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Hostess Twinkie History Trivia Quiz

The Hostess Twinkie has been around for years. Now it's time for a quiz on it's history.

A multiple-choice quiz by maskman22. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
maskman22

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
311,621

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
708

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (1/10), ozzz2002 (5/10), 1995Tarpon (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the Twinkie invented? Hint

1925

1935

1930

1940

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who developed the Twinkie? Hint

James A. Dewar

Jacob Pillsbury

Wally Wonder

Johnny Walker

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Twinkie is creme filled, what flavor was the creme originally? Hint

Rum

Chocolate

Banana

Vanilla

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Question 4 of 10

4. The flavor of the Twinkie creme changed during World War Two, why? Hint

It was time for a change.

It was done to ensure freshness.

Bananas were rationed.

Sales dropped off.

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did the company come up with the name Twinkie? Hint

From the Twinkle Toe Shoe Company.

Market research.

It sounded good.

They had a contest to come up with the name.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Fifties television show helped increase the popularity of the Twinkie? Hint

Rin Tin Tin

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Sky King

Howdy Doody

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the 'shelf-life' of a package of Twinkies? Hint

Indeterminate

Five Years

Twenty-five days

Twenty Months

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Question 8 of 10

8. What American President suggested putting Twinkies into a time capsule? Hint

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

George W. Bush

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fried Twinkies are a relatively modern desert 'treat'. This 'delicacy' was invented by an Englishman.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. While on trial for murder, Dan White, claimed the "Twinkie Defense".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the Twinkie invented?

Answer: 1930

Twinkies were first made by The Continental Baking Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Continental also made "Wonder Bread" and had a snack line called Hostess. There are some citations that the Twinkie was invented in 1933, but the Hostess website says 1930.

2. Who developed the Twinkie?

Answer: James A. Dewar

A Continental baker named James A. Dewar developed the idea for the Twinkie. The pans and machines that were used to make a strawberry creme filled shortcake were unused when the strawberry season was over. He used the 'ladyfinger' shaped pans to shape the original Twinkie.

3. The Twinkie is creme filled, what flavor was the creme originally?

Answer: Banana

The original filling was a banana creme. The original price of the Twinkie was a nickel for a package of two. It takes more than 40,000 miles of plastic wrap to wrap a year's production of Twinkies.

4. The flavor of the Twinkie creme changed during World War Two, why?

Answer: Bananas were rationed.

Bananas were rationed during the war. Hostess had to come up with a different filling. They switched to vanilla creme and it was so popular they never changed back.

5. How did the company come up with the name Twinkie?

Answer: From the Twinkle Toe Shoe Company.

Dewar drove past a billboard for shoes made by the "Twinkle Toe Shoe Company". He liked the name and shortened it to Twinkies. Hostess' bakeries produce about 1,000 Twinkies every minute.

6. What Fifties television show helped increase the popularity of the Twinkie?

Answer: Howdy Doody

Twinkies popularity soared in great part due to Hostess sponsoring the 'Howdy Doody Show'. Hostess estimates that it's machinery can fill 52,000 Twinkies an hour with creme.

7. What is the 'shelf-life' of a package of Twinkies?

Answer: Twenty-five days

Twinkies have a shelf-life of twenty-five days, although the stock is usually rotated every five to seven days by company salesmen. The recipe for the Twinkie contains no dairy products, which prolongs its freshness. The rumors of Twinkies lasting forever are not true.

8. What American President suggested putting Twinkies into a time capsule?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton thought it should go in the White House millennium time capsule. He thought it represented an "object of enduring American symbolism". It may have been more symbolic of Clinton's dietary choices. Remember, he often stopped by fast food franchises on his daily jog.

9. Fried Twinkies are a relatively modern desert 'treat'. This 'delicacy' was invented by an Englishman.

Answer: True

Twinkies are frozen, dipped into batter then deep fried. According to Hostess...Christopher Sell, from Rugby, England, invented the "fried Twinkie" in 2001 at his restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. CNN claims it was invented by Chris Mullen in a Brooklyn restaurant.

10. While on trial for murder, Dan White, claimed the "Twinkie Defense".

Answer: False

On November 27, 1978, White a former San Francisco city supervisor shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk. It is an 'urban legend' that the Twinkie was his defense for the murders. Neither White or his defense team ever claimed that 'junk food' caused his alleged imbalance. The term 'Twinkie defense' is used when criminals claim that an outside influence was responsible for their actions.

In 1995 Rice University (Houston, Texas) students performed some very strange experiments on Hostess Twinkies. To see the weirdness go to: http://www.twinkiesproject.com/

Source: Author maskman22

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