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Quiz about PEZ Candy
Quiz about PEZ Candy

PEZ Candy Trivia Quiz


Here you will be quizzed on the history and facts about Pez candies and dispensers.

A multiple-choice quiz by creamowheat. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
creamowheat
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
65,512
Updated
Sep 11 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1133
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (3/10), Guest 68 (3/10), james1947 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What year was PEZ candy invented? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The word 'Pez' came from the German word for what? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following was NOT an original Pez flavor? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What year was the first Pez dispenser invented? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many Pez candies are consumed in the U.S. annually? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many calories are in a roll of non-sugar free Pez? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What did the first dispenser look like? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Pez dispensers are available worldwide in how many countries? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Here in the U.S. grape flavored Pez replaced which flavor? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Anyone that collects Pez can be called a what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What year was PEZ candy invented?

Answer: 1927

It was invented in Vienna, Austria, by candy man Edward Haas III.
2. The word 'Pez' came from the German word for what?

Answer: peppermint

The German word is 'Pfefferminz'. You take the first, middle, last letters and put them together and you get 'Pez'.
3. Which of the following was NOT an original Pez flavor?

Answer: lime

The four original flavors were lemon, orange, strawberry and cherry.
4. What year was the first Pez dispenser invented?

Answer: 1947

The 'characters' we know Pez by were not introduced until 1952.
5. How many Pez candies are consumed in the U.S. annually?

Answer: over 300 billion

Pez offers sugar-free candies as an alternative to sweetened candies.
6. How many calories are in a roll of non-sugar free Pez?

Answer: 35

The sugar free Pez have 30 calories.
7. What did the first dispenser look like?

Answer: A cigarette lighter

Pez candy was originally a breath mint for adult smokers.
8. Pez dispensers are available worldwide in how many countries?

Answer: At least 80

Countries include Hungary, Tailand, and the Czech Republic.
9. Here in the U.S. grape flavored Pez replaced which flavor?

Answer: cherry

The Pez Candy Company felt that children associated cherry with cough syrup, so they changed to grape. Some long defunct flavors include chlorophyll, flower, eucalyptus, and menthol.
10. Anyone that collects Pez can be called a what?

Answer: Pezhead

Just a note: If you are Jewish, 'Kosher' Pez are available.
Source: Author creamowheat

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