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There are thousands of sweets on the markets right now, but that doesn’t stop us having our favourites, or even reminiscing over the oldies! Each sweet has its own history and a story to tell.
From jelly’s, to sour sweets, hard boiled to soft chews, fudges to lolly’s there really is something for everyone, if they have anything in common it’s got to be that they always hit the spot and fix that sugar craving.
After doing endless quizzes over lockdown we figured your knowledge should be right up there, with that in mind we have created a 10 question quiz to see how well you know some of the absolute classic sweeties and pick and mix favourites.
What was Haribo’s ‘Golden bear’ originally called:
A – Fruity bear
B – Gummy bear
C – Dancing bear
What came first the:
A – Jawbreaker
B- Gobstopper
What country does the Maoam come from?
A -Germany
B -Switzerland
C- Denmark
Which traditional sweet flavouring really took off after it was presented to Queen Victoria on a trip to Yorkshire in 1851?
A – Butterscotch
B – Kola Cubes
C – Sherbet Lemon
What year did Barratt’s Dibdab come on the scene?
A – 1970’s
B – 1960’s
C – 1980’s
Where did the flavour Liquorice originally come from?
A – Seed
B – Plant
C-Herb
Which of the below sweets are traditionally said to have been made by accident, when a worker tripped while carrying a tray of different confectionery options to show a customer?
A – Barley Sugar
B – Liquorice Allsorts
C – Wine Gums
What country did the BonBon originate form? (If you have read our previous blog, ‘Britian’s favourite sweets’ you will know this one.)
A – France
B – UK
C- America
Which chocolate bar was advertised in 1983 with the slogan ‘don’t be angry have a bar of …’
A – Dairy Milk
B – Snickers
C – Aero
Q10:
What was the original name of the famous lolly’s before they were changed to Chupa Chups?
A- Chup
B – GOL
C – POP
Okay how did you find that? Did that get you thinking or even reminiscing? It’s time to scroll down to find out how you did, don’t forget to tot up your score along the way.
What was Haribo’s ‘Golden bear’ originally called
A – Fruity bear
– Hans Riegel lay the first foundation stone for HARIBO’s success when he invents the DANCING BEAR – a fruit gummy bear that would one day become world-famous as the legendary HARIBO Gold bear.
What came first the Jawbreaker or Gobstopper?
A: Jawbreaker-
The origins of the jawbreaker began in ancient Egypt, where sweets were created using natural ingredients such as the likes of fruits, nuts and seasonings, since sugar was sparse and extremely expensive.- however Gobstopper is mostly used in the UK and Jawbreaker is used in the USA.
What country does the Maoam come from?
A – Germany
In 1900, Edmund Munster from Germany takes over a German liquorice company. In 1903 Edmind acquires the licence to produce an innovative, fruity chew.
Which traditional sweet flavouring really took off after it was presented to Queen Victoria on a trip to Yorkshire in 1851?
A – Butterscotch
A tray of Butterscotch was presented to her majesty on a trip to Doncaster!
Q5: What year did Barrot’s Dib Dab come on the scene?
A- 1970’s
Where did the flavourer Liquorice originally come from?
B-Plant
Liquorice candy originally gets its name from the liquorice plant, a herbaceous shrub that has a lot of imitators! The most common liquorice impersonator in food and confectionery is anise, the herb that makes the Greek liqueur Ouzo taste like liquorice.
Q7:Which of the below sweets are traditionally said to have been made by accident, when a worker tripped while carrying a tray of different confectionery options to show a customer?
B – Liquorice Allsorts
Charlie Thompson is the name of the worker at Barratt’s who reportedly tripped and unwittingly created this confectionery classic.
What country did the BonBon originate form? (If you have read our previous blog, ‘Britain’s favourite sweets’ you will know this one.
A – France
In fact Bonbon actually means good good in France.
Which chocolate bar was advertised in 1983 with the slogan ‘don’t be angry have a bar of …’
C-Areo
What was the original name of the famous lolly’s before they were changed to Chupa Chups?
B- GOL
The first name of Chupa Chup was GOL? Imagine this: the sweet looks a bit like a football, and your open mouth is a football net? Weirdly, it didn’t stick, and the name was changed to Chups in 1960.
Let us know how you did, tag us in your score sheet on Instagram. We found out a lot of facts when making this quiz, we hope you have enjoyed it and have learnt something new.
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