Candy Quiz Answers Slideshow
True or false? In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one Peeps Marshmallow Chick.
True. Supposedly, the first Peeps were squeezed one at a time out of a pastry tube and the eyes were painted on by hand. But today, thanks to advances in technology, it takes six minutes to make one Peep.
Which candy bar was created first, the Butterfinger, or Nestlé Crunch?
The Butterfinger was invented in 1923. Nestlé Crunch was invented in 1938.
A famous Hirshfield invented the Tootsie Roll in 1896. Which?
c. Leo Hirshfield, who named it for his daughter Clara's nickname.
Which was the first of these chewing gums to be invented: Chiclets, Juicy Fruit, or Bubble Gum?
Juicy Fruit was first, created in 1893. Chiclets were invented in 1906, and Bubble Gum was invented in 1928.
In 1974, General Foods unveiled a new candy based on the technique of putting carbon dioxide into a solid that their company chemist, William Mitchell, had discovered in 1956. What was the candy?
Pop Rocks.
True or false? Red M&M's were discontinued for 11 years from 1976 to 1985 to protest the color of the Soviet Union's flag.
False. Red M&M's were discontinued for 11 years from 1976 to 1985 after the FDA banned Red Dye No. 2, even though M&M's did not contain this dye.
In the movie Ghostbusters, the name of the marshmallows whose icon Zuul brings to life to terrorize New York were called ______.
Stay Puft. And now it's actually a real product, and caffeinated.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?
e. Ah, one. Ah, two... Mr. Owl's annoying classic response holds true, but these numbers are all real results from actual studies. The problem is that the answer depends on a variety of factors like the size of your mouth and the amount of saliva.