Thursday, January 30, 2014

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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