When is National Chocolate Day in the USA [28 October]
Chocolate in literature
Who owned the chocolate factory which Charlie won a golden Ticket to visit? [Willy Wonka]
Who said "Mine's me of squisious, the chocolate with a soul." [Joyce, in Finnegan's Wake]
What country was Joanne Harris's Chocolat set in? [France]
What is the title of the for of the adventure novel by GA McKevett' in which the female PI investigates death threats against a TV chef? [Death by Chocolate]
Who wrote The Chocolate Lovers' Club? [Carole Matthews]
In one language, the trees which grow the beans that chocolate is made from are are called Theobroma Cacao which translates as "food of the gods" - which language is that? [Latin]
Chemistry of chocolate
What type of brain waves are triggered by the smell of chocolate? [ theta waves]
What type of chocolate isn't really chocolate? [white chocolate]
What beans is choclate made from? [ cacao beans]
Should you give your dog a chocolate biscuit as a special treat? [no: chocolate makes dogs sick]
What's the best kitchen equipment to use if you want to melt chocolate? [double-boiler]
What is Theobromine? [A stimulant found in chocolate]
What sort of chocolate has been shown to be beneficial to human health? [Dark chocolate ]
History of chocolate
English chocolate company Cadbury made the first chocolate bar in the world. When did they make it? [1842]
What continent grows the most cacao beans today? [Africa - about 70%]
How as drinking chocolate first marketed? [As an alternative to alcohol]
According to Aztec legend, who brought cacao to earth [the god Quetzalcoatl - possibly allow various spellings]
When were chocolate chip cookies / biscuits invented, and where [1937 - at the Toll House Inn] <== question best for American quizzes
In which country is there a 20-foot statue of a pair of hands simply holding a cacao pod? [Indonesia]
