Chocolate

The first transatlantic chocolate encounter occurred in:

• 1509

• 1513

• 1519

• 1527

Chocolate has a long history of being linked to love. ______ drank cocoa before visiting with his wives.

• King Henry VIII

• King Louis VIII

• Montezuma

• Zeus

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Which European country explored the seas and encountered chocolate first?

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• Greece

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Conrad Van Houten invented the ______. This allowed the separation of cocoa solids from cocoa butter.

• Cocoa press

• Cocoa filter

• Cocoa iron

• Cocoa roller

The Aztec people use cacao beans for:

• Currency and rituals

• Celebrations at royal feasts

• Rewards for soldiers

• All of the above

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Cocoa has been consumed as a medicine for hundreds of years and is now thought to be heart healthy. Why is that so? (Hint: search the web for chocolate and medicine to read about the vasodilation of arteries)

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Cocoa beans are primarily grown in West African countries and linked with human rights abuses. What are some solutions to solving this problem?

Chocolate is made into cakes, cookies, candy and ice creams. What are the chemical properties of chocolate that enables the product to be transformed into so many other items?