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