Candy in Entertainment Trivia Quiz

Answer: E.T.

"E.T." was directed by Steven Spielberg, and he noted it as one of his greatest movie achievements of all time. "E.T." was released in 1982, and again in 1985, with restored graphics, and yet again in 2002, with even better graphics! "E.T." has become known as the alien who loves Reeses Pieces. Reeses Pieces are a cross between the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup and M & Ms. It is a ball of peanut butter filling with a hard candy coating over it.

In 1982, "E.T." became the "most financially successful movie of its time," even beating out "Star Wars!"

Answer: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was a 1971 movie based on a 1964 novel, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," by Roald Dahl. The catchphrase for the movie is "It's Scrumdidilyumptious!" Everything in the chocolate factory was made of some sort of candy.

The grass was edible, the flowers were edible, a river was made of chocolate milk, and you could lick the wallpaper! Sounds like a dream come true for many candy and chocoholics!

Answer: Harry Potter movies

Harry Potter is the main character in a series of seven books by J. K. Rowling, with the first, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written in 1995. The books have been made into motion pictures, the first being released in 2001. The second of the movie series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," was released in 2002.

In 2004, the third installment, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," was released. Fourth in the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released in 2005. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released in 2007, the fifth in the series.

Answer: Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy

"Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy" was originally aired on Cartoon Network in January of 1999. All episode titles involve the name "Ed" in some way or another. The series was originally supposed to run for four seasons, but was extended to show six seasons. Three video games have also been released based on the show, including "Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy: Jawbreakers!" It was released for the Gameboy Advance in 2002.

Answer: Peanuts

"Peanuts" is a comic strip written by Charles Shultz. It ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, the day after Charles' death. Charlie Brown is the main character of "Peanuts," and has a dog named Snoopy, whose best friend is a yellow bird named Woodstock.

Other characters include Linus, Lucy, Shroeder, and Peppermint Patty. A peppermint patty is also a candy that is made of a chocolate covered mint cream.

Answer: Candy Staton

Candy Dulfer is a Dutch saxophonist, Candy Spelling is the widow of Aaron Spelling, and Candy Clark is an actress. Candy Staton was born in 1943. She is most known for her disco hit of 1967, "Young Hearts Run Free." In 2007, she was inducted into the "Christian Music Hall of Fame."

Answer: Patrick Catling

Patrick Catling wrote "The Chocolate Touch" about a boy who turned whatever he touched into chocolate. The book was written in 1952. It is based off the myth of King Midas, the king who turned whatever he touched into gold. The main character of the book could not even touch his mother without turning her to chocolate!

There has been since then several books, movies, and TV shows based off of the King Midas myth, including the hit show, "Pushing Daisies," where the main character could touch any dead body to make them come to life, and touch them again to make them die again.

Answer: I Love Lucy

Lucille Ball starred in the TV show "I Love Lucy," that ran from 1951 to 1957, and again in 1957 to 1960, many episodes being shown in color. In the episode where Lucy and Ethel get a job at a candy shop, called "Job Switching," their job is simple. They must wrap every piece of candy one by one.

The candy is coming from a conveyor belt, and they must not let a single piece get through. They start having difficulty, but find silly ways of getting rid of the candy. When the boss comes in and sees that they are "doing good," she speeds up the line.

This worries the two women, and in desperation they begin stuffing candy in their mouths, shirts, and hats, and even throw some up toward the ceiling the get them to stick. If they were to let one piece of candy through unwrapped, they would be fired.

They did not want to be fired, because they were trying to prove to their husbands that women can get out there and get/maintain a job just as well as any man. Meanwhile, the men had to do housework, including something they were terrible at; cooking.

Answer: Tak and the Power of Juju

"Tak and the Power of Juju" was the first video game in a series of video games. It was released in October of 2003. With the great success of the game, three more video games were made. "Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams" was released in October of 2004, "Tak and the Great Juju Challenge" was released in September of 2005, and "Tak and the Guardians of Gross" was released in October of 2008.

The partner for "Tak and the Guardians of Gross," called "Tak: Mojo Mistake," was released in October of 2008 for the Nintendo DS.

The video game also spawned a television series on Nickelodeon.

Answer: Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch Productions has made several games, including "Rocket: Robot on Wheels," made in 1999, and "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus," made in 2002. "Rocket" was their first video game every produced, and "Sly Cooper" was their second. Both games are noted for the fact that they both include a raccoon as the main character. "Sly 2: Band of Thieves" was released in 2004, and "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves" was released in 2005.