Candy Quiz Questions

Questions:

1. What were the four original flavors of Life Savers as introduced in 1921?

2. Who created the first, mass-produced candy bar?

3. What candy has the slogan, "It melts in your mouth, not in your hands?"

4. This candy bar was included in U.S. soldiers' rations during World War II?

5. What M&M color was discontinued in the 1970s?

6. This candy bar makes you "feel like a nut."

7. How much chocolate and candy are produced in the United States each year?

8. Why can chocolate melt in your mouth?

9. Which U.S. holiday sees the highest candy sales?

10. When is National Candy Corn Day?

11. What was the original name of the Sugar Daddy candy on a stick?

12. Which five flavors are included in a package of Bottle Caps?

13. Which famous candy was Mr. Owl talking about when he asked, "How many licks does

it take to get to the center...?"

14. In which year did the makers of Bazooka bubble gum announce they would stop

including Bazooka Joe comic strips in the wrappers?

15. What flavor is Good & Plenty Candy?

16. How many calories are in a single Peeps marshmallow chick?

17. What is the original tagline for Now & Later candies?

18. How did PEZ candy get its name?

19. What is the name of the gum packages that contain stickers that feature parodies of

famous products?

20. As of 2014, how many official flavors are there of Jelly Belly jelly beans?

Answers

1. Grape, orange, lemon and lime. 2. John Cadbury

3. M&M's

4. Heath Bar 5. Red (because of a food coloring controversy); a safer red-colored M&M was

reintroduced in 1987. 6. Almond Joy (got nuts, Mounds don't)

7. More than seven billion pounds are manufactured each year.

8. Because the melting point of cocoa butter (main ingredient in chocolate bars) is just

below body temperature. 9. Halloween, followed by Easter, Christmas and Valentine's Day

10. October 30, the day before Halloween, is celebrated as National Candy Corn Day.

More than 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year in the United States.

11. The "Papa Sucker"

12. Cola, cherry, grape, root beer, and orange

13. Tootsie Pop

14. In 2012

15. Licorice flavor with a candy shell coating

16. 28 calories

17. "Eat some now, save some for later."

18. Name comes from the first, middle, and last letters of the German word for

peppermint, which is PfeffErminZ.

19. Wacky Packages

20. 50 official flavors