This state fair food quiz will test you on all your favorites, like cotton candy, fried twinkies, corn dogs, funnel cake and more.
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
A trip down to the shore is one of the best things you can do in the summer. The air is cooler than it is inland and tangy with salt. The people all seem to have smiles on their faces, playing in the water or simply relaxing on a towel in the sand. But even more attractive than the sand and surf is a boardwalk, if you're lucky enough to find a beach that has one. Boardwalks range in size from a few shops to small carnivals, with rides and games. The best thing about them is always the food. They offer both sweet and savory - none of it healthy and all of it delicious. The Travel Channel has a 
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