Q 01/05

In which year was the Oreo introduced?

A) 1912

B) 1889

C) 1927

D) 1946

Answer · why

A) 1912

Nabisco has owned it ever since, and Mondelez International has owned Nabisco since 2012.

Q 02/05

Which earlier cookie was the Oreo an imitation of?

A) Bourbon

B) Nilla Wafer

C) Hydrox

D) Fig Newton

Answer · why

C) Hydrox

It outsold the original so thoroughly that most people now assume the imitation came the other way round.

Q 03/05

In which year did that rival cookie appear, four years before the Oreo?

A) 1908

B) 1877

C) 1890

D) 1899

Answer · why

A) 1908

Sunshine Biscuits made it, and it survived on shelves for decades as the cookie people thought was the copy.

Q 04/05

Since which year has the Oreo been the highest-selling cookie brand in the world?

A) 2005

B) 2021

C) 1998

D) 2014

Answer · why

D) 2014

It is sold in more than 100 countries, with local flavours that never reach the American market.

Q 05/05

One theory says the name is Greek for 'mountain', because the cookie was meant to be what?

A) Twice the size

B) Ring-shaped

C) Dome-shaped

D) Filled with nuts

Answer · why

C) Dome-shaped

Other theories point to the French for gold, after the original gold-coloured tin, or to a laurel genus matching the wreath in the early design.