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Quiz: What's Your Candy IQ?

Which president loved jelly beans and what candy made it to the moon?


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Question 1 of 10

What candy made its debut in 1946 — the same year the baby boom began?

Almond Joy — a classic coconutty convection — made its debut in 1946, according to The Hershey Company. 

Question 2 of 10

Which president received shipments of Jelly Belly jelly beans regularly during his presidency?

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, started regularly snacking on jelly beans in 1966 "as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking," according to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. When he took office in 1981, the Herman Goelitz Candy Company sent the president shipments of his beloved Jelly Belly jelly beans. His favorite flavor? Licorice.

Question 3 of 10

What candy made its way onto the moon via the Apollo 11 Lunar Module? 

Astronaut Neil Armstrong asked to be stocked with Life Savers for his trip to the moon, according to the Space Foundation Discovery Center website. But the safety office rejected his request because it was concerned that biting down on one the candies would start a fire in the highly pressurized lunar module cabin. Luckily for Armstrong, engineer Lou Ramon was willing to sneak the candies onto the spacecraft after making Armstrong "promise, cross his heart, hope to die, that he and Buzz would only suck on the Life Savers and not bite down on them."

Question 4 of 10

What's the most popular candy brand among Baby Boomers?

U.S. baby boomers favor M&M's Peanut over other candy options, according to a 2022 Statista survey — with 83 percent of respondents reporting a positive opinion of the brand. Godiva came in second place with 75 percent.

Question 5 of 10

What is the healthiest kind of chocolate for older adults — or any age for that matter?

Looking for the healthiest way to ease your chocolate craving? Reach for the dark chocolate! Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health say the darker the chocolate, the more likely it is to be high in flavonoids and low in sugar and added fats. Flavonoids are key because they’re full of antioxidants and may improve mood and cognition and help lower the risk of some chronic diseases.

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Question 6 of 10

How much did a Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar cost in 1982?

According to a 1982 article from The New York Times, a Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar weighed nearly 1.5 ounces and cost 30 cents that year.

Question 7 of 10

What candy was developed at the end of World War II in Brooklyn, New York?

Bazooka Bubble Gum was created in 1947 after World War II ended, and the headquarters for the classic, pink chewing gum was established in Brooklyn, New York.

Question 8 of 10

What candy bar was the first to be marketed around sharing with another person?

KitKat was the first candy bar with a marketing campaign based on sharing, according to Time. The media company even listed the chocolate-covered wafer concoction as one of the 13 most influential candy bars of all time given its unique marketing strategy as well as its global following.

Question 9 of 10

Which candy led to a lawsuit after a radio prank?

The makers of the 100Grand bar, formerly known as the "$100,000 Bar," were in quite a bit of trouble in 2005. According to a CBS News article from that year, a woman from Kentucky sued a radio station after she won a contest offering “100 Grand” to the winner without specifying the prize would be fulfilled with a 100Grand bar rather than $100,000.

Question 10 of 10

Which famous band from the 1960s wrote a song about musician Eric Clapton’s weakness for chocolate?

This question was for the Beatlemaniacs! According to Far Out Magazine, the 1968 Beatles song “Savoy Truffle” was written by George Harrison about his friend Eric Clapton’s weakness for Good News chocolate boxes.

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