Chocolate timeline: Until Victorian times chocolate was mainly a drink — in which year did the first solid chocolate bar appear? Context: Fry & Son pioneered the first molded eating chocolate bar in Britain. Choose the correct year.

Difficulty: Easy

1847
1828
1868
1875

Correct Answer: 1847

Explanation:

Given data

Question asks for the first chocolate bar's debut year.

Concept / Approach
J. S. Fry & Son created the first molded eating chocolate bar in 1847, combining cocoa powder, sugar, and cocoa butter into a solid form.

Why others are incorrect
1828 marks Van Houten's cocoa press; 1875 is associated with milk chocolate (Daniel Peter/Nestlé); 1868 is later than Fry's breakthrough.

Final Answer
1847.

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