Sweet Tooths around the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: China

The most popular candy in China does not even contain chocolate. White Rabbit creamy candy looks and tastes like a tootsie roll with a vanilla flavor instead of chocolate. Its major ingredient is powered milk.

Answer: South Africa

Mondelez South Africa is the largest confectionery business in South Africa. Their flagship brand is Cadbury Dairy Milk.

In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer's shop in Bull Street, Birmingham. He sold cocoa and drinking chocolate, and it became very popular. So, in 1831, he bought a warehouse and started manufacturing, with help from his sons. Soon after, in 1847, they moved to a larger factory. John retired in 1861, and his sons took over the business.

Then a new and innovative coco press was invented. In 1878 a new and bigger factory was built on 14-plus acres south of Birmingham, at a site the Cadbury brothers named Bournville. The site contained housing for the employees, playgrounds, camps, fields for cricket and football, tennis courts and swimming pools. Worker facilities like these were unheard of in Victorian times. Cadbury became one of the first firms to introduce a Saturday half-day off work.

Answer: Japan

"Pocky" is an onomatopoeia, for the resemblance the "snapping" makes while eating Pocky sticks.

Answer: Finland

The idea for the product originated in America. Initially called Daim, a Norwegian phonetic for "dime", it changed to Daim in 1990. A Daim bar is a Swedish chocolate bar made from crunchy almond caramel covered in milk chocolate. The only Daim plant in the world is near Stockholm, Sweden.

Answer: Peru

Chocolates de la Selva uses cacao from the Amazon region of Peru. These are artisanal chocolates that highlight the rich, complex flavors of the local cacao beans. Peru is known for producing high-quality cacao.

Answer: Mexico

Paleta Payaso is a long-standing favorite in Mexico. It's made with a milk chocolate coating with marshmallow inside and a hint of a cherry at the center.

Answer: Australia

Cherry Ripe is another Cadbury brand. It has been manufactured by Cadbury Australia since 1924, making it one of Australia's oldest chocolate bars. It consists of cherries and coconut coated with dark chocolate.

Answer: Iran

In Iran, one of the most popular candies is "Saffron chocolate" or "Saffron candy bars", which are made with the country's world-renowned saffron and its use in chocolate and candy is quite popular. It takes about 75,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.

Answer: USA

First marketed in Chicago in 1930, the original candy bar sold for 5 cents. The name "Snickers" allegedly came from a horse. Snickers is the number one selling candy bar worldwide.

Answer: France

The number one selling candy bar in France is typically "Kinder Bueno". It is popular in France for its smooth chocolate, crispy wafer, and creamy hazelnut filling.