COOKIE SALES
In 1917, the first Girl Scout cookies were sold by a troop in which state?
The first Girl Scout troop to sell cookies was the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Okla. The girls made all their cookies at home and held sales at the local school cafeteria.
Who can you accept checks from? (must name 2 groups of people)
Friends & Family
Breyers now makes two Girl Scout cookie-inspired flavors. Which much-loved varieties are sold as ice cream?
Samoas and Thin Mints
It’s not just ice cream, either. Girl Scout cookie spinoff products are popping up all over the grocery store. Officially licensed Girl Scout cookie products include breakfast cereal, baking mixes and the recently unveiled Girl Scout cookie oven — one of the hottest toys this past holiday season.
During sales, whether at booth or walkabouts, what should girls say even if someone doesn't buy cookies?
Thank you
How many boxes of cookies do you need to sell to receive a participation patch?
12
In 1934, the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia became the first to sell commercially baked cookies. How much did each box cost?
23 cents per box.
Which cookies are tax deductible?
Operation Thin Mints
How many cookies have chocolate and what are they?
3 Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs
In 2016, Chris Rock solicited cookie sales for his daughters’ Girl Scout troop while hosting which awards show?
The Oscars.
“I want you to reach into your millionaire pockets, and I want you to buy some of my daughters’ Girl Scout cookies,” Rock jokingly implored the assemblage of celebrities at last year’s Academy Awards. Tina Fey and Leonardo DiCaprio were among those called out. As a fundraiser, it was no joke: Between cookie sales and donations, the Girl Scouts estimated that Rock’s gambit pulled in nearly $65,000.
How many women in the U.S. Senate were Girl Scouts?
30 %
43%
59%
Fifty-nine percent of women in the U.S. Senate and 60 percent of women in the House of Representatives are Girl Scouts alumnae.
In 1934, the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia became the first to sell commercially baked cookies. How many cookies were in a box?
There were 44 cookies in a box.
What is the largest (cash) bill you can accept?
$20.00
What is in Samoa cookies? (must name all 3 ingredients)
(dark) chocolate coconut carmel
For this year’s 100th anniversary celebration, the Girl Scouts unveiled what new flavor?
S’mores
It’s kind of amazing that the classic campfire treat hasn’t had its own Girl Scout cookie before. Depending on where you live, you’ll be able to purchase one of two varieties this year: a chocolate-coated graham version, or a cookie sandwich version.
From January through March of each year, Girl Scout cookies are the number one cookie brand in the United States. The rest of the year which is cookie the favorite.
Chips Ahoy or Oreos
Oreos!
Girls can sell cookies until what time at night?
8 pm
Which is the best-selling Girl Scout cookie?
Thin mints
How many grams of trans fat are in Girl Scout Cookies?
0!
What color is the trefoil box?
Blue
What is the Girl Scout motto?
Be prepared.
During World War II, with baking ingredients in short supply, Girl Scouts suspended cookie sales and instead sold what?
Calendars or lolipops?
Ingredients such as eggs, milk, sugar and chocolate were rationed or in short supply during the war, so the Girl Scouts shifted their selling efforts to calendars that featured patriotic illustrations of women helping in the war effort.
Thin Mints were officially introduced in 1959, but a similar cookie flavor served as its precursor. What was it called?
All the above
Last year, an 11-year-old Girl Scout in New Jersey named Charlotte McCourt shot to internet fame via a facebook video in which she offered blunt reviews of the various cookies. Which one did she deem “a bleak, flavorless, gluten-free wasteland”?
Toffee-tastic
Thin Mints and Samoas earned her highest rating, and most flavors fared well, but it was the little-known Toffee-tastic that drew Charlotte’s scorn. After a video featuring her reviews went viral, sales took off: As of early February, she had moved more than 16,000 boxes.
True or false. The first Girl Scout cookies were homemade?
True! Before the business exploded, in the 1920s and 1930s, Girl Scouts around America baked their own sugar cookies and sold them to raise money for their activities.
How should Girl Scouts leave a place?
Better than they found it.