[For Seniors] Fun Food Trivia Quizzes You'll Want to Share
When chatting with older adults, food often comes up as a topic, doesn’t it? Food is one of the subjects that both seniors and staff find easy to talk about.
So this time, we’d like to introduce some trivia quizzes about food.
Food-related topics that naturally expand conversations with seniors can also be used to facilitate communication.
You can use them as everyday conversation starters or as material for recreational activities.
Enjoy these food trivia quizzes we’ve gathered for you.
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[For Seniors] Fun Food Trivia Quizzes You’ll Want to Share (11–20)
The country that produces the most cocoa beans—the raw ingredient of chocolate—is not Ghana but Côte d’Ivoire.
Ghana is a major producer of cacao beans, the raw ingredient for chocolate.
And the name of the chocolate bar sold by the famous confectionery company Lotte is “Ghana.” Because it’s often seen in supermarket and convenience store candy aisles and in commercials, some people may associate “Ghana” primarily with chocolate.
However, the country that actually produces the most cacao beans is Côte d’Ivoire, accounting for nearly 40% of the global total.
Compared to second-place Ghana, the difference is roughly twofold.
It’s a fun fact that might surprise you!
Cacao beans, the raw material of chocolate, were once used as currency.
Chocolate is popular on Valentine’s Day, but in ancient times in Central and South America, where civilizations like the Aztecs flourished, cacao was extremely valuable and not easily obtained.
Only royalty and nobility could consume it, and it was used as a medicine for recovery from fatigue and for nourishment.
It was even used as a form of currency.
It’s said that a slave could be traded for 100 cacao beans—unthinkable today.
Such valuable cacao gained rapid popularity once sugar was added to counteract its bitterness and people began drinking it.
Fascinating, isn’t it?
The grooves in chocolate are there to help it cool more easily.
Did you know that the grooves on the chocolate bars we casually eat actually have a purpose? Many people might assume they’re there to make the chocolate easier to break when eating.
In fact, those grooves aren’t for breaking—they’re added to make cooling during production more efficient.
The grooves help the chocolate cool quickly and set faster.
Cooling the bar evenly also improves how smoothly it melts in your mouth.
Those grooves are truly the result of careful industry innovation.
Chocolate was originally consumed as a medicine.
Chocolate is the quintessential sweet and delicious confection.
In fact, it has a long history and was originally used as a medicine.
The predecessor of chocolate was a drink called “xocolatl,” made by grinding cacao beans—the raw ingredient of chocolate—into a thick liquid and adding various spices and flavorings.
Because cacao was a luxury item at the time, it was consumed only by a select few, such as emperors.
Unlike today’s chocolate, it wasn’t sweet but bitter.
It was expected to offer various benefits—such as relieving fatigue, boosting vitality, reducing fever, and neutralizing toxins—and thus served a medicinal role.
There is no scientific evidence that eating too much chocolate causes nosebleeds.
When you were little, your mother may have told you, “If you eat too much chocolate, you’ll get a nosebleed.” In fact, there’s no scientific or medical evidence that overeating chocolate leads to nosebleeds.
However, chocolate contains substances like polyphenols and theobromine that can promote blood circulation, which has led to the belief that it can cause nosebleeds.
It may also have come from parents’ desire not to let their children eat too much chocolate.
Giving gummies on Valentine’s Day means “I don’t like you.”
If you’re thinking of giving gummy candies for Valentine’s Day, you might want to reconsider.
Apparently, gummies can carry the meaning that you don’t like the person.
This is said to come from their “cheap” image or the idea that your feelings aren’t solidified.
If the recipient finds that the present they got is just gummies, it could be quite a shock.
By the way, marshmallows are said to have a similar connotation, so they’re also items to watch out for.
There’s no need to go out of your way to hurt someone’s feelings, right?
[For Seniors] Fun Food Trivia Quiz Collection You’ll Want to Share (21–30)
Giving a Baumkuchen on Valentine’s Day carries the meaning “May happiness keep layering up.”
Giving baumkuchen for Valentine’s Day might not be the first option that comes to mind, but it’s said to carry a hidden meaning.
Because of its many layers, it symbolizes happiness building up layer by layer and lasting a long time.
It’s a lovely wish, isn’t it? It’s also recommended for people who don’t like chocolate, for older recipients, or for friends.
On the other hand, it’s considered better to avoid giving it as a hospital gift, as it could suggest misfortune continuing.
Why not try giving baumkuchen at least once?