Q 01/05

What company is known for producing the popular chocolate candies M&M's?

A) Mars, Inc.

B) The Hershey Company

C) Nestlé

D) Mondelēz International

Answer · why

A) Mars, Inc.

Mars, Inc., and the M's stand for Mars and Murrie: Bruce Murrie, son of the Hershey president, was a partner whose company supplied the chocolate duri...

Q 02/05

Chocolate comes from a tree whose scientific name, Theobroma, means what in Greek?

A) Food of the gods

B) Drink of the gods

C) Gift of the gods

D) Tree of the gods

Answer · why

A) Food of the gods

Food of the gods: the name joins the Greek theos, 'god', and broma, 'food'. Among the Aztecs the tree's beans were spent as money as well as ground in...

Q 03/05

Which candy bar was sold in the UK as 'Marathon' until 1990?

A) Milky Way

B) Snickers

C) Twix

D) Kit Kat

Answer · why

B) Snickers

Snickers was sold as Marathon in Britain and Ireland until 1990, when the name changed to match the rest of the world; a retro Marathon edition return...

Q 04/05

What candy brand uses the well-known slogan, 'Taste the Rainbow'?

A) Skittles

B) Starburst

C) Sour Patch Kids

D) Mike and Ike

Answer · why

A) Skittles

Skittles, and the rainbow theme came from the New York agency D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles. The candies were first introduced in 1971 by a British di...

Q 05/05

Which American candy, invented in 1912 as a 'summer candy' that would not melt, comes as a roll of rings?

A) Life Savers

B) Mentos

C) Smarties

D) Necco Wafers

Answer · why

A) Life Savers

Life Savers, named for the ring-style life preserver they resemble. Clarence Crane, a chocolate maker, invented them because chocolate sales slumped i...