Multiple choice general knowledge

Today’s mass market in chocolate is the culmination of a business developed in the nineteenth century by three English pioneers: John Cadbury, Joseph Fry and Henry Rowntree. In addition to their work, what did all three men have in common?

  1. They had undertaken military service in Africa

  2. They had all been servants of the Duke of Kent

  3. They personally disliked chocolate

  4. They were Quakers
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D Correct answer
Explanation

John Cadbury, Joseph Fry, and Henry Rowntree were all Quakers. The Quaker tradition influenced their business practices - they were temperance advocates who saw chocolate as an alternative to alcohol, and their beliefs shaped employee welfare policies. Options A (military service in Africa), B (servants of Duke of Kent), and C (disliking chocolate) are incorrect.

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