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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