Cotton candy - Quiz
  • 1. What color is cotton candy when it is first spun without any additives?
A) White
B) Pink
C) Purple
D) Blue
  • 2. What transforms the color of cotton candy from its natural state?
A) Machine metal type
B) Heating the sugar longer
C) Spinning speed
D) Adding dye or coloring
  • 3. What two flavor-blend colors predominate cotton candy in the US?
A) Blue raspberry and pink vanilla
B) Strawberry and green apple
C) Grape and banana
D) Cherry and lemon
  • 4. Which brand originally formulated the 'Boo Blue' and 'Silly Nilly' flavor-blends?
A) Cotton King
B) Sweet Spin
C) Sugar Max
D) Gold Medal
  • 5. What color might cotton candy come out as when mixed?
A) Yellow
B) Green
C) Purple
D) Orange
  • 6. What invention made cotton candy machines reliable in 1949?
A) A sprung base
B) A stainless steel bowl
C) A high-speed motor
D) A digital thermostat
  • 7. Typically, once spun, how is cotton candy marketed?
A) By brand name
B) By weight
C) By color
D) By sugar grade
  • 8. Which food product occasionally borrows the blue raspberry flavor to invoke cotton candy nostalgia?
A) Fluoride toothpaste
B) Potato chips
C) Pretzels
D) Cheddar cheese
  • 9. When was the first automated machine used for cotton candy production?
A) 1960
B) 1978
C) 1950
D) 1949
  • 10. How much sugar can modern commercial cotton candy machines hold?
A) Up to 10 pounds
B) Up to 1 pound
C) Up to 3 pounds
D) Up to 5 pounds
  • 11. At what speed in revolutions per minute do the bowls of modern commercial machines spin?
A) 1,200
B) 3,450
C) 5,000
D) 10,000
  • 12. Which Indian state implemented a ban on cotton candy in February 2024?
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Punjab
D) Tamil Nadu
  • 13. What cancer-causing substance was found in cotton candy samples in India?
A) Aspartame
B) Tartrazine
C) Sodium benzoate
D) Rhodamine-B
  • 14. Where has the use of rhodamine-B as a food dye been made illegal?
A) Japan and New York
B) Europe and California
C) Canada and Florida
D) Australia and Texas
  • 15. What union territory in India joined Tamil Nadu in implementing a cotton candy ban in 2024?
A) Delhi
B) Lakshadweep
C) Chandigarh
D) Puducherry
  • 16. What is poured into the small sugar reserve bowl of a cotton candy machine?
A) Powdered chocolate
B) Granulated, colored sugar
C) Liquid syrup
D) Crushed ice
  • 17. What is located near the rim of the spinning head to melt the sugar?
A) Magnets
B) Fans
C) Blades
D) Heaters
  • 18. What force squeezes the molten sugar out through tiny holes?
A) Gravitational force
B) Magnetic force
C) Electrostatic force
D) Centrifugal force
  • 19. Why is baking granulated sugar unsuitable for making cotton candy?
A) It changes the color of the candy to dark brown
B) It contains fine crystals which spin out unmelted
C) It is too expensive to use in large quantities
D) It instantly burns in the machine
  • 20. What happens to the molten sugar after it is forced through the tiny holes?
A) It evaporates completely
B) It solidifies in the air
C) It turns into a liquid syrup
D) It burns instantly
  • 21. Where are the solidified sugar strands caught?
A) Directly onto paper plates
B) In a heated glass container
C) In a larger bowl surrounding the spinning head
D) In a small tray beneath the machine
  • 22. What do operators do when the sugar reserve bowl empties?
A) Add cold water to cool the bowl
B) Replace the spinning head
C) Recharge it with more feedstock
D) Turn off the machine and clean it
  • 23. What environmental factor makes the production process messy and sticky?
A) High wind
B) Bright sunlight
C) Humidity
D) Low temperature
  • 24. What does cotton candy resemble?
A) Silk
B) Feathers
C) Cotton
D) Wool
  • 25. What is often added to cotton candy along with food coloring?
A) Preservatives
B) Food flavoring
C) Protein powder
D) Vitamins
  • 26. What is cotton candy called in the United Kingdom?
