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When you aren't eating candy, why not learn all about it through candy trivia? There's more to candy than just eating it, you know.
Did you ever wonder what all your favorite candies are made of? Or, maybe you already know tons of candy facts. Test yourself with these trivia questions that will probably make you wish you had some candy right about now.
And if you want more, you can try out food trivia for all the best questions about food. But, for right now, get started with these candy trivia questions to put a good taste in your mouth.
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8 Best Candy Trivia
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You can have the best candy and you can have the best candy trivia, too. We've got it all here for you — the best of the best.
1. Before sugar was available, which ingredient was used to make candy?
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Honey
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Just melt sugar with water, and you get the same consistency as honey.
2. Twizzlers is a brand of which candy manufacturer?
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Hershey
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It might be a surprise to all those people who think Hershey only makes chocolate. They make a lot of different products besides chocolate.
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3. Chocolate melts at which temperature?
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Around 34 Celsius degrees
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Any higher, and you're left with burnt chocolate and a horrible stench.
4. Which kind of sugar candy is manufactured by combining and heating milk, butter, and sugar?
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Fudge
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Fudge is believed to get it's name from when the first batch was made. It's said that fudge was made by accident from a fudged batch of caramel.
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5. To make chewy candy, we need to mix sugar and water at which temperature?
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Low
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A high temperature will give you hard candy.
6. Which flavor is used to manufacture circus peanuts?
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Banana
Circus peanuts have been around for a long time, and people still don't understand why a soft marshmallow treats that taste like bananas are called peanuts.
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7. When can you make the biggest bubble while chewing gum?
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After chewing out all of the sugar contents
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Approximately 10 minutes after you chew your gum. You'll also get a bigger bubble with more stretchier gum.
8. Which holiday often has the highest candy sales?
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Halloween
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With Reese's peanut butter cups being the most popular, followed by Snickers and M&M's.
6 Hard Candy Trivia Questions
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These hard candy trivia questions aren't about hard candy, if that's what you're thinking. They're actually hard trivia questions all about candy. Don't be intimidated though, if you know your candy, these will actually be pretty easy trivia questions.
9. What does the name “M&M” stand for?
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Mars and Murrie
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The two 'M's represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., the founder of Newark Company, and Bruce Murrie, son of Hershey Chocolate's president William F. R. Murrie
10. Licorice candy is often flavored with which spice?
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Anise
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Anise is a strong tasting spice that smells and tastes just like licorice when brewed with sugar.
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11. Which candy was invented in 1896?
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Tootsie Rolls
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And it's been loved and enjoyed since 1896 as well.
12. What city has traffic lights shaped like Hershey's Kisses?
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Hershey, Pennsylvania
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In 1905, Milton Hershey built his famous chocolate company in the town known today as Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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13. Who makes Sour Patch?
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Kraft Foods
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This is a real surprise! The same people who make the best mac n cheese, make the best sour n chewy candy.
14. Why were red M&M's eliminated?
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Concerns About The Dye
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Many red dyes are made from bugs, but because of the significantly small amount used in food, it isn't the same as consuming an actual insect.
8 Candy Trivia For Kids
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Is there anybody else who loves candy more than kids do? We don't think so. That's why we've put together a section just for them — candy trivia questions for kids. They'll have no problem getting these right.
15. What are chewy, small candies with the shape of bears?
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Gummy bears
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HARIBO Gummy Bears was founded by Hans Riegel Bonn, and the company name comes after some of the letters in his name: HAns RIegel BOnn.
16. Which candy brand is known for its extreme sourness?
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Warheads
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Just reading about a warhead makes your jaw tighten up from how sour they are.
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17. What kind of candy wants you to "Taste the Rainbow"?
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Skittles
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With all the varieties of skittles there are, you really do get to taste all the colors of the rainbow.
18. Which candy bar has the same name as our galaxy?
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Milky Way
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It is actually named after our galaxy. It's named after malted milk, a popular drink around the time it was first released, in 1923.
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19. On which holiday do people sometimes give conversation hearts?
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Valentine's Day
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They mostly say things like "be mine", but you can also get custom phrases on them if you like.
20. Which candy sucker can you wear on your finger?
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Ring Pop
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There are about 20 flavors of ring pops, with some containing mystery flavors, as well as some mixed flavors.
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21. What are the colors on a standard piece of candy corn, from the wide end to the narrow end?
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Yellow, orange, white
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Candy corn's traditional colors of yellow, orange and white represent the colors of the fall harvest, or of corn on the cob, with the wide yellow end resembling corn kernels.
22. What candy used to take 27 hours to make?
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Marshmallow Peeps
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Take about a big job for a such a small treat.
6 Candy History Trivia
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Did you know that some of your favorite candy is older than you think? Just like everything else, candy has it's history too. Find out all about the history of candy with these candy history trivia questions.
23. Candy was first made in which country between the 6th and 4th centuries BC?
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India
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They did this by cooking sugar cane until it became juice.
24. Which country invented milk chocolate?
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Switzerland
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In 1875 Swiss chocolatier Daniel Peter invented milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk, developed by Henri Nestlé, with liquor.
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25. What was the profession of the inventor of candy floss?
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Dentist
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For this reason, cotton candy actually contains less sugar than other carnival treats like candy apples and funnel cakes.
26. Gummy worms were first introduced to the market in which year?
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1981
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Trolli came up with the idea of gummy worms with the purpose of giving children something fun to eat, while mildly shocking parents.
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27. Which color of M&M was added to the packages after the vote by the public in 1995?
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Blue
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The vote was to replace tan M&M's with blue ones. The tan ones had previously replaced the violet M&M's.
28. Which businessman is known for creating the first, mass-produced candy bar in the world?
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John Cadbury
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The Cadbury creme and caramel eggs, the Caramello bar... This guy made some of the best chocolate.
How To Pick The Best Candy Trivia
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It isn't too hard to figure out which candy trivia questions you'd like to pick, but if you're having trouble deciding on which ones to use, check out these tips below to help you out.
1. Pick All Your Favorites
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Well, of course it only makes sense to pick your favorite candy trivia questions. And by favorite, we mean questions about your favorite candy. Or, questions about the other player's favorite candy. Eat your favorite candy while you play!
2. Surprise Your Players
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Everyone loves learning surprising facts, so choose questions that reveal surprising things about everyone's favorite candies. You'll be surprised at how excited it makes everyone.
3. Don't be Afraid of a Challenge
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Candy trivia is meant to be fun, but that doesn't mean it has to be easy. Don't hesitate to add in lots of hard trivia questions. People will enjoy it either way. And what's a game of trivia without the challenge?
Downloadable and Printable List of Candy Trivia
Here is a downloadable and printable jpg/pdf list of candy trivia (right click the image and select Save Image As...):
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In Conclusion
And there you have it folks, a sweet list of all the best candy trivia questions. Enjoy it as much as you enjoy eating candy.
And remember, you can have fun with any game, be it food trivia, pop culture trivia, or even, this incredible list of candy trivia questions.
