Chocolate, Sweet and Drink Names of The Past Quiz

Answer: Marathon

The Snickers was originally sold as a Marathon in the UK and Ireland. It was renamed in 1990 as Snickers.

Answer: Raider

The Twix bar was known as a Raider in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway until 1991. It was changed to Twix, except in Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden where it was renamed in 2000.

Answer: Opal Fruits

Starbust was known as Opal Fruits in the UK until 1998. They were renamed to match the international name.

Answer: Peace Babies

Jelly Babies were launched by Bassett's in 1919 in Sheffield as "Peace Babies" to mark the end of World War I. Production was suspended during World War II due to wartime shortages. In 1953 the product was re-launched as "Jelly Babies".

Answer: Nunch

Moro Peanut was launched as Nunch in the 70s and was re-branded Nudge. In the 1980s it briefly became "peanut Boost," only to be renamed Starbar as popularity of the Boost bar waned. In May 2006, Moro Peanut was launched, with the words "Formerly Starbar" displayed prominently on the label.

Answer: Mintola

In 1995, the confectionery formerly known as Mintola (near-identical in appearance to Munchies, but consisting of plain chocolate with a mint fondant centre) was renamed Mint Munchies.

Answer: Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp

The traditional four finger version of this chocolate bar was launched in September 1935 in the UK as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp. The two finger version was launched May 15, 1936. Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937, and subsequently just Kit Kat after World War II.

Answer: Smith's Crisps

Many of Walkers' brands were formerly branded under the Smiths Crisps name. This comes from the time when Walkers, Smiths and Tudor were the three main brands of Nabisco's UK snack division with Tudor being marketed mainly in the north of England and Walkers in the south. After the takeover by Pepsico the Tudor name was dropped and the Smiths brand has gradually been phased out in favour of Walkers.

The only product currently retaining the Smiths brand are Bacon Flavour Fries and Scampi Flavour Fries.

Answer: Rubber Bears

The Gummy Bear originates from Germany where it is hugely popular under the name Gummibär ("rubber bear"). The German company Haribo from Bonn first produced bear-shaped sweets in 1922 and introduced its Gold-Bear product in the 1960s.

Answer: Glucozade

Lucozade is an energy drink containing glucose syrup and caffeine, produced by GlaxoSmithKline plc. It was first manufactured in 1927 by a Newcastle chemist, who experimented for several years to provide a source of energy for those who are sick. It became available throughout the UK for use in hospitals under the name Glucozade. This was changed to the recognizable Lucozade in 1929.