Gum
This bubble gum brand, introduced in 1947 and popularized in the 1950's, is known for its comic strip wrappers.
What is Bazooka Bubble Gum?
Bazooka Bubble Gum was introduced shortly after World War II and reportedly was named after the bazooka, a new weapon used to destroy tanks during the war.
This classic gelatin desert became a household staple in the 1950s.
What is Jell-O?
There is an entire museum dedicated to Jell-O in Le Roy, New York, where it was invented.
This popular candy bar, introduced in 1932 and widely enjoyed in the 1950s, consists of nougat topped with caramel and covered in milk chocolate.
What is a Mars Bar.
From 1939 to 1945, Mars bars were distributed to troops in the UK and prisoners of war in Germany
This candy, first introduced in 1925, is a caramel lollipop known for its long-lasting chew and was originally called the Papa Sucker.
What is a Sugar Daddy?
The lesser known Sugar Mama was a chocolate-covered caramel version of the Sugar Daddy.
This iconic question is repeatedly asked in the classic Tootsie Pop commercial from the 1970s.
What is “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?”
Engineering students at Purdue University built a “licking machine” modeled after the human tongue to find out. They reported that it took the machine an average of 364 licks. When they repeated the test with human volunteers, the average was 252 licks to reach the center.
This popular non-chocolate, fruit-flavored gummy candy was available in the 1950s and often sold alongside more traditional chocolates and caramels.
What are Dots?
Tootsie Roll Industries acquired the Dots brand in 1972 and continues to manufacture them to this day.
In the 1960's, this gum brand became one of the first to introduce sugar-free gum in the United States.
What is Trident?
Trident was marketed as beneficial for dental health because it helped increase saliva production, which can neutralize acid and prevent tooth decay
This layered dessert, featuring cake, custard, and fruit, became especially popular at parties in the 1960s.
What is a Trifle?
The Italian variation is called zuppa inglese, which features sponge cake and is layered with pastry cream.
This candy, introduced in 1940, features a peppermint center covered in dark chocolate and is known for its minty flavor.
What is a York Peppermint Pattie?
They were named after York, Pennsylvania, where the York Cone Company was based. Hershey bought the York company in 1988.
This candy, known as the oldest branded candy in the United States, features a licorice center coated in pink-and-white candy shells.
What is a Good & Plenty?
Good & Plenty rose in popularity thanks to its mascot, Choo-Choo Charlie, a fictional train engineer who powered his engine with the candies.
This character in the Tootsie Pop commercial is known for his role as the wise figure who often tries to answer the central question.
What is The Owl?
The owl is voiced by actor Paul Winchell, a well-known ventriloquist and voice actor.
This iconic gummy candy was invented by Hans Riegel in 1922 and became globally popular by the 1950s.
What are Gummy Bears?
A bear was the first gummy candy mold by the Haribo company. The name Haribo is an acronym formed from Hans Riegel, the founder of the company, and Bonn, the city where it was established in 1920
This gum, introduced in the 1950s, became known for its long-lasting flavor and was advertised as “double your pleasure, double your fun”.
What is Doublemint Gum?
Jayne and Joan Boyd were the first “Doublemint Twins” in the brand’s long-running “double” commercials
This popular 1950s dessert is flipped before serving, placing the fruit on top.
What is Pineapple Upside-Down Cake?
Canned pineapple became widely available in the early 1900s, thanks to the Dole Company. This accessibility— and its affordability—made the upside-down baked dessert more popular
This out-of-this-world chocolate bar features a unique combination of milk chocolate and a smooth, creamy center.
What is a Milky Way?
Frank Mars created the candy bar in 1923. In 1926, two varieties were available: chocolate nougat with milk-chocolate coating and vanilla nougat with a dark-chocolate coating. Now, there are many different varieties of Milky Ways
This candy, introduced in 1939, features a crunchy, malted-milk center covered in a milk-chocolate coating and is often sold in theater-sized boxes.
What are Whoppers.
Whoppers were first introduced as “Giants” and were rebranded in 1949.
In the classic Tootsie Pop commercial, this is how many licks the owl claims it takes to reach the Tootsie Roll center.
What is Three Licks?
That’s all the owl could manage before giving up and chomping his way to the center, which led to the famous tagline “The world may never know.”
This is the name of the popular gummy candy shaped like small, colorful fish.
What is Swedish Fish?
They were first produced in Sweden by the candy company Malaco.
This iconic gum brand introduced the first commercially available bubble gum tape in the 1988.
