Bubble Gum Trivia (Questions)

I thought today I would share some bubble gum trivia with you today. (Note: credit for these questions goes to T. Trimpe)
How well, can you do? Give me your answers in a comment. Ready?

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1. How many sticks of gum does the average American chew in a year?
A. 200 B. 300 C. 400

2. How many tons of gum are chewed every year?
A. 50,000 B. 75,000 C. 100,000

3. If all the five-chunk packs of Bubble Yum ever chewed in the U.S. since it's
introduction in 1975 were laid end-to-end, how many times would it circle the
earth at the equator? A. 2 B. 5 C. 7

 4. San Luis Obispo, California, is the home of 'Bubble Gum Alley'. What is it?
A. An alley with brick walls covered with ABC (already-been-chewed) gum wads.
B. The place where bubble gum was invented.
C. The home of the largest collection of bubble gum machines.

5. Richard Walker holds the record for the Chomp Title by chewing 135 sticks of
gum for the longest time. How long did he chomp?
A. 5 hours B. 6 hours C. 8 hours

6. The Topps company holds the record for having made the largest single piece of
bubble gum. How many pieces of normal-sized Bazooka did it equal?
A. 5000 B. 8000 C. 10, 000

7. The 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card is the most valuable Topps Company card.
How much did it sell for at auction?
A. $75,000 B. $120,000 C. $1,000,000

 8. What is the Official Gum of Major League Baseball?
A. Bubble Yum B. Bazooka C. Topps

9. When was the first successful bubble gum invented?
A. 1891 B. 1906 C. 1928

10. Susan Mont "Gum"ery Williams is the Guinness Record Holder Of the Worlds
Largest Gum Bubble. How big was it?
A. 19 inches B. 23 Inches C. 27 inches

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Do you know the history?

You may not know the name Walter Diemer. Walter Diemer worked for Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia in 1928. He was an account for the company but chose to use his spare time figuring out new recipes for the gum.

He quite accidentally happened upon a batch that was less sticky than the gum his company was selling and stretched quite further, in essence, it bubbled. He decided to sell this new "gum" and made over 1 1/2 million dollars in his first year. The gum was called Dubble Bubble and was sold and marketed by Fleer.

Walter Diemer never patented his product and never received royalties from the sale. In fact, he continued to work for Fleer Chewing Gum and retired from the company while working himself up to Senior Vice-President.

Walter Diemer passed away January 9, 1998 but his iconic bubble gum lives on.

Happy New Year & Some Reviews

Happy New Year!

I greatly appreciate all my readers and reviewers.  I thought today I would give you a smattering of what reviewers have been saying about my book.

Thank you to them all!

"The author of this fine little book is new to this reader and this may be a first published book. If so the success of this book that combines fantasy, humor, adventure, scary tales, and rules of conduct by Mahamad Ali ElFakir suggests that we have another fine writer in the genre of entertaining children's book that carry strong messages." ~Grady Harp.

"The author does a great job focusing on a topic most children find themselves in. Not listening to their parents and doing as they are told, as well as lying. This is a problem majority of parents, at one time or another, find themselves in. The author creates a story to show what might possibly happen when you don't listen to your parents and follow the rules. There are consequences to their actions, and though this story embellishes a lot, especially with a bubble coming out of someone's booty and carrying them away, the message is loud and clear." ~Children's Book Reviewer

"This was a pretty cute little story. It teaches kids a very valuable lesson about lying and following the rules. Even though it teaches a lesson, the story is a lot of fun and will have children wanting to read it. The illustrations were a lot of fun as well. I know a few kids who could learn a lesson or two about lying. If only the magical blueberry bubble gum world was real. " ~Schneider Mommy

"There are lessons in this book to be learned about deceit, lies and disobeying your parents. Kids will like this story about a boy named Max that has a blueberry bubble gum bubble blow out the rear of his pajamas sending him flying to an adventure in Blueberry Bubble Gum World where he sees strange creatures. I know for a fact kids will enjoy the book because my young grandkids did crack-up over the story. No pun intended!" ~It's Time To Read MawMaw