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Chocolate brownie
  • 1. Who is credited with the creation of the Palmer House brownie?
A) Bertha Palmer
B) A pastry chef from the Palmer House Hotel
C) An anonymous chef from Chicago
D) Lizzie Black Kander
  • 2. In what year did Bertha Palmer request the creation of the Palmer House brownie?
A) 1910
B) 1885
C) 1893
D) 1901
  • 3. What event prompted the creation of the Palmer House brownie?
A) The Great Chicago Fire
B) The World's Fair in New York
C) The opening of the Palmer House Hotel
D) The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
  • 4. What was a specific requirement Bertha Palmer had for the dessert?
A) It should be a large cake
B) It should be served with coffee
C) It should be smaller than a piece of cake and easily eaten from boxed lunches
D) It should be served with ice cream
  • 5. What ingredients are included in the original Palmer House brownie?
A) Only chocolate and sugar
B) Cocoa powder, baking powder, and walnuts
C) Brown sugar, dried cherries, and coffee beans
D) Chocolate, walnuts, and an apricot glaze
  • 6. When did brownies become part of TV dinners?
A) During the 1970s
B) During the 1950s
C) During the 1960s
D) During the 1980s
  • 7. Which ingredient in early brownie recipes could be replaced by cocoa powder?
A) Butter
B) Eggs
C) Sugar
D) Chocolate
  • 8. What is the first step in Lizzie Black Kander's brownie recipe?
A) Beat eggs and sugar together
B) Preheat the oven
C) Melt butter and chocolate together
D) Add flour and nuts
  • 9. What additional ingredients might modern brownie recipes include?
A) Brown sugar
B) Only salt
C) Only flour
D) Only vanilla
  • 10. What are some optional ingredients that can be added to brownies according to Corriher?
A) Only vanilla and salt
B) Dried cherries and coffee beans
C) Only baking powder and flour
D) Only walnuts and apricot glaze
  • 11. Which of the following textures can brownies have?
A) Crunchy or chewy
B) Fudgy or cakey
C) Sticky or dry
D) Soft or hard
  • 12. What is a common feature of brownies' upper crust?
A) A powdered sugar dusting
B) A frosted top
C) A crunchy layer
D) A glossy 'skin'
  • 13. What is a blond brownie also known as?
A) White brownie
B) Vanilla brownie
C) Blondie
D) Sugar brownie
  • 14. In which century was the chocolate brownie developed?
A) 18th century
B) 19th century
C) 20th century
D) 21st century
  • 15. What type of event popularized the use of the term 'brownie' for sweets in the 1890s?
A) Brown-themed dinner parties
B) Birthday parties
C) Chocolate-themed parties
D) Tea parties
  • 16. What was the name of the parties where 'brownie' referred to a molasses cake?
A) Chocolate Festivals
B) Molasses Meetups
C) Brownie Banquets
D) Sweet Soirees
  • 17. Who is credited with modifying the brownie recipe to include chocolate in 1906?
A) Fannie Farmer
B) Stella Parks
C) Maria Willett Howard
D) Shirley Corriher
  • 18. Which town is associated with the origin of the 'Bangor Brownie'?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Bangor, Maine
C) Boston, Massachusetts
D) New York, New York
  • 19. What is a common accompaniment for brownies served à la mode?
A) Frosting
B) Powdered sugar
C) Whipped cream
D) Ice cream
  • 20. What is a common ingredient in brownies besides chocolate?
A) Candied fruit
B) Marshmallows
C) Raisins
D) Nuts
  • 21. What is the texture of early brownies due to the creaming of sugar and butter?
A) Fudgy
B) Crunchy
C) Cakey
D) Chewy
  • 22. Which company produced Lowney's Brownies?
A) General Mills
B) Nestlé
C) Hershey's
D) Walter M. Lowney Co.
  • 23. What year did the brownie become well established in a recognizable form?
A) 1907
B) 1899
C) 1912
D) 1906
  • 24. What is a common way to eat brownies?
A) With a spoon
B) With chopsticks
C) With a fork only
D) By hand or with utensils
  • 25. What is a variation of brownies that uses brown sugar and vanilla?
A) Sugar brownie
B) Caramel brownie
C) Blond brownie
D) Vanilla brownie
  • 26. What is a common topping for brownies?
A) Maple syrup
B) Jelly
C) Whipped cream
D) Honey
  • 27. Which region in the United States popularized brownies during the first half of the 20th century?
A) Northeastern United States
B) Midwestern United States
C) Southern United States
D) Western United States
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