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Lunchtime Trivia Monday, March 2

Lunchtime Trivia Monday, March 2
Dave Creelman
Mar 02, 2026 | 12:05 PM

Trivia Question

Q: Throughout history, this drink has been controversial and in some cultures, in the 17th century,  banned or controlled.  What is it?
A: Chocolate.

 After the Spanish conquest, chocolate and the myths surrounding it crossed the ocean and spread throughout Europe. In Spain, Italy, France and Austria, chocolate seduced the elite classes and in turn became a means of seduction. Chocolate Houses opened in England and were seen as places not only for drinking chocolate, but also for scheming, social climbing and loose morals, of merriment and dubious success. Charles II (1630-1685) accused chocolate, along with coffee, tea and sherbet, as being responsible for such disarray and tried, in vain, to ban these popular meeting places.

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