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