M&M's
What are M&M's named after?
The partners who created the company!
Which brand created Lindor Chocolates?
Lindt!
"Have a break, have a ___________"
Kit Kat
Which came first? "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" or the real-world Wonka Bar?
The novel and first movie were first
Which holiday has the highest candy sales?
Halloween!
What colour of M&M was removed in 1976 due to concerns of the dangers of this coloured dye?
Red! What most people didn't realize is that the red dye that was in question wasn't even used to make them. Due to popular demand, red was introduced again in 1987.
Bounty
"Say it with a Kiss"
Hershey's Kisses
In "E.T." (1982), Elliott uses what candy to lure the extra-terrestrial out of hiding?
Reese's Pieces
When Amblin Productions approached Mars about using their product M&Ms in the motion picture "E.T.", the candy giant turned down their offer. Undaunted, Steven Spielberg made a better offer to Hershey (the maker of Reese's Pieces) which accepted. Under the agreement, the candy manufacturer paid nothing for the product placement but promises a million dollars' worth of linked advertising for the placement. Thus wee Elliott used Reese's Pieces to lure the diminutive space man.
Which flavor is used to manufacture circus peanuts?
Banana!
Why were M&M's so popular in WW2?
They didn't melt due to the hard candy coating!
What is the name of Nestlé’s aerated chocolate bar ?
Lindt
Toot Sweets, an English corruption of the French phrase "touts de suite," are a candy confection which, when blown into, act like a whistle in which motion picture?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Inventor Caractacus Potts creates a candy with holes in it, a sort of edible whistle. When he tries to sell his invention to Lord Scrumptious, the father of his love interest Truly Scrumptious, they discover that blowing the whistle attracts dogs from all around. During WWI, British soldiers in France used the words "toot sweet" to mean right away or promptly. In French, "touts de suite" means instantly or quickly. The song "Toot Sweets" figured in both the motion picture (1968) and the musical theatre versions (2002, 2005) of the story.
How long do you have to chew bubble gum before you can make the biggest bubble?
10 minutes!
What are the names of the creators of M&M's?
Forrest Mars & William Murries
Which animal can you see on the Toblerone logo?
a Bear!
Snickers
Who rather famously said "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get" in a 1994 motion picture?
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)
Tom Hanks portrayed Forrest Gump in the 1994 film. In the scene where this line appears, he says he was quoting his mother. This quotation (available on tee shirts and coffee mugs) provides a guiding philosophy for Forrest's life. When something bad happens, one need only think of the box-of-chocolates principle to put things back into proper perspective.
LOW Temperature
A high temperature will make hard candy
In which country was the idea of creating m&m's found?
Spain! The founder met soldiers in Spain during the Spanish civil war who were eating small chocolate pellets covered with a hard candy shell
On average, how much chocolate do Americans eat every year? (In lbs.)
Over 3 billion lbs! That's almost half of the chocolate produced around the world every year.
"Not Sorry"
Reese's
In "The Goonies" (1985), Chunk, one of the kids in the gang, is tied up with Sloth, thought by the kids to be a monster. Chunk gives Sloth what sort of candy bar to make friends?
Baby Ruth
Chunk says "Hey, mister. Are you hungry? I got a Baby Ruth." Sloth responds "Ruth! Ruth! Baby! Ruth!" and so their alliance begins. Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made by the Ferrara Candy Company. It is a center of peanuts, caramel and nougat surrounded by compound chocolate. Baby Ruth also figures in "Caddyshack" (1980), "Hellboy" (2004) and "Four Brothers" (2005).
What City Has Traffic Lights Shaped Like Hershey's Kisses?
Heshey, Pennsylvania!
in 1905, Milton Hershey built his famous chocolate factory in the town known today as "Hershey" Pennsylvania