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