Dessert Us Trivia Quiz

Answer: ice cream

Nero's version, which consisted of ice topped with fruit, was more like a modern-day snow cone. In Europe, the advent of ice cream made with milk may have come in the 1600s, but the origins of what we know today as "true" ice cream are murky and differ in different parts of the world.

Answer: Aztec

Chocolate is made from cacao beans, which are native to Mexico and Central and South America. Chocolate has been made in that area for thousands of years. However, it wasn't until Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes's 16th-century conquest of the Aztecs that chocolate began to be imported to Europe, where it quickly became popular with the nobility.

Answer: lemon

Chocolate, coffee, and cola were actually JELL-O flavors that were tried but, due to their unpopularity, later discontinued.

Answer: apple

Apple pie garnered 19% of the vote, followed by pumpkin (13%), pecan (12%), banana cream (10%), and cherry (9%).

Answer: the Popsicle

In 1905, Epperson mixed soda water powder and water in a cup, then accidentally left the mixture with a stir stick still in it outside over night. The next day, he found that the soda water had frozen to the stick due to a record low temperature the night before, creating a tasty treat. Eighteen years later, Epperson patented his "Epsicle," which was later renamed to "Popsicle."

Answer: the Toll House Inn

Wakefield accidentally invented the cookie at the tourist lodge she and her husband owned when she was missing an ingredient for Butter Drop Do cookies. She didn't have any baker's chocolate, so instead, she used small pieces of a semi-sweet Nestle chocolate bar.

She discovered that the Nestle chocolate didn't melt completely into the cookies and that the new cookies she had made were delicious. Soon, Wakefield's "Toll House Cookies" became so popular that Nestle made a deal with her: they would give her a lifetime supply of chocolate if she allowed them to print her cookie recipe on their packaging.

Answer: bread pudding

Bread pudding was called "poor man's pudding" because it had been created as a means of not wasting stale bread. To make it, bread was soaked in water then baked with a combination of butter, fruit, sugar, and other ingredients.

Answer: pavlova

A pavlova is a meringue dessert cake popular in New Zealand and Australia. A ladyfinger is a crispy elongated cookie invented in 11th-century France. A macaroon is a small round cookie made with coconut or almonds. A pizzelle is an Italian wafer cookie.

Answer: "perfect"

A French parfait usually consists of frozen custard, cream, and a fruit puree. This is different from an American parfait, which usually consists of ice cream, syrup, and various other toppings.

Answer: Godiva Chocolatier

The chocolate company's logo is based on the story of Lady Godiva, who, according to legend, rode naked on a horse through Coventry, England. The phrase "Peeping Tom" also originates from this legend, as a man named Tom supposedly watched Lady Godiva's ride and was struck blind as a result.