Title: In honor of Valentines Day.
1In honor of Valentines Day.
- Lets take a little quiz and learn about the
history of chocolate!
2The Chocolate QuizPowerPoint by Mrs. Sabo
3The Baby Ruth candy bar was named for
- a famous home run hitter
- a famous comic book character
- The daughter of a U.S. president
- A character in a childrens fable
- (record your answer)
4c. The Baby Ruth was named for Ruthie, the
daughter of a president. It was originally
called Kandy Kake.
5Which of the following were actual names of candy
bars back in the 1920s?
- Fat Emma
- Chicken Dinner
- Kandy Kake
- Big Dearo
- Vegetable Sandwich
- (record your answer)
6Believe it or not, ALL of these were the names of
candy bars. (Chicken Dinner was a chocolate
peanut roll..and was sold until the 1960s)
7Place the following candies in chronological
order, according to when they were developed.
- Butterfinger
- MMs
- Snickers
- Kit Kat
- Reeses Peanut Butter Cup
- (record your answer)
8- All of these candy bars have been around for a
long time, but the correct order of their
development is
- Butterfinger (1923)
- e. Reeses Peanut Butter Cup (1923)
- c. Snickers (1930)
- d. Kit Kat (1933)
- b. MMs (1940)
9In the early years of World War II, Bruce Murries
and Forrest Mars put their heads together and
invented what chocolate candy? Why?
10Murries and Mars MM Soldiers needed a
high-energy snack that they could carry in their
packs. They loved chocolate but it melted too
easily. Murries and Mars coated drops of
chocolate in hard sugar so they would melt in
your mouth, not in your hands.
11Did you know the original 3 Musketeers bar had a
layer of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry!That
was back in 1932.
12Which do you think are the top five most popular
candy bars in the United States? (Bonus Whats
the most popular candy bar in Russia?)
13Number one in both the US and Russia is
Snickers! Reeses Peanut Butter Cup is second. T
wix is third. Tied for fourth are 3 Musketeers, H
ersheys Milk Chocolate Bar, Kit Kat and MMs.
14These tasty facts and many more can be found in
the February 2005 edition of Odyssey, Adventures
in Science