Ice cream cone - Quiz
Ice cream cone
  • 1. Who invented a machine for molding and baking ice cream cones in 1912?
A) Frederick Bruckman
B) J. T. Parker
C) Spica
D) David Weinstein
  • 2. Which company bought Frederick Bruckman's cone company in 1928?
A) The Drumstick Company
B) Unilever
C) Nabisco
D) Joy Baking Group
  • 3. Who is the largest ice cream cone producer in the U.S.?
A) Nabisco
B) Joy Cone
C) Cornetto
D) The Konery
  • 4. Approximately how many cones does Joy Cone produce annually?
A) Over 2 billion
B) Over 1 billion
C) Exactly 100 million
D) Under 500 million
  • 5. What kind of cones does The Konery specialize in?
A) Cake cones
B) Waffle bowls
C) Sugar cones
D) Gourmet waffle cones
  • 6. Who created an ice cream cone that could be stored in a freezer in 1928?
A) David Weinstein
B) J. T. "Stubby" Parker
C) Spica
D) Frederick Bruckman
  • 7. What company did J. T. Parker form in 1931?
A) Cornetto
B) The Drumstick Company
C) Joy Baking Group
D) Nabisco
  • 8. Which company purchased The Drumstick Company in 1991?
A) Nabisco
B) Unilever
C) Spica
D) Nestlé
  • 9. Where was the ice cream manufacturer Spica based?
A) Naples, Italy
B) Portland, Oregon
C) London, England
D) Fort Worth, Texas
  • 10. What is the purpose of the layer of oil, sugar, and chocolate in a Cornetto cone?
A) To act as a sweetener
B) To improve the flavor
C) To make the cone crunchier
D) To insulate the cone from the ice cream
  • 11. Who bought Spica in 1976?
A) The Konery
B) Nestlé
C) Unilever
D) Nabisco
  • 12. What invention by David Weinstein improved ice cream cone transportation in 1979?
A) An insulated cone lining
B) Wax paper packaging design
C) A freezing process
D) A new molding machine
  • 13. What benefit did David Weinstein's wax paper packaging provide?
A) Prevented the paper from sticking to the cone
B) Reduced production costs
C) Added flavor to the cone
D) Made the ice cream melt slower
  • 14. What is an ice cream cone alternatively called in Northern Ireland?
A) A shell
B) A cornet
C) A poke
D) A wafer
  • 15. Which of these is a variety of ice cream cone mentioned in the text?
A) Cornetto
B) Gluten-free
C) Sugar-free
D) Corn-based
  • 16. How are cones made by rolling them into shape?
A) Baking them flat then rolling before they harden
B) Molding them while wet
C) Rolling them first then baking
D) Pressing them into a cold cast
  • 17. What is the other method used to create the shape of a cone?
A) Baking inside a cone-shaped mold
B) Using a cooling press
C) Deep frying the batter
D) Hand-carving the shape
  • 18. When did the earliest certain evidence of ice cream cones appear?
A) 1904
B) 1888
C) 1825
D) 1807
  • 19. Who wrote the 1888 book that contains the earliest certain evidence of ice cream cones?
A) Julien Archambault
B) Agnes B. Marshall
C) Antonio Valvona
D) Charles Elmé Francatelli
  • 20. What ingredient was used in the recipe for 'Cornet with Cream'?
A) Almonds
B) Walnuts
C) Hazelnuts
D) Peanuts
  • 21. Who patented a cup-shaped waffle iron in 1902?
A) Abe Doumar
B) Italo Marchiony
C) Antonio Valvona
D) Ernest A. Hamwi
  • 22. What special feature did Italo Marchiony's 1903 patent include?
A) A break-apart bottom
B) A magnetic base
C) A built-in straw
D) A heat-resistant handle
  • 23. At which event in 1904 did the ice cream cone reportedly become mainstream?
A) Norfolk Fair
B) St. Louis World's Fair
C) Jamestown Exposition
D) Parisian Expo
  • 24. Who is credited with curling a waffle cookie at the St. Louis World's Fair?
A) Italo Marchiony
B) Abe Doumar
C) Antonio Valvona
D) Ernest A. Hamwi
  • 25. Abe Doumar bought a waffle from which vendor?
A) Antonio Valvona
B) Leonidas Kestekidès
C) Ernest A. Hamwi
D) Charles Elmé Francatelli
  • 26. How many cones did the Doumar brothers sell at the 1907 Jamestown Exposition?
A) Exactly ten thousand
B) Over fifty thousand
C) Nearly twenty-three thousand
D) About five thousand
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