Pulling All Sorts of Twix Trivia Quiz

Answer: Twix

Twix is a biscuit (or cookie) and chocolate confectionery manufactured by Mars Inc. They were first introduced in 1967 in the United Kingdom and by 1979 had been brought to the United States. They are typically packed as twins, with two biscuit bars to a pack. Flavored varieties have included gingerbread, peanut butter and orange.

Answer: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are manufactured by The Hershey Company. A typical package contains three chocolate covered peanut butter cups. In 1928, the H.B. Reese Company was built upon a variety of different candies and confections, but the most popular was the Reese Peanut Butter Cup. Due its success, the other confections were discontinued.

In 1963, the H.B. Reese Company merged with The Hershey Company. The Hershey Company has been manufacturing other popular confections including M&M's, Hershey's Kisses and chocolate syrup.

Answer: Root Beer

Initial forms of Root Beer were flavored from the sassafras tree. In the 1960s, consumption of sassafras was linked to various forms of cancer and was discontinued in the manufacturing of Root Beer. No standard recipes exist and various companies manufacture modern root beers using differing techniques. Various flavorings including vanilla, caramel, sarsaparilla, cinnamon and molasses are commonly used. Popular brands of Root Beer include Dad's, Hires, and A&W.

Answer: Space Dust

Space Dust, also known as "Pop Rocks" were patented as early as 1961 but were not introduced to the public until 1975. Pop rocks are a hard candy but initially had trouble selling due to their short shelf life. The thrill behind these candies is that they begin "popping" in your mouth when introduced to the tongue or saliva. Over the years various flavors have been introduced including strawberry, blue raspberry, apple, bubble gum and even chocolate.

Answer: Twizzler licorice

Twizzlers are a brand of candy manufactured in Canada and the United States. Twizzler licorice were initially licorice flavored and date back to 1845. By the 1970s, The Hershey Company began experimenting with various other flavors including grape, strawberry and chocolate. Twizzlers are made with a combination of various ingredients including corn syrup, flour, sugar, corn starch, artificial flavors and Red 40 (a type of food dye).

Answer: Sour Patch Candy

Maynard's Sour Patch Kids (in Canada and the UK) or just Sour Patch Kids in the United States are a type of soft jelly candy with a sour sugar on the outside. They are shaped just like mini children. They were first introduced to the market in the mid-1970s. They come in a variety of flavors including orange, lemon, lime and raspberry.

Answer: Jelly beans

Shaped like kidney beans, the jelly bean is thought to have first been made around 1861 by confectioner William Schrafft to send to soldiers during the American Civil War. The first known advertisements however are believed to have been made around 1905. Due to their egg like shape, they became popular around Easter during the 1930s. Companies such as Jelly Belly have continued to manufacture jelly beans in a variety of flavors including blue raspberry, lemon, grape, licorice and even soft drink flavors. Jelly Belly even manufactured a box of gross flavors that included spoiled milk, dead fish and vomit.

Answer: Skittles

Skittles are a fruit flavored soft candy. They were first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1974 and then distributed to the United States by 1979. Their "taste the rainbow" theme is one of the most recognized confection slogans in North America. Although there are many different varieties of Skittles, the most commonly sold varieties are "original", "tropical" and "wild berry" blends.

Answer: Kinder Surprise

Kinder Surprise candy has been manufactured since 1974 when it was started by Michele Ferrero in Italy. Kinder Surprise are egg shaped candy with a soft milk flavored cream on the inside. The inside of the egg also contains a surprise mini toy inside located within an yellow container (representing the egg yolk).

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibits the sale of candy that includes a toy embedded inside and therefore makes it illegal to purchase or bring Kinder Surprise eggs within the United States.

In 2017, Kinder Joy eggs were sold for the first time in the United States (but do not include the trinket inside).

Answer: Wine gums

Contrary to what many people think, Maynard's Wine Gums do not contain wine or any other form of alcohol. They are classified as a soft "pastille" type candy. Popular flavors of wine gums include raspberry, blackberry, strawberry and red berry. They are similar to the "gumdrop" candy but do not have a sugar coating on their exterior.