GLUTTONY SIN EVENT
by Jonathan Sheffi and the Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight
The trivia answers are:
1. President Ronald Reagan kept a jar of what type of candy in the Oval Office?
JELLY BEANS
2. Who asked "Where's the Beef" in 1980s Wendy's ads?
CLARA PELLER
3. What color of M&Ms was phased out due to health concerns?
RED
4. In 1997, what children's meal offered by Kraft came under fire from nutritionists for its high fat and high salt content?
LUNCHABLES
5. Satisfactellent, Nougatocity, Hungerectomy, Substantialicious, and Peanutopolis are all portmanteaus from what candy's advertising campaign?
SNICKERS
6. Authentic Neapolitan pizza is made only with San Marzano tomatoes, grown in the plains near which volcano?
VESUVIUS
7. Within five, Takeru Kobayashi won the 2006 Nathan's hot-dog eating contest by eating how many Nathan's hot dogs in 12 minutes?
53 (acceptable answer range: 48 to 58 )
8. Louis' Lunch, which purports to be the birthplace of the hamburger, sits on what New England college's campus?
YALE
9. J.R. Simplot became a billionaire by selling what two-word food item to McDonalds?
FRENCH FRIES
10. Momofuko Ando died last weekend in Japan at the age of 96. He invented the process that makes instant… what?
NOODLES (or RAMEN)
11. On a standard restaurant table, what COLOR is the packet that will have sucralose in it?
YELLOW
12. Paris Hilton soaped up a Bentley in a "sexy" ad for what fast food restaurant's Spicy BBQ Six Dollar Burger?
CARL'S JR.
13. Which company is located at One Hollow Tree Lane in Elmhurst, Illinois 60126?
KEEBLER
14. Which pizza chain recently made the news for accepting pesos as payment in all U.S. stores?
PIZZA PATRÓN
15. Krembos in Israel, Whippet cookies in Canada, and Choco Pies in Korea all closely resemble what U.S. cookie manufactured and distributed only in wintertime by Nabisco?
MALLOMARS
16. What fast-food item was packaged to "keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool"?
McDLT
17. Paula Poundstone does a routine about how it's impossible to eat just one of what common breakfast junk-food?
POP-TARTS
18. We all know the colonel has a secret recipe of herbs and spices. How many herbs and spices?
ELEVEN
19. Spell "Cheez Whiz."
CHEEZ WHIZ
20. Just Born, a candy manufacturer from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, produces what common Easter junk food made of marshmallow, sugar, gelatin and carnauba?
PEEPS
21. What Ben & Jerry's flavor originated from a hoax a woman played on her Ben & Jerry-loving spouse?
CHUBBY HUBBY
22. In the movie A Christmas Story, what sugary drink does little Ralphie consume in order to get a secret decoder ring?
OVALTINE
23. What company proclaims its product as the "ice cream of the future"?
DIPPIN' DOTS
24. While spectating in a hospital surgery room, what type of candy does Jerry accidentally knock from Kramer's hand into the patient's open body?
JUNIOR MINT
25. What dessert, originally served on only one specific day each week, was supposedly invented in 1881 by Mr. Ed Berner of Two River, Wisconsin?
THE ICE CREAM SUNDAE
26. What delicious snack food was advertised by South Park's Cartman to the tune of NPR's theme for "All Things Considered"?
CHEESY POOFS
27. Island Jerk, Royal Indian Curry, Aztec Chocolate, Dragon 5 Spice, and Twisted Chili Lime are limited-edition flavors introduced in November for what brand of potato chips?
KETTLE CHIPS
28. In one of Bill Cosby's old routines describing kindergarten, he recalls snack time. He and the other children clamored for Hershey bars and Baby Ruth, but got what instead?
GRAHAM CRACKER
29. In the movie Demolition Man, in the future all restaurants are what?
TACO BELL
30. What monster is missing from this list of cereal mascots: Count Chocula, Fruit Brute, Boo-Berry, Yummy Mummy, and…?
FRANKEN BERRY
TIEBREAKER: According to Doritos.com, there are currently eleven different flavors of Doritos tortilla chips. (flavors only - mini, natural, light, snack cups and baked do not count). Name as many as you can for a point each.
NACHO CHEESE
COOL RANCH
SPICY NACHO
BLAZIN' BUFFALO AND RANCH
BLACK PEPPER JACK
SALSA VERDE
TOASTED CORN
TACO
RANCHERO
FIERY HABANERO
SALSA