Special Sub-Topic: Do You Know Your Sodas? (U.S.) Authored by: greezyturtle Sub-topic of: Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)

Which soda was invented in Atlanta, Georgia, and is known world wide for its contoured bottle shape as well as its red and white logo?

Coca Cola. Coca Cola is the biggest selling soda in the world, and has spawned numerous spin-offs such as Diet Coke, New Coke, Coca Cola Classic, Coke Zero, and Coca Cola Blak. When it was first introduced, one of the ingredients was cocaine, which helped give it the name Coca Cola.

Which of the following sodas is not a citrus flavored beverage?

Rock N' Rye. Rock N' Rye is a Faygo product.

A bottle of cola with roasted almonds is a popular treat in the southern United States.

False. Adding a small package of roasted peanuts to a bottle of cola has been a southern US tradition for years. Almonds, however, never caught on.

Which of the following beverages is NOT a Pepsi product?

Dasani. Dasani bottled water is a product of the Coca Cola company.

Which of the following sodas had a television commercial featuring Nascar drivers Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, and Jamie McMurray?

Coca Cola. That list of drivers are all sponsored by Coca Cola and have been featured in several of the cola giant's television spots. Pepsi has commercials featuring Jeff Gordon, Mountain Dew has a couple featuring Kasey Kahne, and Sprite has no Nascar sponsorships.

Which of the following sodas would be thrown around at an Insane Clown Posse concert?

Moon Mist. Moon Mist is a product of the Faygo Beverage Company. The Insane Clown Posse and their fans are notorious for leaving concert venues covered in Faygo beverages, and they even mention the brand names in some of their songs.

Which soda was Michael Jackson filming a commercial for when his hair caught on fire?

Pepsi. Pepsi was a proud sponsor of Michael Jackson back in the 1980s.

Basketball phenom Lebron James has appeared in television commercials for which lemon lime flavored soda?

Sprite. Lebron James has appeared in several television spots for Sprite since leaving high school to join the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.

Which soda proudly claims its taste to be the combination of 23 different flavors?

Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper was invented in 1885 by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas.

Which cola was invented in New Bern, North Carolina?

Pepsi. Pepsi was created in New Bern, North Carolina by Caleb Bradham in his drugstore. When Bradham first introduced the beverage, it was called "Brad's Drink".