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The Great Cereal Quiz

How much do you know about this breakfast staple?

from Reader's Digest (adapted from The Great American Cereal Book) | March 2012
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Which slogan is considered the most memorable?

a. Cap'n Crunch:"Stays crunchy ... even in milk."

b. Wheaties: "The breakfast of champions."

c. Frosted Flakes: "They're GR-R-REAT!"

d. Kix: "Kid tested, mother approved."

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c. Frosted Flakes: "They're GR-R-REAT!" This slogan has been used for 60 years

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Who was the first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box?

a. Bruce Jenner

b. Mary Lou Retton

c. Michael Jordan

d. Lou Gehrig

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d. Lou Gehrig graced the box in 1934

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What was the first fruit-flavored cereal?

a. Trix

b. Fruity Pebbles 

c. Fruit Loops 

d. Strawberry Shortcake

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a. Trix was introduced in 1954

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Which doctor, who preached the wonders of a healthy diet, invented the first ready-to-eat cold breakfast cereal? (Hint: It was called Granula.)

a. Robert Atkins

b. James Caleb Jackson

c. John Kellogg

d. Mehmet Oz

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b. Jackson created the ready-to-eat stuff with just flour and water.

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What special equipment was created and patented by Dr. Alexander P. Anderson to make Puffed Rice (a precursor to puffed-corn cereals like Kix)?

a. an air gun

b. a tire pump

c. a steam pump

d. a conveyor belt

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a. Puffed Rice was made with the air gun.

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Which cereal below was created before 1900?

a. Grape-Nuts

b. Shredded Wheat

c. Toasted Corn Flakes

d. all of the above

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d. The birth of ready-to-eat cereals started in the mid- to late-1800s

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What was the first certified organic cereal on the market?

a. Corn Flakes

b. Sunrise

c. Rice Crispies

d. Shredded Wheat

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b. This sweetened corn cereal, Sunrise, was on the market from 1999 to 2001.

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