A Trip to the Candy Store
Written by Stephen King
I Made A Mistake
By George You Guessed It!
Transported Through History
100
While it was first introduced in 1974, this fruit flavored candy became a top seller beginning in 1980, when a new ad campaign invited consumers to “Taste The Rainbow.”
Skittles
100
In his 1986 novel, a group of children confront an evil entity that often appears as Pennywise the clown.
It
100
This common five letter word for a mistake is often associated with baseball.
Error
100
Spaced Out Dad
George Jetson
100
This mode of transportation was most associated with groups of people traveling together across the country during the westward expansion of the 1800s.
The Covered Wagon
200
In 1896 this cylinder shaped, chewy, chocolate flavored candy became the first penny candy in the U.S. to be sold in a wrapper.
Tootsie Roll
200
In his 1983 novel, a family discovers a burial ground with disturbing powers.
Pet Cemetery
200
This word, related to a mistake made while speaking, is a part of the well known adage “A _____ of the tongue.”
Slip
200
Comedy Icon
George Burns
200
After Henry Ford’s moving assembly line revolutionized car production in the early 1900s, this city became known as the center of the American auto industry.
Detroit
300
This candy evolved from its original marketing as a peppermint breath mint, into a collectible novelty candy known for its dispensers that featured pop-culture characters.
PEZ
300
In 1974 King published his first novel, which became a best seller, about a bullied high school girl who discovers she has telekinetic powers.
Carrie
300
This popular phrase, that uses a 3 letter word to describe a mistake, suggests that given who we are, making mistakes is natural.
“To Err is Human.”
300
Texas Trubador
George Strait
300
In 1807 Robert Fulton built and launched this highly inventive watercraft, which later became a vital mode of transportation for commercial and public travel on rivers like the Mississippi.
Steamboat
400
This candy was included in U.S. military rations during World War II because it would not melt as easily as other regular chocolate candies.
M&M’s
400
This 1977 King novel tells the story of a family who becomes isolated in a haunted mountain hotel. It features a character (played by Jack Nicholson in the movie of the same name) who famously said, “Here’s Johnny!”
The Shining
400
This word, that starts with a B, is defined as a serious error or mistake that often has major consequences.
Blunder
400
American Hero 
General George Patton
400
Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903 that departed from this two word, two animal sounding North Carolina town.
Kitty Hawk
500
The inspiration behind the name of this candy bar, introduced in 1921, is highly debated. Some say it was named after president Grover Cleveland’s daughter, while others claim it was named for a popular sports hero of that era.
Baby Ruth
500
This 1987 King Novel, which became a box office hit movie and earned Kathy Bates an Oscar, is about A novelist who is held captive by his “number one fan.”
Misery
500
This 2 word phrase for a mistake, comes from the French and is literally interpreted a “false step”, it is most often related to a social or etiquette error.
Faux Pas
500
A-Team Leader 
George Peppard
500
President Dwight Eisenhower championed the construction of the Interstate Highway System in America, after seeing this famous system of highways in Germany during World War II.
The autobahns