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Chocolate was first consumed as a sweet treat by the Mayans over 2,000 years ago.

• True

• False

Cacao seeds were used by the Aztecs as currency.

• True

• False

Christopher Columbus was the first European to bring cacao seeds back to Europe.

• True

• False

It took nearly a hundred years after chocolate's popularity in Spain for it to spread to the rest of Europe.

• True

• False

The first chocolate house in London was opened by a Spanish princess.

• True

• False

C. J. Van Houten created the first milk chocolate bars.

• True

• False

Nestle is a British chocolate company.

• True

• False

What did the Mayans flavor their chocolate drink with?

• a) Vanilla and sugar

• b) Chili peppers and other spices

• c) Cocoa butter and milk

Who was the explorer that saw the value of cacao and brought the drink and equipment used to make it back to Spain?

• a) Hernando Cortez

• b) Christopher Columbus

• c) Jacques Torres

The development of "eating chocolate" was a result of adding which ingredients to the cocoa powder?

• a) Vanilla and chili peppers

• b) Cocoa butter and sugar

• c) Sugar and condensed milk