Q 01/05

Dr Pepper was created in the 1880s in which Texas city?

A) Dallas

B) Austin

C) Waco

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

C) Waco

Early customers at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store soda fountain simply ordered 'a Waco'.

Q 02/05

What was the profession of Charles Alderton, who formulated Dr Pepper?

A) Doctor

B) Chemistry teacher

C) Brewer

D) Pharmacist

Answer · why

D) Pharmacist

Brooklyn-born, he mixed the drink at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store and first offered it to the store's owner to taste.

Q 03/05

Before it had a brand name, what did soda-fountain customers call Alderton's new drink, after their own city?

A) A Texan

B) A Brazos

C) A McLennan

D) A Waco

Answer · why

D) A Waco

Alderton gave the formula to store owner Wade Morrison, who first sold it as 'Dr. Pepper's Iron Phosphate'.

Q 04/05

The name 'Dr. Pepper' was first used commercially in which year?

A) 1885

B) 1886

C) 1892

D) 1904

Answer · why

A) 1885

That put it one year ahead of Coca-Cola, a fact the brand still enjoys pointing out.

Q 05/05

Dr Pepper preceded the introduction of which Atlanta-born rival by exactly one year?

A) Pepsi

B) Moxie

C) Hires

D) Coke

Answer · why

D) Coke

Coca-Cola arrived in 1886; the two would tangle in court over 'Peppo' nearly a century later.