Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?

  1. 1828

  2. 1831

  3. 1825

  4. There is no sure date
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Explanation

The first solid chocolate bar emerged gradually in the mid-19th century as chocolate transitioned from a drink to a solid food. There is no single definitive date - Fry's (1847) and Cadbury (1849) both claim early bars. The dates given (1825, 1828, 1831) are all plausible for developments in chocolate processing, but no single 'first bar' date exists.

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