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Famous Ben & Jerry's Flavors Trivia Quiz

This well known Vermont based ice cream company has had some of their flavors named after famous people, movies, television shows, and songs. Let's see how much you know about these flavors.

A multiple-choice quiz by themonarch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
themonarch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
283,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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1. One of Ben & Jerry's most popular flavors, "Cherry Garcia", was named after a member of what band? Hint

Grateful Dead

Cream

Pink Floyd

The Who

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2. Famous comedian and journalist Stephen Colbert had a flavor named after him, what was this flavor called? Hint

"American Dream"

"Americone Cream"

"American Cream"

"Americone Dream"

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3. Which country music singer had a flavor named for him called "Country Peach Cobbler"? Hint

Willie Nelson

Johnny Cash

Kenny Rogers

Randy Travis

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4. This flavor was named after a movie which combined two flavors, "Cherry Garcia" and "Chocolate Fudge Brownie", what was the name of this flavor? Hint

"Neapolitan Dynamite"

"The Gobfather"

"American Pie"

"From Russia with Buzz"

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5. The flavor "Magic Brownies" was named for which band? Hint

The Dave Matthews Band

Bruce Springsteen and The East Street Band

Beck

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6. The flavor "Marsha Marsha Marshmallow" was named after a famous quote from which television show? Hint

"The Partridge Family"

"The Brady Bunch"

"The Facts of Life"

"Happy Days"

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7. Which famous Vermonter and American Revolution hero had a Ben & Jerry's flavor named after him? Hint

Patrick Henry

Ethan Allen

Thomas Paine

John Hancock

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8. Ben & Jerry's had a flavor named after an Elton John song, what was the name of this flavor? Hint

"Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road"

"Crocodile Crunch"

"Can you Feel the Fudge Tonight?"

"Philadelphia Freezer"

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9. In 2000, Ben & Jerry's made a flavor called "Festivus", what television show did they get the name from? Hint

"Seinfeld"

"Everybody Loves Raymond"

"Friends"

"Fraiser"

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10. Which musician had a flavor named in his honor called "Imagine Whirled Peace"? Hint

Bob Dylan

George Harrison

Jimi Hendrix

John Lennon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of Ben & Jerry's most popular flavors, "Cherry Garcia", was named after a member of what band?

Answer: Grateful Dead

The flavor contained "cherry ice cream with cherries and fudge flakes". Jerry Garcia, who the flavor was named after, was the lead guitarist of Grateful Dead. He died on August 9th, 1995 from a heart attack.

2. Famous comedian and journalist Stephen Colbert had a flavor named after him, what was this flavor called?

Answer: "Americone Dream"

Stephen Colbert announced his flavor on his show "The Colbert Report". Colbert was excited about his flavor and said "I'm not afraid to say it. Dessert has a well-known liberal agenda. What I hope to do with this ice cream is bring some balance back to the freezer case." The flavor contained "vanilla ice cream with fudge covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl".

3. Which country music singer had a flavor named for him called "Country Peach Cobbler"?

Answer: Willie Nelson

The flavor contained "peach ice cream with cinnamon-sugar shortbread pieces". Some of the proceeds for this flavor were donated to Farm Aid.

4. This flavor was named after a movie which combined two flavors, "Cherry Garcia" and "Chocolate Fudge Brownie", what was the name of this flavor?

Answer: "Neapolitan Dynamite"

The name came from the 2004 movie "Napoleon Dynamite". This flavor combination was used before in 2000. The flavor was called "Jerry's Jubilee" at that time. The flavor "The Gobfather", which contained "chocolate ice cream with fudge covered almonds and a nougat swirl", has had a name change as well. The title of that flavor was changed to "Chocolate Almond Nougat".

5. The flavor "Magic Brownies" was named for which band?

Answer: The Dave Matthews Band

There were two different versions of this flavor "Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies" and "Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies Encore Edition". "Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies" was released in 2005 and it contained "vanilla ice cream with swirls of raspberry and brownies".

In 2007 it was modified into the encore edition which contained "black raspberry ice cream swirled with sweet cream ice cream and fudgy brownies". Proceeds of both flavors were given to www.lickglobalwarming.org which consists of various environmental groups with the purpose of preventing global warming.

6. The flavor "Marsha Marsha Marshmallow" was named after a famous quote from which television show?

Answer: "The Brady Bunch"

The flavor consisted of "chocolate ice cream with fudge chunks and toasted marshmallow and graham cracker swirls" it was released in 2005. The title of the flavor was later changed to "S'mores" in 2007. The famous quote came from the episode "Her Sister's Shadow" where Jan got tired of being compared to her older sister Marcia.

The exact quote was "well, all I hear all day long at school, is how great Marcia is at this and how wonderful Marcia did that. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!".

7. Which famous Vermonter and American Revolution hero had a Ben & Jerry's flavor named after him?

Answer: Ethan Allen

The flavor was called "Ethan Almond" and it was released in 1988 in honor of the two hundredth anniversary of his death. "Ethan Almond" contained "vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered almonds."

8. Ben & Jerry's had a flavor named after an Elton John song, what was the name of this flavor?

Answer: "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road"

This flavor was not released nationwide, it was only available between July 18th through July 25th 2008 at Ben & Jerry's scoop shops in Vermont. The flavor was "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks." All proceeds from the flavor were given to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

9. In 2000, Ben & Jerry's made a flavor called "Festivus", what television show did they get the name from?

Answer: "Seinfeld"

Festivus was the name of a holiday on "Seinfeld" from the episode "The Strike" which first aired on December 18th, 1997. The flavor contained "brown sugar cinnamon ice cream with gingerbread cookies and a ginger caramel swirl."

10. Which musician had a flavor named in his honor called "Imagine Whirled Peace"?

Answer: John Lennon

The flavor consisted of "caramel and Sweet Cream Ice Creams Swirled with Fudge Peace Signs and Toffee Cookie Pieces". The flavor was named for the former Beatle's more popular solo songs "Imagine".

Source: Author themonarch

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