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The Whitakers Chocolate Quiz with Answers
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The Whitakers Chocolate Quiz with Answers

Love chocolate? We’ve got something fun for you! 

At Whitakers Chocolates, we’re excited to share our Chocolate Quiz with Answers. 

It’s got two versions—one for adults and one for kids—so everyone can join in. 

Test what you know about chocolate, from where it comes from to how it’s made. 

Plus, you can download both quizzes to save for later. 

Grab a chocolate bar, sit back, and let’s get started!

Download the adults’ quiz here…
Download the kids’ quiz here… 
(Please scroll down to get to the kid’s quiz)

 

Whitaker’s Chocolates Quiz - The Adult Version (30 Questions)

1. Where were cacao beans first cultivated?  
   a) Africa  
   b) Central and South America  
   c) Southeast Asia  

2. What part of the cacao bean is used to make chocolate?  
   a) The shell  
   b) The nibs  
   c) The husk  

3. What gas is released when cacao beans ferment?  
   a) Oxygen  
   b) Carbon dioxide  
   c) Nitrogen  

4. True or False: Dark chocolate has more caffeine than milk chocolate.  

5. What ingredient turns chocolate from bitter to sweet?  
   a) Sugar  
   b) Honey  
   c) Salt  

6. Which country is the largest producer of cacao beans today?  
   a) Brazil  
   b) Ivory Coast  
   c) Mexico  

7. What’s the name of the process that grinds cacao into a paste?  
   a) Conching  
   b) Roasting  
   c) Winnowing  

8. True or False: White chocolate contains cocoa solids.  

9. Who invented the chocolate press in 1828?  
   a) John Cadbury  
   b) Coenraad van Houten  
   c) Milton Hershey  

10. What is the main fat in chocolate?  
    a) Olive oil  
    b) Cocoa butter  
    c) Palm oil  

11. Which ancient civilisation used cacao beans as currency?  
    a) Aztecs  
    b) Romans  
    c) Egyptians  

12. True or False: Chocolate can melt at body temperature.  

13. What is the name of the machine that smooths the texture?  
    a) Conche  
    b) Blender  
    c) Press  

14. What percentage of cocoa is typically in milk chocolate?  
    a) 10-40%  
    b) 50-70%  
    c) 80-100%  

15. Which European country first drank chocolate in the 1500s?  
    a) France  
    b) Spain  
    c) Italy  

16. True or False: Chocolate naturally contains antioxidants.  

17. What’s the bitter-tasting compound in cacao?  
    a) Theobromine  
    b) Sucrose  
    c) Citric acid  

18. Which nut is most commonly paired with chocolate?  
    a) Almond  
    b) Peanut  
    c) Hazelnut  

19. What process removes the cacao bean’s outer shell?  
    a) Roasting  
    b) Winnowing  
    c) Tempering  

20. True or False: Chocolate was only a drink until the 1800s.  

21. What is the name of the pod that cacao beans grow in?  
    a) Cacao fruit  
    b) Cocoa husk  
    c) Choco bulb  

22. Which continent consumes the most chocolate per person?  
    a) North America  
    b) Europe  
    c) Asia  

23. True or False: Chocolate can cause acne.  

24. What’s the process of heating and cooling chocolate to make it shiny?  
    a) Tempering  
    b) Conching  
    c) Roasting  

25. Which famous explorer brought chocolate to Europe?  
    a) Marco Polo  
    b) Christopher Columbus  
    c) Ferdinand Magellan  

26. True or False: Cacao beans are naturally sweet.  

27. What is the name of the white coating that can form on old chocolate?  
    a) Bloom  
    b) Frost  
    c) Mold  

28. Which type of chocolate has the least sugar?  
    a) Milk  
    b) Dark  
    c) White  

29. What animal is known to eat cacao pods in the wild?  
    a) Monkeys  
    b) Bears  
    c) Birds  

30. True or False: Chocolate contains more iron than spinach.  

Answers (Adults’ Version) 

1. b) Central and South America  
2. b) The nibs  
3. b) Carbon dioxide  
4. True  
5. a) Sugar  
6. b) Ivory Coast  
7. a) Conching  
8. False  
9. b) Coenraad van Houten  
10. b) Cocoa butter  
11. a) Aztecs  
12. True  
13. a) Conche  
14. a) 10-40%  
15. b) Spain  
16. True  
17. a) Theobromine  
18. c) Hazelnut  
19. b) Winnowing  
20. True  
21. a) Cacao fruit  
22. b) Europe  
23. False  
24. a) Tempering  
25. b) Christopher Columbus  
26. False  
27. a) Bloom  
28. b) Dark  
29. a) Monkeys  
30. False 

Whitaker’s Chocolates Quiz - The Children’s Version (20 Questions). 

