How do you say "шоколадная плитка" in English?
Chocolate bar.
How are cacao pods harvested?
They are harvested with a machete.
Where do cacao pods grow?
In a tree!
What do fresh cacao beans taste like?
bitter
Who brought cocoa to Europe? a) Ferdinand Magellan b) Vasco de Gama c) Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
What is inside a cacao pod?
Cacao beans.
What is the Russian word for "cocoa beans"?
какао-бобы
Which continent produces about 70% of the world’s cacao pods?
Africa
How did people first eat chocolate? a) drink b) soup c) sauce d) dessert
a) as a drink
Chocolate is bad for cats. True or false?
True
What is the English word for "обжарка"?
Roasting
When was cocoa first discovered? a) over 5000 years ago b) 1000 years ago c) 100 years ago
over 5000 years ago
Where do cacao pods grow on the tree?
They can grow on the branches or the trunk.
What is the Russian word for "mould"?
Форма
The Mayan and Aztec peoples used cocoa beans not only to make a delicious beverage but also as: a) medicine b) fertilizer c) currency
currency
What kind of weather does a cacao tree need to grow?
hot and rainy
Xocolatl, the Aztec Nahuatl word from which we get the word chocolate, translates to: a) evil bean b) drink of the gods c) bitter water
bitter water
How many times a year can cacao pods be harvested?
Twice a year.
In 1842 the Cadbury company produced the first chocolate bar in what country?
England
How old is chocolate? a) 500 years old b) 4000 years old c) 1000 years old
4000 years old
What color are the cacao flowers?
white
Dark chocolate is the most popular type of chocolate. True or false?
True
Roughly how many cocoa farmers are working around the world? a) 500 000 b) 5–6 million c) 1 million
5–6 million
Where did people first eat chocolate? a) Brazil b) Mexico c) China
b) Mexico