Fractured Canadian and American Soda Pop Quiz

Answer: Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is a soda pop product that is produced by Pepsi Corporation in both Canada and the United States. Mountain Dew has been highly criticized by health officials because of its extremely high caffeine content. Until the end of the 20th Century, the Canadian and Australian versions of the product did not contain any added caffeine.

A power drink version of Mountain Dew is available in Canada called Dew Fuel which has additional caffeine in it. Mountain Dew is a citrus flavored drink that has a yellow-green colour to which is refreshing to all who drink it.

Answer: Dr. Pepper

Dr Pepper is a brownish coloured soda pop that is distributed and marketed by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB). It was first sold in 1885 in Waco, Texas, and was created by Charles Alderton, a German pharmacist and was derived from a variety of soft drink flavors from that era. It consists of over twenty different ingredients. Until the 1950s, "Dr" originally had a period next to its name, however, the company decided to eliminate the period (thus forcing them to change their logo). Since the product was originally produced, Dr Pepper has had over 20 different slogans, including the infamous 1980s jingle:

"I'm a Pepper, He's a Pepper
She's a Pepper, We're a Pepper
Wouldn't You Like to be a Pepper, Too?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper

Answer: Pepsi

Pepsi product was first discovered in 1890 when pharmacist Caleb Bradham as a product designed to cure stomach pains. Originally called "Brad's Drink", the trademark "Pepsi Cola" was given to the product in 1903. Pepsi Company has supported many progressive causes, particularly in the 1940s where they supported black rights and designed their advertising campaigns to try and promote Pepsi Cola within the black community. During the 1970s, Pepsi Cola marketed the Pepsi Challenge in which people were able to sample a Pepsi product and a Coca-Cola product to determine what they liked better. During these blind taste tests, it was determined that a good percentage of the population preferred Pepsi over Coca-Cola. Throughout their history, Pepsi Corporation has had a variety of products including Pepsi Cola, Pepsi Clear, Pepsi Blue, Pepsi Twist, Pepsi Vanilla, etc.

Answer: Fanta

Fanta was originally introduced as a product in Germany in 1940 and is a fruit-flavored Coca-Cola product. Around the world, there are over 70 different flavors (some of which can only be obtained in local regions).

Answer: Seven Up

7-Up is a lime flavored uncaffeinated beverage produced by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages in the United States and is produced by Pepsi Corporation in the rest of the world. It was first distributed in 1929, just two weeks prior to the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

It was originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" and like other soda products at this time, was originally intended for medicinal purposes. Shortly after the Stock Market Crash, the product was re-named 7-Up.

Answer: Cott

Cott is a Canadian company that bottles various carbonated drinks from the United States. The company has been based out of Quebec, Canada since 1952. They are considered to be the leading distributor of carbonated drinks in the world.

Answer: Fresca

Coca-Cola Company has distributed this grapefruit flavored carbonated beverage since 1963. The product has been common amongst diabetics as one of the major ingredients that is incorporated into Fresca is the artificial sweetener aspartame.

Answer: Hires Root Beer

Hires Root Beer, along with Vernor's Ginger Ale, is the oldest official soft drink in the United States. It was produced in 1866 by pharmacist Charles Hires. Internationally, there are a variety of competing root beer brands including Barq's, A&W, and Dad's Root Beer.

Answer: Sunkist

Sunkist was founded in 1978 and goes by the name C-Plus in Canada. Sunkist and C-Plus are both citrus(orange) flavored soft drinks. In 1981, Sunkist was the #1 orange soft drink in the United States. Statistical information was researched using the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Answer: Ginger Ale

Ginger Ale is a carbonated soft drink that is flavored with the root product ginger. Ginger Ale comes in two specific varieties; golden ginger ale and dry ginger ale. Vernor's and Blenheim are examples of golden ginger ale, while popular brands such as Schweppes and Canada Dry and examples of dry ginger ale.