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