A) Cloud candy
B) Sugar web
C) Sweet fluff
D) Candy floss
  • 27. What is cotton candy called in Australia?
A) Magic sugar
B) Puff candy
C) Fairy floss
D) Spinning sweet
  • 28. Which similar confection originates from China?
A) Kkul-tarae
B) Halva
C) Pashmak
D) Longxusu
  • 29. Which similar confection originates from Korea?
A) Longxusu
B) Pashmak
C) Kkul-tarae
D) Mochi
  • 30. Which similar confection originates from Iran?
A) Kkul-tarae
B) Pashmak
C) Baklava
D) Longxusu
  • 31. In what century do several sources track the early European origin of spun sugar?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
  • 32. Some sources suggest versions of spun sugar originated in Italy as early as what century?
A) 12th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 15th century
  • 33. What was the profession of William Morrison?
A) Dentist
B) Confectioner
C) Physician
D) Engineer
  • 34. What was the profession of John C. Wharton?
A) Confectioner
B) Chemist
C) Dentist
D) Inventor
  • 35. At which major event was machine-spun cotton candy first introduced to a wide audience?
A) 1893 Chicago World's Fair
B) Panama–Pacific International Exposition
C) 1904 World's Fair
D) St. Louis Olympics
  • 36. Under what name was cotton candy introduced at the 1904 World's Fair?
A) Fairy Floss
B) Fluffy Stuff
C) Candy Floss
D) Cotton Candy
  • 37. How many boxes of Fairy Floss were sold at the 1904 World's Fair?
A) 68,655
B) 50,000
C) 10,500
D) 100,200
  • 38. What was the price of a box of Fairy Floss at the 1904 World's Fair?
A) 5¢
B) $1.00
C) 10¢
D) 25¢
  • 39. What modern equivalent value was 25¢ from the 1904 World's Fair?
A) $2.50
B) $15.45
C) $8.96
D) $0.50
  • 40. In what year did Albert D. Robinson submit his patent for an electric candy-spinning machine?
A) 1915
B) 1921
C) 1897
D) 1905
  • 41. To which company did Albert D. Robinson transfer his patent rights by May 1907?
A) Westinghouse Electric
B) General Electric Company
C) Coca-Cola Company
D) Tootsie Roll Industries
  • 42. Who described 'Candy Cotton' being sold at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915?
A) Joseph Lascaux
B) Julia Davis Chandler
C) William Morrison
D) Albert D. Robinson
  • 43. Who invented a similar cotton candy machine in 1921?
A) Joseph Lascaux
B) Thomas Edison
C) John C. Wharton
D) Albert D. Robinson
  • 44. Which name eventually overtook 'fairy floss' globally due to Joseph Lascaux's patent?
A) Spun sugar
B) Candy floss
C) Fluffy Stuff
D) Cotton candy
  • 45. In approximately which decade was an automatic machine created that made and packaged cotton candy?
A) 1990s
B) 1950s
C) 1980s
D) 1970s
  • 46. What is the world's largest cotton candy manufacturer?
A) General Electric
B) Nestle
C) Mars Incorporated
D) Tootsie Roll Industries
  • 47. What is the name of the bagged, fruit-flavored cotton candy produced by Tootsie Roll Industries?
A) Fairy Magic
B) Cloud Sweet
C) Fluffy Stuff
D) Sugar Puff
  • 48. On what date is National Cotton Candy Day celebrated in the United States?
A) 7 December
B) 4 July
C) 14 February
D) 31 October
  • 49. What power source was highlighted for spinning candy in late 1903 at the fairgrounds?
A) Electricity
B) Steam
C) Gasoline
D) Coal
  • 50. In which city were the fairgrounds under construction in late 1903 where fairy floss was described?
A) St. Louis
B) Lynn
C) New York
D) New Orleans
  • 51. From which city was the inventor Joseph Lascaux?
A) New Orleans, Louisiana
B) Lynn, Massachusetts
C) New York, New York
D) St. Louis, Missouri
  • 52. From which city was the inventor Albert D. Robinson?
A) New Orleans, Louisiana
B) Lynn, Massachusetts
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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