Rides
Which carnival ride has cars bumping into each other?
Bumper cars
What sweet treat is made from spun sugar and looks like fluffy clouds?
Cotton candy
What animal is often the prize in a carnival ring toss game (plush version!)?
What is Goldfish or stuffed animal
Lemonade
The “Tilt-A-Whirl” ride was invented in which year: 1926, 1945, or 1960?
What is 1926
What ride goes round and round and has horses to sit on?
Carousel or Merry-Go-Round
What snack is popcorn covered in sweet, sticky caramel?
Caramel corn
The game where you throw a dart into a balloon?
What is darts?
The fair where the motto is "everything is bigger in...."
What is Texas?
The first Ferris wheel was built for which world-famous fair in 1893?
What is the Chicago World's Fair
The ride where you must climb to the top and sit in a potato sack to get back down.
What is the Super Slide
What is the most popular fried food sold at American state fairs?
Corn dogs
What is the game where you throw bags of corn into a raised platform with a hole?
What is Cornhole
Fried dough shaped into sticks with ridges, coated with cinnamon sugar; usually served with dipping sauces. Popular in Spanish and Latin American cuisine.
Churro
Who invented the cotton candy machine in 1897?
A dentist named William Morrison (and John C. Wharton)
The “Tilt-A-Whirl” ride was invented in which year: 1926, 1945, or 1960?
1926
What is a deep-fried pastry made by pouring batter through a funnel into hot oil in a circular, overlapping pattern, creating a crispy, golden-brown lattice.
Funnel cake
What is the game that involves trying to grab floating apples with your mouth?
What is Bobbing for Apples or Apple Bobbing
Large, flat fried dough like a giant crispy pancake; sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on top. Often bigger and thinner than funnel cake.
What is an Elephant Ear
The word “carnival” originally comes from Latin meaning what?
“Farewell to meat” (Carne Vale)
What kind of wheel lets you see the whole fair from up high?
Ferris Wheel
What well-known snack is often served in a red and white striped bag, evoking the nostalgia of an old-fashioned circus?
Popcorn
What game involves using a mallet to try to knock things that come up out of a hole?
Whac-A-Mole
The first state in the United States to hold a state fair.
*hint* located on the east coast
What is New York City
Which carnival ride is nicknamed “The Scrambler”?
Twist ride / Scrambler ride