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Quiz about Theo B Cacao and Her Chocolate Time Machine
Quiz about Theo B Cacao and Her Chocolate Time Machine

Theo B. Cacao and Her Chocolate Time Machine Quiz


Come travel with Theo B. Cacao in her Chocolate Time Machine, as she learns about the past, present, and future of chocolate.

A multiple-choice quiz by peachy_1. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
peachy_1
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
248,599
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
694
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Theo B. Cacao became interested in learning more about the history of chocolate after her family visited a U.S. city famous for being home to a major chocolate manufacturer. Why, even the streetlights are shaped like a well-known chocolate candy! What is the name of the company that so influenced this Pennsylvania town?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Theo B. Cacao realizes that her given name, Theobroma, is rather unusual, but she doesn't mind. After all, she is named after the tree that produces the cacao pods from which her lovely chocolate is made. The tree was named by Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus and comes from the Greek words theos and bromos. What is the actual meaning of the name that Theo shares with this tree?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Theo B. Cacao decides that a Chocolate Time Machine would be the perfect way to learn about where chocolate came from. When it is built, she sets it to take her back to the time of the first culture to enjoy this heavenly treat. What Mesoamerican civilization does she find herself visiting?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Now that Theo B. Cacao has seen the very beginnings of cacao cultivation, she decides to visit a later culture to see how and when chocolate first made the journey from the New World to Europe. She hops in her Chocolate Time Machine and travels to the year 1502 to witness Christopher Columbus being given cacao pods by the Aztecs in exchange for some of their goods. How did Columbus and his crew react to this trade?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Theo B. Cacao noticed the Aztecs doing something with the cacao drink they made that seemed very strange. What did they do before they drank it?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Theo B. Cacao piloted her Chocolate Time Machine to Europe in the late 16th century to see how chocolate evolved. In which European country did chocolate first weave its way into the culture?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Curious as to how chocolate evolved from this bitter, spicy Spanish beverage to the yummy chocolate bars she enjoys in the 21st century, Theo B. Cacao pilots her Chocolate Time Machine to The Netherlands in the early 19th century. What revolutionary development in the history of chocolate did she witness here?
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Question 8 of 10
8. One of Theo B. Cacao's favorite winter treats is a nice cup of hot cocoa, made with milk, sugar and cocoa powder, and topped with marshmallows. What chocolate pioneer's accidental discovery made this familiar beverage possible, and where was this important discovery made?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Theo B. Cacao now decides to take her Chocolate Time Machine on a whirlwind tour of some well-known European chocolate manufacturers. In which country does she visit the manufacturer of the Toblerone bar, with its classic triangular profile designed to resemble the Alps?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Having satisfied her curiosity as to where her favorite food, chocolate, came from, Theo B. Cacao turns her thoughts and her Chocolate Time Machine to the future to see if this treat is still being enjoyed. She pays a visit to the starship Enterprise in the 24th century, and smiles to discover that this crew member shares her passion for chocolate.
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Theo B. Cacao became interested in learning more about the history of chocolate after her family visited a U.S. city famous for being home to a major chocolate manufacturer. Why, even the streetlights are shaped like a well-known chocolate candy! What is the name of the company that so influenced this Pennsylvania town?

Answer: Hershey

Milton Hershey was an entrepreneur with a sense of social responsibility. He built the factory town of Hershey, PA, to support his manufacturing business, and also provided an amusement park, zoo, theater, and sports facilities outside of town for the enjoyment of his employees.
2. Theo B. Cacao realizes that her given name, Theobroma, is rather unusual, but she doesn't mind. After all, she is named after the tree that produces the cacao pods from which her lovely chocolate is made. The tree was named by Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus and comes from the Greek words theos and bromos. What is the actual meaning of the name that Theo shares with this tree?

Answer: Beverage of the gods

The Maya named the cacao tree "cacahuaquchtl," meaning, simply, "tree." In their eyes, this was the only tree worth naming. Linnaeus later named the tree Theobroma cacao, believing it deserved a name that reflected the Mayan belief that the tree belonged to the gods.
3. Theo B. Cacao decides that a Chocolate Time Machine would be the perfect way to learn about where chocolate came from. When it is built, she sets it to take her back to the time of the first culture to enjoy this heavenly treat. What Mesoamerican civilization does she find herself visiting?

