Food·Posted on Jan 11, 2017You're Only A True Chocoholic If You Score More Than 6/10 On This QuizThis quiz is choc-full of surprises.by Remee PatelBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink When was the first chocolate bar invented? Getty Images 1847 Correct Incorrect 1847 1888 Correct Incorrect 1888 1902 Correct Incorrect 1902 1799 Correct Incorrect 1799 Correct! Wrong! The first chocolate bar was produced in 1847 by a company in Bristol called Fry & Son.The company was eventually acquired by Cadbury in 1919. Which of these cities is known as "the capital city of chocolate"? Brussels, Belgium Correct Incorrect Brussels, Belgium Cologne, Germany Correct Incorrect Cologne, Germany Zurich, Switzerland Correct Incorrect Zurich, Switzerland Barcelona, Spain Correct Incorrect Barcelona, Spain What is found in chocolate that makes it poisonous to cats and dogs? Getty Images Tannin Correct Incorrect Tannin Caffeine Correct Incorrect Caffeine Theobromine Correct Incorrect Theobromine Correct! Wrong! Yes, it's the compound theobromine that is poisonous to both cats and dogs. Unlike humans, our canine and feline friends cannot metabolise theobromine as quickly, making even very small doses lethal. How many bars of chocolate would a human have to eat for it to be considered a fatal amount? Getty Images 100 bars Correct Incorrect 100 bars 30 bars Correct Incorrect 30 bars 40 bars Correct Incorrect 40 bars 75 bars Correct Incorrect 75 bars Correct! Wrong! Just 40 bars of chocolate (doesn't seem like much, does it?) has enough theobromine to count as a lethal dose for humans. Which country consumes the most chocolate in the world? Getty Images United States Correct Incorrect United States United Kingdom Correct Incorrect United Kingdom Germany Correct Incorrect Germany Switzerland Correct Incorrect Switzerland Correct! Wrong! According to 2015 figures, around18.1 pounds of chocolate were purchased by each person in Switzerland, a fair amount greater than the 14.6 pounds purchased per person in the UK, which only came fifth on the list. White chocolate isn't actually chocolate. True or false? Getty Images True Correct Incorrect True False Correct Incorrect False Correct! Wrong! White chocolate doesn't actually contain any cocoa solids, i.e., chocolate! It is made out of cocoa butter though, which is what gets squished out of the cocoa beans during the chocolate-making process. Which country is the world's largest producer of cocoa? Getty Images Dominican Republic Correct Incorrect Dominican Republic Colombia Correct Incorrect Colombia Ivory Coast Correct Incorrect Ivory Coast Nigeria Correct Incorrect Nigeria Correct! Wrong! The Ivory Coast produces over 40% of the world's cocoa. Chocolate actually contains bits of insects. True or False? Getty Images True Correct Incorrect True False Correct Incorrect False Correct! Wrong! It's true! A chocolate bar contains an average of EIGHT insect parts. Mmmm, yummy! In ancient times, how was chocolate first consumed? Getty Images As a drink Correct Incorrect As a drink It was used as currency Correct Incorrect It was used as currency As food Correct Incorrect As food Correct! Wrong! The earliest trace of cocoa was found in an Olmec jug from 600BCE. Cocoa was also widely consumed as a drink by the Mayans who followed, and even the Aztecs (who eventually also used it as currency). In just 24 hours, roughly how many Dairy Milk Chocolate Buttons are produced at the Bourneville factory in Birmingham? Getty Images 100 million Correct Incorrect 100 million 250 million Correct Incorrect 250 million 400 million Correct Incorrect 400 million 600 million Correct Incorrect 600 million Correct! Wrong! Around 400 million delicious buttons are made within 24 hours. Plus over 5.5 million Dairy Milk bars and 1.2 million Creme Eggs...
