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