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This One's With 'Moxie' ! Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the legendary New England soft drink.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tjoebigham

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
996

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. True or false: Coca-Cola preceded Moxie?

True

False

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who created Moxie? Hint

Frank Pemberton

Charles Hires

Caleb Bradham

Dr. Augustin Thompson

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Question 3 of 5

3. Name the celebrity who DIDN'T endorse Moxie. Hint

George M. Cohan

Ted Williams

Joan Crawford

Ed Wynn

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Question 4 of 5

4. What 20's president loved Moxie and drank it before he was sworn in? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Warren G. Harding

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 5 of 5

5. What slang meaning has 'Moxie' picked up? Hint

egotism

sneakiness

courage

rudeness

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. True or false: Coca-Cola preceded Moxie?

Answer: False

Moxie in fact, was America's very first soft drink, preceding Coke in 1884, two years before 'the real thing' came along!

2. Who created Moxie?

Answer: Dr. Augustin Thompson

Thompson, a doctor from Union, Maine, created Moxie as a 'nerve tonic'. Pemberton gave us Coke, Bradham created Pepsi, and, of course, Hires is famous for root beer.

3. Name the celebrity who DIDN'T endorse Moxie.

Answer: Joan Crawford

Crawford, of course, was married to the head of Pepsi-Cola!

4. What 20's president loved Moxie and drank it before he was sworn in?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

When Harding suddenly died in 1923, Coolidge, as vice-president, was to become president. When he heard the news, he said, ' Let's have a Moxie'. It was the favorite drink of the Vermont native.

5. What slang meaning has 'Moxie' picked up?

Answer: courage

It got the meaning from the courage it took to stand its legendary bitter taste!

Source: Author tjoebigham

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