it has none of the brown color or bitter flavor of dark chocolate. Nestlé is usually credited with the first commercial white chocolate bar, the Milkybar, launched in Switzerland in the 1930s. - Which candy bar was named after a favorite horse owned by the Mars family?
Snickers Snickers was introduced in 1930 and named after a horse the Mars family kept on their farm. The bar of nougat, caramel and peanuts in milk chocolate became one of the best selling candy bars in the world. In Britain and Ireland the bar was sold as Marathon until 1990, when it was renamed Snickers to match the rest of the world. - Which US president was famous for his love of Jelly Belly jelly beans?
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan began eating jelly beans in the 1960s to help him quit pipe smoking, and as president he kept a jar in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. Jelly Belly supplied the White House throughout his term. In 1983 Reagan sent Jelly Belly beans into orbit as a surprise for the astronauts on the Space Shuttle Challenger. - Which country was the world's largest producer of cocoa beans in 2023?
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, has been the top cocoa producer for decades, harvesting well over 2 million tonnes in 2023, around 40 percent of the world's supply. Neighboring Ghana is a distant second. Cocoa only grows within about 20 degrees of the equator, which is why West Africa, Indonesia and Ecuador dominate production. - Which British company launched Kit Kat in 1935?
Rowntree's Rowntree's of York launched the bar in September 1935 as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, renaming it Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937. Nestlé acquired Rowntree's in 1988 and now makes Kit Kat worldwide. The exception is the United States, where Hershey has made Kit Kat under license since 1970, an agreement Nestlé has never managed to undo. - Which Swiss chocolatier is credited with creating the first milk chocolate in 1875?
Daniel Peter Daniel Peter of Vevey solved the problem of mixing watery milk with chocolate by using condensed milk developed by his neighbor Henri Nestlé, producing the first successful milk chocolate in 1875. Peter and Nestlé later merged their businesses, which is how the Nestlé company came to be a chocolate maker. - Rodolphe Lindt invented which process in 1879 that gives chocolate its smooth, melting texture?
Conching Conching grinds and stirs chocolate for hours in a machine Lindt invented in Bern in 1879, evenly distributing cocoa butter, driving off harsh acids and polishing the particles into a smooth, velvety paste. Legend says Lindt discovered the process by accident after leaving a mixer running over a weekend, though the story is unproven.
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