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