# 🍬 Trivia: Pop Rocks  
**Used:** 2025-06-13

## 🧠 Regular Questions

### 1. What happens when Pop Rocks dissolve in your mouth?  
**Answer:** They release carbon dioxide gas  
- “Your tongue becomes a Fourth of July fireworks display.”  
- “Finally, a snack that slaps back.”  
- “It’s like your mouth is getting texted by sugar.”  
- “Fizzy, crackly, chemically suspect.”  
- “Carbonation for people who hate silence.”

### 2. What urban legend involved mixing Pop Rocks with soda?  
**Answer:** That it would cause your stomach to explode  
- “Because kids need anxiety *and* candy.”  
- “Michael Jackson didn’t die from it, but Mikey almost did... allegedly.”  
- “Science: not included with rumors.”  
- “BOOM! Goes your digestive tract.”  
- “The original Mentos-and-Coke conspiracy theory.”

### 3. Which soda was commonly linked to the Pop Rocks death myth?  
**Answer:** Coca-Cola  
- “Because cola’s evil knows no bounds.”  
- “The real victim: logic.”  
- “Turns out, the only thing it killed was your trust in humanity.”  
- “Coke + Candy = Panic at the Playground.”  
- “Mikey from Life cereal still hasn’t forgiven us.”

### 4. In what decade were Pop Rocks first introduced to the public?  
**Answer:** 1970s  
- “Where perms, disco, and mouth detonation lived in harmony.”  
- “Proof that the ‘70s were one long experiment.”  
- “Invented right after seatbelts, before common sense.”  
- “Nixon was impeached, but candy got louder.”  
- “The snack that screamed ‘I hate silence.’”

### 5. What company originally developed Pop Rocks?  
**Answer:** General Foods  
- “A general in the war against boring snacks.”  
- “They put the ‘bang’ in branding.”  
- “Cereal wasn’t extreme enough.”  
- “From oatmeal to oral chaos.”  
- “Let’s turn science into snacks—what could go wrong?”

## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. Pop Rocks contain _______ gas to create the popping sensation.  
**Answer:** carbon dioxide  
- “Your dentist’s least favorite molecule.”  
- “Tiny burps in every bite.”  
- “Because nitrogen was busy with whipped cream.”  
- “The only gas that sounds fun in your face.”  
- “Science class, now with cavities.”

### 2. The Pop Rocks urban legend focused on a boy named _______ from the Life cereal ads.  
**Answer:** Mikey  
- “He likes it—until he allegedly explodes.”  
- “The most slandered kid in candy history.”  
- “The original urban myth guinea pig.”  
- “Never trusted food again.”  
- “Life: it gives you cereal, then fake explosions.”

### 3. Pop Rocks were temporarily pulled from the market in the _______.  
**Answer:** 1980s  
- “Too hot (and loud) for Reagan’s America.”  
- “Banned for fun, not safety.”  
- “Replaced by quieter, less exciting sugar.”  
- “The candy blackout era.”  
- “Because Snap, Crackle, and Pop got jealous.”

### 4. Pop Rocks reappeared in stores under the name “Action _______.”  
**Answer:** Candy  
- “Because ‘Detonating Dessert’ was taken.”  
- “Subtle as a chainsaw ballet.”  
- “Still not legally considered a firework.”  
- “Not a Saturday morning cartoon… yet.”  
- “Now with 200% more liability waivers.”

### 5. Pop Rocks have been featured in culinary uses such as topping _______.  
**Answer:** ice cream  
- “Because it wasn’t chaotic enough frozen.”  
- “Dessert that screams back.”  
- “Turn your sundae into a science fair.”  
- “Hot fudge meets hot mess.”  
- “Yes, that’s your dessert buzzing.”

## 🎯 Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. [Difficulty: 1] What gives Pop Rocks their iconic popping sensation?  
A) Air pockets  
B) Baking soda  
C) Carbon dioxide  
D) Liquid nitrogen  
**Answer:** C) Carbon dioxide  
- “Tiny explosions, now edible.”  
- “A little chemistry in every crunch.”  
- “The gas that keeps on giving.”  
- “Like a party in your mouth with chemistry majors.”  
- “Definitely not FDA calming.”

### 2. [Difficulty: 2] What year were Pop Rocks officially introduced?  
A) 1971  
B) 1975  
C) 1979  
D) 1982  
**Answer:** B) 1975  
- “Welcome to the party, 1975.”  
- “Post-Vietnam, pre-MTV—perfect timing.”  
- “Peace, love, and oral detonation.”  
- “The Bicentennial had competition.”  
- “America celebrated with mouth grenades.”

### 3. [Difficulty: 3] Which of these was NOT an actual Pop Rocks flavor?  
A) Watermelon  
B) Blue Razz  
C) Chicken  
D) Grape  
**Answer:** C) Chicken  
- “For those who hate joy.”  
- “KFC, stay in your lane.”  
- “Pop Rocks: now 100% bird-free.”  
- “Imagine poultry with crackle... then forget it.”  
- “The Colonel said no.”

### 4. [Difficulty: 2] What happens if you seal Pop Rocks in a warm soda bottle?  
A) Nothing  
B) They dissolve quietly  
C) It fizzes over violently  
D) It sings the national anthem  
**Answer:** C) It fizzes over violently  
- “Science meets crime scene.”  
- “Kitchen volcano, now sugar-powered.”  
- “Your counter will never forget.”  
- “Fizzical trauma guaranteed.”  
- “Exploding science fair entry.”

### 5. [Difficulty: 4] Who invented Pop Rocks?  
A) Robert LeBlanc  
B) William Mitchell  
C) John Kellogg  
D) Alfred Hershey  
**Answer:** B) William Mitchell  
- “The Willy Wonka of chemistry class.”  
- “Same guy who invented Tang. Coincidence? Nope.”  
- “One man, one dream, one carbonated apocalypse.”  
- “Built a legacy on crackling sugar.”  
- “He also made Cool Whip. Dude had range.”
