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