State Fair Trivia
At its public debut at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, cotton candy was sold as:
- Fairy Floss
- Cotton Fluff
- Candy Cloud
- Sugar Pillow
Which one of these deep-fried fair treats uses unleavened batter?
- Fried dough
- Funnel cake
- Elephant ear
- Zeppole
In the 1700s, colonial kettle corn was originally sweetened with:
- Cane sugar
- Honey & molasses
- Corn syrup
- Maple syrup
'Bout how many grams of delicious, batter-dipped fat are in a deep-fried Twinkie?
- 18
- 26
- 34
- 40
Springfield, Ill.'s Cozy Dog Drive-In introduced this item as the original corn dog handle:
- Popsicle stick
- Chopstick
- Toothpick
- Cocktail fork
Which state's fair recently became the first to ban trans-fat cooking oils?
- Indiana
- California
- New York
- Maryland
Snow Cone King Sammie Bert introduced his handmade shaved ice concoction at the Texas State Fair in:
- 1903
- 1919
- 1922
- 1926
Saltwater taffy was invented at this tourist hotspot during the 1880s:
- Ocean City, Md.
- Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Atlantic City, N.J.
If you're gobbling down hot-dish-on-a-stick, you're most likely at the fair in the great state of:
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Nebraska
Abel Gonzales Jr. attracted media attention in 2006 when he deep-fried this delicacy for the State Fair of Texas:
- Coca-Cola
- Mayonnaise
- Kool-Aid pickles
- Fudgesicle
What is a Donkey Tail?
- A cheese-filled sausage wrapped in a tortilla, deep-fried
- Deep-fried beef jerky
- A deep-fried donkey tail on a stick
- A hot dog rolled in bacon, deep fried
Butter sculptures are a famous staple of state fairs. What is their origin?
- They were edible centerpieces to be eaten with bread and crackers
- State fair artists used butter because it was cheaper than clay
- A carnie made a sculpture out of leftover butter, and a tradition was born
- The sculptures helped to publicize the dairy industry
What is the architecture of Spaghetti and Meatballs on a Stick?
- Meatballs are pierced with uncooked spaghetti then deep fried
- Spaghetti strands are rolled into a meatball then fried
- Meatballs are wrapped in spaghetti then fried
- Spaghetti and meatballs are piled on a piece of garlic bread, then fried
What is a Cool Dog?
- A frozen hot dog eaten like a popsicle
- Cold hush puppies on a stick
- A sponge cake "bun" filled with ice cream and toppings
- A popsicle with a Twinkie "bun"
At the 2007 Texas state fair, Mike Levy introduced which deep fried drink?
- Latte
- Coke
- Cosmopolitan
- Milkshake
What is a Koolickle?
- Pickle juice popsicles
- Pickles topped with ice cream
- Kool-Aid brined pickles
- Popsicles made from Kool-Aid
According to surveys, food is the primary reason people visit state fairs.
- True
- False
What is a walking taco?
- A taco filled with frogs legs
- Taco fillings poured into a bag of chips
- A deep-fried taco with fillings that can't fall out
- A taco filled with pigs' feet
"Fair" is derived from the Latin word for "food".
- True
- False
What is a "Baltimore Lemon Stick"?
- An oversized lemon sugar stick lollipop
- A lemon with a peppermint stick stuck in it
- Wedges of lemon on a stick, rolled in sugar
- A skewer used to hold a lemon, so it can be eaten like a corn on the cob
