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Quiz about Milton Hershey The Man Behind the Kiss

Milton Hershey: The Man Behind the Kiss Quiz

This quiz deals with questions about the life of the manufacturer of one of our most delightful sins, chocolate, Milton Hershey. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by NalaMarie. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
NalaMarie

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
792

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Milton born on September 13th ____ . Hint

1858

1851

1857

1853

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the highest grade of school Milton Hershey attended? Hint

7th grade

4th grade

He never went to school.

9th grade

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was Milton Hershey when he opened his first candy shop? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of Milton Hershey's caramel company? Hint

Lancaster Caramel Company

Caramel Cottage

Caramel Carousel

Caramel Galore

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the Hershey Chocolate Company established? Hint

1894

1892

1887

1889

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1900, Milton Hershey sold his caramel business. How much did he get for the company? Hint

$500,000

$1.5 million

$750,000

$1 million

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many children did Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine have? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Milton Hershey passed away on October 13th _____ . Hint

1945

1957

1925

1955

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Question 9 of 10

9. Milton Hershey is buried in Hershey Cemetery.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Milton's full name was Milton _________ Hershey. Hint

Snavely

Sharply

Shively

Shorty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Milton born on September 13th ____ .

Answer: 1857

He was born on September 13, 1857, in a farmhouse near the Central Pennsylvania village of Derry Church in Derry Township, PA. He came from a family that came to the U.S. from Germany and Switzerland in the 1700s.

2. What is the highest grade of school Milton Hershey attended?

Answer: 4th grade

His father, Henry Hershey, put him to work as a printer's apprentice in Gap, PA when he was only in the 4th grade.

3. How old was Milton Hershey when he opened his first candy shop?

Answer: 18

Unfortunately it failed after 6 years.

4. What was the name of Milton Hershey's caramel company?

Answer: Lancaster Caramel Company

Milton moved to Chicago in 1883, then to New Orleans and then to New York City trying to get his business established. He returned to Lancaster, PA in 1886. After raising the money he needed, he began the business which formed his reputation as a candy-maker, the Lancaster Caramel Company.

5. In what year was the Hershey Chocolate Company established?

Answer: 1894

Milton became fascinated with German chocolate-making machinery on exhibit at the Chicago International Exposition in 1893. He bought the equipment for his Lancaster plant and soon began producing his own chocolate coatings for caramels. He also made cocoa, sweet chocolate and baking chocolate.

In early 1894, the Hershey Chocolate Company was born as a subsidiary of his Lancaster caramel business.

6. In 1900, Milton Hershey sold his caramel business. How much did he get for the company?

Answer: $1 million

With this money, he went back to his hometown and established a chocolate factory with a community that included a bank, department store, school, park, churches, golf courses, zoo and even a trolley system. During the Depression, Hershey's factory expanded, and no one lost their job.

He had men constructing a grand hotel, a community building, a sports arena and a new office building for the chocolate factory.

7. How many children did Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine have?

Answer: 0

They were saddened because they never had children of their own and were anxious to put their growing fortune to good use. In 1909, the Hershey Industrial School (now called the Milton Hershey School) was built for orphaned boys and now it houses and educates children of families who can't do it on their own.

8. Milton Hershey passed away on October 13th _____ .

Answer: 1945

9. Milton Hershey is buried in Hershey Cemetery.

Answer: True

It's located in Dauphin County, PA.

10. Milton's full name was Milton _________ Hershey.

Answer: Snavely

Milton Snavely Hershey.

Source: Author NalaMarie

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