Hostess CupCake - Quiz
Hostess CupCake
  • 1. How long are Hostess CupCakes baked in the oven?
A) 17 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 21 minutes
D) 70 minutes
  • 2. What is the length of the conveyor oven used for baking the cupcakes?
A) 11 feet
B) 70 feet
C) 97 feet
D) 17 feet
  • 3. How many cupcakes can the conveyor oven produce in one hour?
A) 17,000
B) 11,000
C) 7,000
D) 21,000
  • 4. Where is the vanilla creme injected into the cake?
A) Through the bottom
B) Through the top
C) Through the side
D) It is mixed into the batter
  • 5. What is the name of the animated character that marketed Hostess CupCakes?
A) Captain Cupcake
B) Twinkie the Kid
C) Mr. Hostess
D) Fruit Pie the Magician
  • 6. What was one of the marketing slogans used for Hostess CupCakes?
A) Hey! Where's the chocolate?
B) You get a big delight in every bite.
C) The snack that smiles back.
D) Betcha can't eat just one.
  • 7. What is the name of the Hostess CupCake brand in Mexico?
A) Bimbo
B) Cupcake delicias
C) Marinela
D) Pingüinos
  • 8. Which company sells Hostess CupCakes in Latin America?
A) Marinela
B) Bimbo
C) Twinkie Co.
D) Hostess
  • 9. What percentage of people surveyed have heard of Hostess CupCakes?
A) 62%
B) 97%
C) 71%
D) 75%
  • 10. Which generation leads the way in support for Hostess CupCakes?
A) Gen Z
B) Gen X
C) Baby Boomers
D) Millennials
  • 11. What rank do Hostess CupCakes hold in the list of most familiar snack brands?
A) 62
B) 97
C) 71
D) 6
  • 12. What type of icing is used for the signature squiggle?
A) Vanilla icing
B) Pink icing
C) White icing
D) Chocolate icing
  • 13. What is included in the batter of Hostess CupCakes?
A) Flour, sugar, milk and butter
B) Flour, sugar, cocoa and water
C) Flour, cocoa, cream and sugar
D) Cocoa, oil, eggs and water
  • 14. What is the primary food industry for the brand Bimbo?
A) Candy making
B) Fruit processing
C) Bread making
D) Dairy production
  • 15. What is the name of the company that owns Marinela?
A) Captain Cupcake
B) Hostess
C) Pingüinos Corp
D) Bimbo
  • 16. Which company currently owns the Hostess CupCake brand?
A) Apollo Global Management
B) Tastykake
C) The J.M. Smucker Company
D) Taggart Bakery
  • 17. How many white squiggles are typically on top of a Hostess CupCake?
A) Seven
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Five
  • 18. When was the Hostess CupCake first sold?
A) May 10, 1919
B) May 10, 1947
C) May 10, 1938
D) May 10, 1950
  • 19. Which bakery originally produced the Chocolate Cup Cake?
A) Apollo Bakery
B) Tastykake
C) Taggart Bakery
D) Hostess Brands
  • 20. In 1989, which company disputed Hostess's claim of being the first snack cake introduced to the market?
A) Tastykake
B) The J.M. Smucker Company
C) Apollo Global Management
D) Taggart Bakery
  • 21. What was the original price for two cupcakes?
A) One nickel
B) Five cents
C) Ten cents
D) Two cents
  • 22. Which flavored cupcake was developed in the 1940s?
A) Strawberry
B) Vanilla
C) Malted milk
D) Orange
  • 23. What year were the filling and the white squiggly line added to the Hostess CupCake?
A) 1950
B) 1938
C) 1947
D) 1940
  • 24. Who was responsible for developing the updated Hostess CupCake in 1950?
A) D.R. "Doc" Rice
B) Taggart
C) Andrew F. Smith
D) Apollo Global Management
  • 25. What inspired the addition of the creme filling to the Hostess CupCake?
A) A rival snack cake product
B) A leftover supply of vanilla creme
C) A request from consumers
D) A new machine used for injecting Hostess Twinkies
  • 26. Where were the updated Hostess CupCakes first produced and test marketed?
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) Chicago
D) Detroit
  • 27. Which of these is mentioned as an alternative flavor for Hostess CupCakes?
A) Strawberry
B) Lemon
C) Blueberry
D) Banana
  • 28. How many Hostess CupCakes were sold in 1988?
A) 600 million
B) 800 million
C) 400 million
D) 200 million
  • 29. On what date did Hostess announce it was going out of business in 2012?
A) May 10, 2012
B) November 16, 2012
C) July 2012
D) September 2012
  • 30. When did Apollo Global Management begin selling Hostess products again?
A) July 2013
B) November 2012
C) January 2013
D) September 2023
  • 31. When did The J.M. Smucker Company acquire Hostess?
A) November 2012
B) September 2023
C) January 2024
D) July 2013
  • 32. In what year did D.R. "Doc" Rice start his career at Hostess?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1938
D) 1919
  • 33. What was the purpose of adding the white squiggly line to the cupcake?
A) To distinguish it from other brands
B) To signify the presence of filling
C) To hold the icing in place
D) To improve the taste
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