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Nothing Else is a Pepsi Trivia Quiz

My drink of choice is Pepsi and to bring anything else in my home is to incur the wrath of the Pepsi Freak. Enjoy this quiz on the history of this great soda.

A multiple-choice quiz by sebastiancat. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
sebastiancat

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,555

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1893 pharmacist Caleb Bradham was messing around with ingredients and invented what we know today as Pepsi-Cola. What state was this concoction first blended in? Hint

North Carolina

New York

Pennsylvania

Florida

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pepsi was originally called "Brad's Drink". In what year did it officially become known as "Pepsi-Cola"? Hint

1929

1900

1903

1905

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1902 the Pepsi-Cola Co was formed and its original theme/tagline is "Exhilarating, Invigorating, ______". What word/s complete this advertising slogan? Hint

Aids Digestion

Thirst Quenching

Refreshing

American

4. Two events happened in 1934 to Pepsi-Cola. The founder Caleb Bradham passed away at the age of 66. Pepsi-Cola also capitalizes on thriftiness in the depression era by selling Pepsi in this brand new size. Pepsi was the first company to supply soda in this size. What is it? Hint

16oz

6oz

12oz

8oz

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the second country to trademark Pepsi after the United States? Hint

Canada

England

Mexico

China

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Question 6 of 10

6. From 1923 till 1931 Pepsi suffered a series of ups and downs. In 1923 the company went bankrupt and was sold to Craven Holding Corporation for $30,000. It was purchased by Roy C. Megargel for $35,000. The advertising for this product was great, it was the manufacturing of it that took its toll as the price of sugar went up exponentially. In 1931 Pepsi went bankrupt once more only to be bought by Charles Guth who was the President of Loft Candies at the time. Mr. Guth who suffered from great financial loss during the Stock Market plunge understood the need to economize and was the person who introduced the larger size Pepsi for an economy size. In 1940 Pepsi was one of the first companies to do this on radio. What was it?

Answer: ('jingle')

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1939 the "Pepsi and Pete" comic strip debuted. What were Pepsi and Pete? Hint

cops

kids

dogs

taxi drivers

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Question 8 of 10

8. The next 10 years were eventful for Pepsi. In 1941 it began to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Pepsi changed its colors to red, white and blue to support the war effort. And in 1950 the President of Pepsi was Alfred Steel. Steel's famous actress wife helped to promote Pepsi. Who was she? Hint

Joan Crawford

Bette Davis

Betty Grable

Annette Funicello

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1959 Pepsi debuted at the Moscow Fair. There the Soviet Premier Kruschev shared a Pepsi with the then US Vice President. Who was he? Hint

Nixon

Johnson

Kennedy

Eisenhower

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Question 10 of 10

10. I love some of the jingles that products have and this one in particular tickled my fancy. In 1964-65 Pepsi acquired Mountain Dew and merged with Frito-Lay. In 1965 Mountain Dew had the most interesting slogan. Boffo to you if you can figure out the missing word: "Yahoo Mountain Dew. It will tickle your ____?"

Answer: (not out...)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1893 pharmacist Caleb Bradham was messing around with ingredients and invented what we know today as Pepsi-Cola. What state was this concoction first blended in?

Answer: North Carolina

2. Pepsi was originally called "Brad's Drink". In what year did it officially become known as "Pepsi-Cola"?

Answer: 1903

In 1898 Pepsi-Cola became the soda's moniker, and also received its first logo.

3. In 1902 the Pepsi-Cola Co was formed and its original theme/tagline is "Exhilarating, Invigorating, ______". What word/s complete this advertising slogan?

Answer: Aids Digestion

At the time the standard of ethics in advertising were often low. "Aids Digestion"?

Answer: 12oz

In 1934 Pepsi began selling 12 oz cans of soda at a 6oz price. Guess how much you would have to pay? A whopping $.05! How I wish that were the case today. I paid $.85 for my 12 oz can of soda this morning.

5. What was the second country to trademark Pepsi after the United States?

Answer: Canada

In 1906 Pepsi was trademarked in Canada and in Mexico in 1907.

Answer: advertise

In 1940 Pepsi advertised using the jingle "Nickel, Nickel". Here are the words to the jingle:

"Pepsi-Cola hits the spot,
Twelve full ounces, that's a lot,
Twice as much for a nickel, too,
Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you.

What's this big, refreshing drink?
Why, Pepsi-Cola ... what did you think?
Twelve full ounces, a nickel, too,
Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you.

If you're the drink with very good taste,
Buy Pepsi-Cola, my friend, make haste!
A nickel buys twelve ounces, too,
Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you."

7. In 1939 the "Pepsi and Pete" comic strip debuted. What were Pepsi and Pete?

Answer: cops

Pepsi and Pete were respectively policeman who just happened to have one normal and one unique name. And of course they both drank Pepsi.

Answer: Joan Crawford

Joan did a Pepsi Promotional for the company on audio to help market and boost sales in 1960. She also managed to insert none-too-subliminal Pepsi plugs into half of her last eight features.

9. 1959 Pepsi debuted at the Moscow Fair. There the Soviet Premier Kruschev shared a Pepsi with the then US Vice President. Who was he?

Answer: Nixon

The Soviet leader was seen on TV sharing a Pepsi with Richard Nixon.

Answer: innards

"It will tickle your innards"? There's a slogan for the new century.

Some more Pepsi history:
1970 Pepsi introduced plastic liter bottles.
1986 it acquired 7-up and Mug Root Beer, and in 1992 introduced the short lived Crystal Pepsi. I liked it--also because it contained my name. Nope, I am not named Pepsi. :)
And did you know Pepsi has made it into space? Here is some info from http://members.lycos.co.uk/thomassheils/space.htm:

"June 29, 1985, was the 19th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 8th for the orbiter, Challenger. In addition to Spacelab, the Shuttle also carried several secondary payloads including the Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation (CBDE). CBDE was designed to evaluate packaging and dispensing techniques for space flight consumption of carbonated beverages. The experiment included specially-designed soda "cans," produced by both Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Unfortunately, the crew classified the experiment as a failure, due to the zero-g environment and the lack of refrigeration -- but, on the lighter-side, floating "Pepsi balls" did provide a source of entertainment".

You can view the historical background of this product at
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/struitt/pepsi.html. Thanks for playing!

Source: Author sebastiancat

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