A Chocolate Selection For You

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1. British chocolate today owes an immense debt to three nineteenth century English pioneers: John Cadbury, Joseph Fry and Henry Rowntree. Besides being chocolatiers par excellence what else do these three men have in common? They were Quakers They had all been servants of the Duke of Kent They were graduates of Oxford University They saw military service in India

2. In 1902 the British chocolate manufacturers Fry’s mass-produced a bar of chocolate called ‘Five Boys’. The five boys depicted on the wrapper included ‘Desperation’, ‘Pacification’, ‘Expectation’, ‘Acclamation’ and which other character? Achievement Ecstasy Realization Nirvana

3. Although the rival British chocolate manufacturers Cadbury and Fry were to merge in 1919, Fry’s continued to produce one or two lines under their own label for quite some time after that date. One product was a particular favourite of my parents and was a rare treat enjoyed by them especially during the post Second World War days of sweet rationing. If I tell you that it had a distinctive flavour, colouring and tasted of roses then you might guess what it was? Fry's Ripple Milk Chocolate Fry's Punch Fry's Valencia Fry's Turkish Delight

4. Samuel Pepys described his first drink of this substance in these terms: "About noon out with Commissioner Pett, and he and I to a Coffee-house to drink nnnnnnnnn, very good..." What drink was he describing? Turkish Delight Coffee Lemonade Chocolate

5. 'Good old Mr Gladstone' might have been the refrain from chocolate aficionados in 1853, as this was the year that he, as British Chancellor of the Exchequer, greatly reduced the levels of import duties and other taxes on chocolate and cocoa coming into the United Kingdom. Fry's took advantage of this commercial opportunity to launch one of their most famous and enduring brands of chocolate confectionery. Do you know which? Fry's Crunchie Fry's Chocolate Cream Fry's Turkish Delight Fry's Boys

6. This European chocolate preparation was the first ever to have its shape and form patented. Which chocolate am I describing? Toblerone Maltesers Aero Bubble Bar Kit Kat

7. This quiz has required a lot of field work! As a reward for my efforts I thought I should award myself the famously advertised 'Highest Order of British Chocolate'. Do you know which bar of chocolate I hope to get? Classico Bar Five Boys Forever Crunchy Delight Cadbury Dairy Milk

8. The 'chocolate box wars' could be said to have happened during the 1930s in the UK. First to launch a commercially priced (and sized!) product was Terry's with 'AllGold'. Not long after that Rowntree's responded with a brand that continues today. What was this box of chocolates called? Milk Tray Quality Street Roses Black Magic

9. Cadbury's domination of the British chunky chocolate bar market was challenged during the 1960s by the arrival of a new product which apparently appealed to truck drivers. What was the name of this new product? Yorkie Aero Toblerone Picnic

10. Which favourite British chocolate bar sells the most in the UK? Cadbury Dairy Milk Twix Kit Kat Mars