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Candy & Snacks Through the Years
Silly Superstitions
100

What was the name of the first airplane?

➡️ The Wright Flyer

100

You’re in good hands with…” what insurance company?

➡️ Allstate.

100

What red bird is often seen on Christmas cards?

➡️ The cardinal

100

What chewy candy bar features caramel, peanuts, and nougat covered in chocolate?.

➡️ Snickers

100

What should you knock on to avoid jinxing your good luck?.

➡️ Wood

200

Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?

➡️ Jackie Robinson (1947).

200

What cereal urged kids to “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”?

➡️ Rice Krispies.

200

What bird can swim but cannot fly?.

➡️ The penguin

200

What long, twisted candy comes in flavors like cherry and strawberry?.

➡️ Twizzlers

200

What object do people often hang over doorways to bring good luck?.

➡️ A horseshoe

300

Who was the first baseball player to hit 700 home runs?

➡️ Babe Ruth.

300

What chocolate bar asked, “Have a break, have a _____”?

➡️ Kit Kat.

300

What bug glows at night in the summer?

➡️ The firefly (or lightning bug).

300

What vintage candy was shaped like a tiny pillow and had a minty taste?

➡️ Butter mints.

300

What is said to bring seven years of bad luck if you break it?

➡️ A mirror.

400

Who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth?

➡️ John Glenn (1962).

400

What place bragged “We have the meats”?

➡️ Arby’s

400

What insect has red and black spots and is considered good luck?.

➡️ The ladybug

400

What old-time candy came in a wax bottle filled with flavored liquid?

➡️ Nik-L-Nips.

400

If your ears are burning, what is someone supposedly doing?

➡️ Talking about you.

500

Who was the first U.S. President to appear on television?

➡️ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1939).

500

“Eat fresh” belongs to what sandwich shop?

➡️ Subway

500

What flying insect has paper-like nests and a painful sting?.

➡️ The wasp

500

What taffy-like candy’s name sounds like a dance?

➡️ Charleston Chew

500

If your right eye twitches, what’s coming your way?

  • ➡️ Good news.

  • Q: If your left eye twitches, what does it mean?
    ➡️ Bad news.