1. What plant does chocolate come from?  
   a) Cactus  
   b) Cacao tree  
   c) Strawberry bush  

2. What makes chocolate sweet?  
   a) Sugar  
   b) Salt  
   c) Pepper  

3. What colour is a ripe cacao pod?  
   a) Purple or yellow  
   b) Pink  
   c) Black  

4. True or False: Chocolate can be a hot drink.  

5. Where do cacao beans grow?  
   a) Underground  
   b) On trees  
   c) In the sea  

6. What do you call the beans that make chocolate?  
   a) Coffee beans  
   b) Cacao beans  
   c) Jelly beans  

7. True or False: Chocolate comes from a fruit.  

8. What’s the gooey stuff inside a cacao pod?  
   a) Pulp  
   b) Jam  
   c) Syrup  

9. Which animal likes to munch on cacao pods?  
   a) Monkeys  
   b) Penguins  
   c) Elephants  

10. What colour is cocoa powder?  
    a) Blue  
    b) Brown  
    c) Green  

11. True or False: Chocolate was once used as money.  

12. What do you add to dark chocolate to make it milky?  
    a) Water  
    b) Milk  
    c) Juice  

13. What’s the yummy fat in chocolate?  
    a) Butter  
    b) Cocoa butter  
    c) Oil  

14. True or False: Chocolate melts in your hand.  

15. What do you call chocolate with no sugar?  
    a) Sweet chocolate  
    b) Dark chocolate  
    c) Fizzy chocolate  

16. Which country grows the most cacao beans?  
    a) Brazil  
    b) Ivory Coast  
    c) England  

17. True or False: Cacao beans taste like chocolate bars.  

18. What do you do to cacao beans to make them smell nice?  
    a) Roast them  
    b) Freeze them  
    c) Wash them  

19. What’s the white stuff on old chocolate?  
    a) Sugar  
    b) Bloom  
    c) Ice  

20. True or False: Chocolate can make you feel happy.  

21. What nut do people often mix with chocolate?  
    a) Hazelnut  
    b) Walnut  
    c) Coconut  

22. What’s the name of the chocolate-making tree?  
    a) Oak  
    b) Cacao  
    c) Pine  

23. True or False: Chocolate was a drink before it was a bar.  

24. What do cacao beans turn into after they’re mashed?  
    a) Cocoa paste  
    b) Sugar syrup  
    c) Lemon goo  

25. Which explorer took chocolate to Europe?  
    a) Christopher Columbus  
    b) Captain Cook  
    c) Robin Hood  

26. True or False: All chocolate has milk in it.  

27. What’s the bitter stuff in cacao called?  
    a) Theobromine  
    b) Sugar  
    c) Lemon  

28. What do you call chocolate that’s shiny and smooth?  
    a) Melted  
    b) Tempered  
    c) Sticky  

29. True or False: Chocolate grows on bushes.  

30. What’s the best way to eat chocolate?  
    a) With your hands  
    b) With a spoon  
    c) Any way you like!  

Answers (Kids’ Version)  

    1. b) Cacao tree  
    2. a) Sugar  
    3. a) Purple or yellow  
    4. True  
    5. b) On trees  
    6. b) Cacao beans  
    7. True  
    8. a) Pulp  
    9. a) Monkeys  
    10. b) Brown  
    11. True  
    12. b) Milk  
    13. b) Cocoa butter  
    14. True  
    15. b) Dark chocolate  
    16. b) Ivory Coast  
    17. False  
    18. a) Roast them  
    19. b) Bloom  
    20. True  
    21. a) Hazelnut  
    22. b) Cacao  
    23. True  
    24. a) Cocoa paste  
    25. a) Christopher Columbus  
    26. False  
    27. a) Theobromine  
    28. b) Tempered  
    29. False  
    30. c) Any way you like! 

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