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1. Who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company?
2. The founder of Hershey's chocolate had quick success with his chocolates but he soon found that he needed to expand his company. He began rolling out plans to begin building a new factory but in what Pennsylvania township was the new factory built?
3. In 1907 Hershey Chocolate Company began making what small, sensational, cone shaped chocolate candy?
4. Throughout the Great Depression of the 1930s Hershey, now a corporation, began making new candies like Mr. Goodbar. What famous candy bar did they begin making in 1938?
5. With the outbreak of World War II Hershey Chocolate Corporation came up with the idea to donate ration chocolate bars to the military. What award did the corporation get because of its actions for the military?
6. After WWII Hershey had more and more success with its chocolate candy. But, after the death of a close friend, the founder bought out the friend's business. What was the name of the business?
7. In 1968 Hershey Chocolate Corp. was renamed Hershey Food Corp. The next two decades would allow the corporation to purchase a number of other companies. The corporation purchased companies such as Y&S Candies which made what chewy, black or red candy?
8. In 1964 Hershey began a television and billboard campaign in what country?
9. In the early 1980s a new film came out called "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" produced by Steven Spielberg. The film promoted one of Hershey's most popular bite size candies. What is the name of that candy?
10. What was the amount of U.S. dollars that Hershey Food Corporation accumulated in net sales in 2004?
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