A Taste of England [4] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thorntons

Joseph William Thornton set up his first confectionery shop in Sheffield. The family plays an active role in the company even today. They are known for selling premium quality chocolates, toffee and fudge, using their own special recipes. They are very popular at Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day, when they have on offer a tempting range of boxed gift sets.

Answer: Sherbet Fountain

The original packaging for this favourite sweet was made of paper, but it has recently undergone a facelift and now consists of a plastic tube. The top of the liquorice can be cut off and used as a straw to suck up the sherbet. Other people prefer to dip their liquorice inside the tube and suck off the sherbet. Either way, the combination of liquorice and sherbet reacts against each other inside the mouth.

Answer: Fruit Pastilles

Joseph Rowntree started working in his brother's factory in 1869. The factory was called Cocoa, Chocolate & Chicory Works and was based in Yorkshire. It initially started with 30 employees but soon grew rapidly to 4,000 employees by the end of the century. Fruit Pastilles were first made in 1881. They are normally sold in tubes but can also be sold in packets.

Answer: Tunes

Tunes were first introduced in 1952 by The Wrigley Company. The flavours today come in cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant. In the TV advert, a man with a blocked nose was trying to buy a train ticket but the clerk had difficulty understanding what he was saying. Once a Tunes had been eaten, the man clearly said "First class ticket to Nottingham".

Answer: 99

The Flake chocolate bar was first developed in 1920 and two years later, the Flake 99 was introduced. A wafer cone is filled with soft vanilla flavoured ice cream with the chocolate bar inserted in to the ice cream at an angle. Sometimes an additional drizzle of raspberry or strawberry sauce is added on top.

Answer: Bertie

Bassett's have manufactured sweets since 1842. Bertie Bassett was introduced in 1929, and is made from liquorice and has a friendly face. Jelly Babies were previously called Peace Babies and they all have individual names. Baby Bonny, Bigheart, Brilliant, Bubbles and Bumper.

Answer: Lime

Children by their hundreds used to stop at the sweet shop on the way home from school and ask for a "quarter of 'bon bon's". A quarter of a pound was the measurement used in all sweet shops during this time period and equates to 113 grams. All sweet shop sweets were served in a small paper bag.

Answer: Creme Egg

This confectionery favourite has a thick chocolate shell. It has a yellow and white cream filling inside which resembles the white and yolk of an egg. Some people prefer to take bites of the egg until it has all gone. Others bite the top off and use their finger to lift out the gooey centre before eating.

Answer: Fisherman's Friend

These lozenges originate from Fleetwood in Lancashire, which was a thriving fishing community. A pharmacist called James Lofthouse first introduced a strong liquid remedy in 1865, but changed the format into lozenge for ease of transport. Fishermen were so impressed that they called the miracle lozenge their 'friend'.

Answer: Quality Street

Quality Street, introduced in 1936, is a selection tin containing individually wrapped sweets. The selection includes chocolate noisette in a green wrapper, vanilla fudge in a pink wrapper, coconut éclair in a blue wrapper and chocolate hazelnut with caramel in a purple wrapper. The latter became so popular that individual sweets were sold and became known as The Big Purple One.