Answer: Olmec

It had been commonly believed that the Mayans were the first to cultivate cacao trees, until modern linguists were able to reconstruct the language of the earlier Olmecs and found that it includes the word "cacao." The Olmecs lived on the Gulf of Mexico around 3000 years ago.
4. Now that Theo B. Cacao has seen the very beginnings of cacao cultivation, she decides to visit a later culture to see how and when chocolate first made the journey from the New World to Europe. She hops in her Chocolate Time Machine and travels to the year 1502 to witness Christopher Columbus being given cacao pods by the Aztecs in exchange for some of their goods. How did Columbus and his crew react to this trade?

Answer: They were puzzled and did not know what to do with them.

Even the Aztecs had not yet fully exploited the potential of the cacao beans; not until cacao reached Europe would it be combined with sugar and made into tablets that more closely resemble the chocolate we enjoy today.
5. Theo B. Cacao noticed the Aztecs doing something with the cacao drink they made that seemed very strange. What did they do before they drank it?

Answer: Poured it from a height into a bowl.

The Aztecs would pour the cold, bitter chocolate beverage from a great height in order to make it frothy. The froth was an all-important part of the drink. Later, they developed a wooden paddle called a molinillo which fit into the hole in the lid of the chocolate pot, and which was twirled between the palms of the hands to make the froth.
6. Theo B. Cacao piloted her Chocolate Time Machine to Europe in the late 16th century to see how chocolate evolved. In which European country did chocolate first weave its way into the culture?

Answer: Spain

Chocolate first traveled to Spain, where a number of chocolaterias, or chocolate houses, began to spring up. The Spanish people enjoyed their foamy brew, flavored with pepper and other spices, and it was often served with picatoste, or fried bread, to dip in it.
7. Curious as to how chocolate evolved from this bitter, spicy Spanish beverage to the yummy chocolate bars she enjoys in the 21st century, Theo B. Cacao pilots her Chocolate Time Machine to The Netherlands in the early 19th century. What revolutionary development in the history of chocolate did she witness here?

Answer: Conrad van Houten patented a new type of chocolate press.

All of these events occurred in the 19th century, but it was the Dutch chemist Van Houten's process which came first and which made possible the development of cocoa powder. Fry & Sons produced the first chocolate bar in England in 1847; Daniel Peter introduced milk chocolate in 1875 in Switzerland; and Swiss confectioner Lindt introduced "conching" in 1879.
8. One of Theo B. Cacao's favorite winter treats is a nice cup of hot cocoa, made with milk, sugar and cocoa powder, and topped with marshmallows. What chocolate pioneer's accidental discovery made this familiar beverage possible, and where was this important discovery made?

Answer: Domingo Ghirardelli, in San Francisco, California, USA

Domingo Ghirardelli, an astute entrepreneur, set up shop in San Francisco during the gold rush years. A worker at his factory left a cloth sack of ground cacao beans hanging on a hook overnight; in the morning, there was a puddle of fat beneath it, and the ground chocolate left behind was nearly fat free and blended easily with liquids. This discovery eventually led to the powdered cocoa mixes we enjoy today.
9. Theo B. Cacao now decides to take her Chocolate Time Machine on a whirlwind tour of some well-known European chocolate manufacturers. In which country does she visit the manufacturer of the Toblerone bar, with its classic triangular profile designed to resemble the Alps?

Answer: Switzerland

Toblerone bars combine chocolate, nougat, almonds and egg white. Originally produced by their creator, Jean Tobler, they are now made by the Suchard company in Berne.
10. Having satisfied her curiosity as to where her favorite food, chocolate, came from, Theo B. Cacao turns her thoughts and her Chocolate Time Machine to the future to see if this treat is still being enjoyed. She pays a visit to the starship Enterprise in the 24th century, and smiles to discover that this crew member shares her passion for chocolate.

Answer: Deanna Troi

Although the replicator offers a close approximation of a fudge sundae, Troi occasionally needs the genuine article in order to feel satisfied. Though the computer reminds her that this is outside her nutritional parameters, she throws caution to the winds and orders it up anyway.
Source: Author peachy_1

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