Unwrap the Fun: it ́s time for some Chocolate!

#13 Week 3

Sigrun Sørumgård
January 17, 2025

In what form was chocolate first consumed?
Xocolatl, the Aztec Nahuatl word from which we get the word chocolate, translates to what?
What is the main ingredient in white chocolate?
Where are most of the world’s cocoa beans grown?
In 1847 the Fry's company produced the very first solid chocolate bar in which country?
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita as of 2024?
Which holiday sees the highest chocolate sales worldwide?
In which country can you find the famous neighborhood, The Sablon, known for its chocolatiers?
Which nut is traditionally found inside Ferrero Rocher chocolates?
Which country introduced hot chocolate to Europe in the 1500s?

In the early colonial days, a major proponent of chocolate in Philadelphia was Benjamin Franklin, who started selling chocolate from his print shop as early as 1739.
Worldwide, 40 million to 50 million people depend upon cocoa for their livelihood.
In November, Germans celebrate St. Martin–a knight who shared his cloak with a beggar–with a lantern-lit parade, sweets and steaming hot chocolate.

The summit of Mount Everest, at 29,035 feet (8,850 meters), is the highest point on Earth.
Mount Kenya
As of 2023 Toblerone chocolate no longer feature the distinctive Matterhorn mountain peak on its packaging in order to avoid violating a Swiss law that protects national symbols, as the brand's owner shifts some production out of Switzerland.
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Honshu
Mount McKinley. In August 2015, 40 years after Alaska had done so, the United States Department of the Interior announced the change of the official name of the mountain to Denali.
The Andes Mountains, spanning an astonishing length of nearly 5,600 miles and span seven South American nations: Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela.
He was found on the border between Italy and Austria, at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level.
Bhutan
France