200 Snacks Trivia Questions with Answers
200 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
The Tamil name murukku refers to what shape-related meaning?
Answer
twisting
Twiglets were invented in 1929 by which French biscuit maker at Peek Freans?
Answer
J. Rondalin
Smartfood popcorn was sold to Frito-Lay in 1989 for what amount?
Answer
$15 million
A papadam dough is often made from flour of which bean?
Answer
black gram
Who developed the puffed corn-and-rice snack Pirate's Booty in 1987?
Answer
Robert Ehrlich
Pop Rocks candy gets its popping effect from pressurized bubbles of which gas?
Answer
carbon dioxide
Stroopwafels were first made in which Dutch city?
Answer
Gouda
Who named Tim Tam biscuits after the 1958 Kentucky Derby winner?
Answer
Ross Arnott
Who developed the Tunnock's Teacake in 1956?
Answer
Boyd Tunnock
What UK name did KP Snacks use for Meiji's Yan Yan starting in 1982?
Answer
Choc Dips
Which Meiji snack shaped like little mushrooms was first sold in 1975?
Answer
Kinoko no yama
Which Calbee shrimp-flavored snack was first sold in Japan in 1964?
Answer
Kappa Ebisen
Which Little Debbie snack was the first commercially produced snack cake by McKee Foods?
Answer
Oatmeal Creme Pie
Which marshmallow-and-crisp-rice snack was invented by Kellogg employees in 1939?
Answer
Rice Krispies Treats
Which General Mills fruit snack, introduced in 1991, is sold as a long rolled strip?
Answer
Fruit by the Foot
Which American created Maltesers at the Mars factory in Slough in 1936?
Answer
Forrest Mars Sr.
The name Pez abbreviates the German word for what flavor?
Answer
Peppermint
Which company began producing Triscuit crackers in 1903?
Answer
Shredded Wheat Company
Which company owns Combos Stuffed Snacks?
Answer
Mars, Inc.
Which dietary reformer inspired the name of the graham cracker?
Answer
Sylvester Graham
Life Savers candies are named for resembling what ring-shaped safety device?
Answer
Life preserver
What were the original Peeps marshmallow candies shaped like?
Answer
Yellow chicks