What is Hubba Bubba.
Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape made it easy to tear off just the right amount for the bubble you wanted to make. The brand’s biggest selling point was that it was less sticky, making it easier to blow large bubbles without the gum sticking to your face.
This cold dessert, made with layers of cake and ice cream, was a showstopper at 1960s dinner parties.
What is Baked Alaska?
Baked Alaska defies the expectations that ice cream would melt when put in the oven thanks to the meringue covering, which helps trap the air to act as an insulator.
This candy bar, introduced in 1967, features a biscuit base topped with caramel and covered in milk chocolate and is known for its “Two for me, none for you” tagline.
What is a Twix?
The Twix bar was first introduced in the UK and several other European countries as the “Raider,” but it was changed to Twix in 1991 to match the American branding of the bar
This candy bar, introduced in the 1920s, is known for its combination of peanuts, caramel, and nougat and is often mistakenly associated with a famous baseball player.
What is a Baby Ruth?
The Baby Ruth candy bar was said to be named after Ruth Cleveland, the daughter of President Grover Cleveland.
The song sang “On the Good Ship Lollipop” in the 1934 film Bright Eyes is sung by this famous child star.
Who is Shirley Temple?
Temple played Shirley Blake in the film. This was her first starring role, and she became one of the highest-paid actresses of her time. Some sources report that Temple earned $50,000 per film at the height of her career
This candy, made by Haribo in the early 20th century, was popular before gummy candies became popular.
What is Licorice?
Fun fact: Licorice root, an ingredient of licorice candy, has been used to treat various health ailments, including canker sores, upset stomach, and cough.
This chewing gum brand, introduced by Wrigley in 1893, is known for its distinct fruity flavor and was heavily marketed in the 1960s with the slogan “The taste is gonna move ya”
What is Juicy Fruit?
A pack of Juicy Fruit gum became the first product ever scanned using a Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode, at a Marsh Supermarket in Ohio in 1974.
This frozen dessert, introduced in the 1960s, was celebrated for its convenience and included swirls of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
What is Neapolitan Ice Cream?
The first original flavors were pistachio, vanilla, and cherry, inspired by the colors of the Italian flag.
This iconic chocolate bar, introduced in the 1900 and famous for its simple milk-chocolate taste, is often referred to as “The Great American Chocolate Bar”
What is the Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar?
Milton Hershey ran a successful caramel company before experimenting with milk and chocolate, which shifted his focus.
This candy, introduced in 1949, consists of small, colorful, fruit-flavored tablets that are often packaged in cylindrical rolls.
What are Smarties?
In 2021, Nestlé announced that Smarties would be sold in recyclable paper packaging to help reduce plastic waste.
“On the Good Ship Lollipop,” Temple sings of sailing on a magic ship to “where bon-bons play on the sunny beach of ”— this place.
What is Peppermint Bay?
After retiring, she became actively involved in public service and was appointed the U.S Ambassador to Ghana.
In the 1970s, this sour gummy candy became a childhood favorite for its intense tartness.
What are Sour Patch Kids?
They were first introduced as Mars Men and later rebranded to their current name.
This candy-coated gum’s name is derived from a Spanish word for “sticky stuff ” .
What is Chiclets?
Chiclets, like other gum, were originally made from chicle, which translates to “sticky stuff ” in English.
This cake, made with sweetened cream cheese and canned cherries, was a popular treat in the 1960s
What is Cherry Cheesecake?
National Cherry Cheesecake Day is celebrated on April 23 every year.
This chocolate bar, originally introduced in the UK in 1935 and later launched in the United States in 1969, is known for its distinctive wafer layers and the slogan “Have a break, have a…”
What is a KitKat?
Nestlé owns KitKat in most countries, while the Hershey Company has the rights to manufacture and sell KitKat in the United States.
This controversial candy with a chalky texture was often sold in packs with branding similar to actual tobacco products.
What are Candy Cigarettes?
Over the years, candy cigarettes were rebranded as candy sticks to reduce their controversial nature.
“On the Good Ship Lollipop,” the destination features stands “everywhere” selling this beverage.
What is Lemonade?
The song describes a fantastical voyage on a sweet ship, where treats like candy and peppermint sticks symbolize joy and carefree childhood moments.
This popular gummy candy, shaped like fruit wedges and coated in sugar, became a favorite treat in the 1960s for its vibrant colors and fruity flavors.
What are Fruit Slices?
Many brands of fruit slices are certified kosher and have long been a popular candy choice for Jewish holidays.