Classic Cereal Brands

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Instructions: Can you remember these iconic breakfast cereals and their mascots?

1.
What cereal features Tony the Tiger as its mascot?
A
Wheaties
B
Sugar Smacks
C
Frosted Flakes
D
Corn Flakes
2.
Which cereal mascot is a cartoon toucan named Sam?
A
Fruity Pebbles
B
Trix
C
Fruit Loops
D
Froot Loops
3.
What cereal's famous advertising slogan is 'Snap! Crackle! Pop!'?
A
Rice Krispies
B
Puffed Rice
C
Special K
D
Cheerios
4.
Which cereal featured an advertising campaign claiming it was the 'Breakfast of Champions'?
A
Cheerios
B
Wheaties
C
Total
D
Grape-Nuts
5.
What is the name of the rabbit mascot who can never get his favorite cereal because 'Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids'?
A
Lucky the Rabbit
B
The Trix Rabbit
C
Buster Bunny
D
Rascal Rabbit
6.
Which cereal brand introduced 'Cap'n Crunch' in 1963?
A
Quaker Oats
B
Kellogg's
C
General Mills
D
Post
7.
What cereal mascot is a leprechaun who protects his 'magically delicious' cereal?
A
Clover from Pot of Gold
B
Paddy from Irish Crunch
C
Shamrock from Celtic Crunch
D
Lucky from Lucky Charms
8.
Which cereal brand was famously advertised with the tagline 'Mikey likes it!' in a 1972 commercial?
A
Life
B
Raisin Bran
C
Product 19
D
Grape-Nuts
9.
What shape were the original Cheerios when they were first introduced in 1941?
A
Puffed balls
B
Squares
C
Stars
D
O-shaped rings
10.
Which Post cereal featured Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble as mascots?
A
Honeycomb
B
Sugar Crisp
C
Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles
D
Alpha-Bits
11.
What was Sugar Smacks cereal renamed to in 1984 in response to health-conscious consumers?
A
Smacks
B
Honey Smacks
C
Golden Smacks
D
Natural Smacks
12.
What cereal, introduced in 1961, was the first to include freeze-dried fruit pieces?
A
Kellogg's Concentrate
B
Special K with Berries
C
Post Freeze-Dried Fruit
D
None — this didn't happen until the 1980s
13.
Which cereal's mascot was originally a cartoon bee named 'Buzz' before being redesigned?
A
Sugar Puffs
B
Honey Nut Cheerios
C
Honey Bunches of Oats
D
Honeycomb
14.
What was the original name of the Cocoa Puffs mascot bird?
A
Coco the Cuckoo
B
Crazy Bird
C
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
D
Nutty the Bird
15.
Which cereal brand was developed by C.W. Post in 1897 and is still sold today under a name suggesting its main ingredients?
A
Ralston
B
Post Toasties
C
Grape-Nuts
D
Shredded Wheat

Answer Key

Question 1

C. Frosted Flakes

Tony the Tiger has been the mascot of Frosted Flakes (originally Sugar Frosted Flakes) since 1952. His famous catchphrase is 'They're Gr-r-reat!'

Question 2

D. Froot Loops

Toucan Sam has been the mascot of Froot Loops since 1963. He follows his nose to the fruity taste of Froot Loops, which was introduced by Kellogg's in 1963.

Question 3

A. Rice Krispies

Rice Krispies, introduced by Kellogg's in 1928, features the elf mascots Snap, Crackle, and Pop. The cereal is famous for the sounds it makes when milk is added.

Question 4

B. Wheaties

Wheaties has used the slogan 'Breakfast of Champions' since 1933. The cereal is famous for featuring athletes on its box, starting with baseball player Lou Gehrig in 1934.

Question 5

B. The Trix Rabbit

The Trix Rabbit has been trying to get a bowl of Trix cereal since 1959. The poor rabbit's constant failed attempts and the kids' catchphrase 'Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!' became iconic.

Question 6

A. Quaker Oats

Cap'n Crunch was introduced by Quaker Oats in 1963. The cereal was developed by food scientist Pamela Low, who created the unique pillow shape to stay crunchy in milk.

Question 7

D. Lucky from Lucky Charms

Lucky the Leprechaun has been the mascot of Lucky Charms since its introduction in 1964. The cereal features oat pieces and colorful marshmallow shapes called 'marbits.'

Question 8

A. Life

The Life cereal commercial featuring 'Mikey' first aired in 1972 and became one of the longest-running TV commercials. Little Mikey, played by John Gilchrist, was the picky eater who surprised his brothers by liking the cereal.

Question 9

D. O-shaped rings

Cheerios have always been O-shaped rings. They were originally called CheeriOats when introduced in 1941 and renamed Cheerios in 1945. They became the best-selling cereal in America.

Question 10

C. Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles

Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles were introduced by Post in 1971, featuring Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble. The tie-in with the Flintstones cartoon made them instant hits with kids.

Question 11

B. Honey Smacks

Sugar Smacks was renamed Honey Smacks in 1984 as cereal companies moved away from using 'Sugar' in their brand names. The cereal's mascot, Dig'em Frog, was introduced in 1972.

Question 12

A. Kellogg's Concentrate

Kellogg's Concentrate, introduced in 1959, was an early experiment in dense nutrition cereal, but freeze-dried fruit in cereal became popular much later with products in the 1980s and 1990s.

Question 13

B. Honey Nut Cheerios

BuzzBee has been the mascot of Honey Nut Cheerios since the cereal's launch in 1979. The friendly bee character has been redesigned several times but has always been the brand's ambassador.

Question 14

C. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird

Sonny the Cuckoo Bird has been going 'Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs' since the cereal was introduced by General Mills in 1958. His frenzied love for Cocoa Puffs became one of advertising's most memorable campaigns.

Question 15

C. Grape-Nuts

Grape-Nuts was created by C.W. Post in 1897 and contains neither grapes nor nuts. The name's origin is debated, but the cereal is made from wheat and barley flour. It remains one of the oldest continuously sold cereals.

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