7-Eleven

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme is National seven eleven Day, convenience stores, American snack culture, and iconic retail moments. Question one. Since two thousand and two, seven eleven has celebrated July eleventh by giving away free slurpees? In What year did the chain first run this giveaway that evolved into National seven eleven Day? Question two before it adopted the hours inspired name we know today? What was seven eleven originally called in its early decades? Question three, which oversized fountain drink launched by seven eleven in nineteen seventy six, became a pop culture icon of convenience store soda.

0:57 Question four, What everyday item? Was the first product ever scanned with a UPC barcode at a checkout in nineteen seventy four, a retail milestone quickly embraced by supermarkets and convenience stores. Question five, which now ubiquitous snack chip, began as a way to repurpose leftover tortillas at Disneyland's Cocata Frido's in the early nineteen sixties, before Fredo Lay turned it into a national hit. We'll be right back with these answers after this break welcome back. Question one What year did Free Slurpy Day start? Answer two thousand and two?

1:42 Seven eleven began handing out free small slurpees on July eleventh, two thousand and two, to market seventy fifth anniversary. The promotion became an annual celebration known as National seven eleven Day. Question two? What was seven eleven originally called answer Totem? Founded in nineteen twenty seven by the Southland Ice Company in Dallas. The stores were called Totem, a nod to customers toting goods home, and sometimes Totem pole de corps. The name changed to seven eleven in nineteen forty six to reflect extended hours. Question three, which nineteen seventy six seven eleven drink became iconic answer the Big Gulp. Introduced in nineteen seventy six, The Big Gulp popularized self serve extra large fountain sodas and influenced portion sizes across American convenience stores. It spawned a whole line of even larger cups in the years that followed. Question four, What was the first item scanned by a UPC? Answer? A ten pack of Wrigley's juicy fruit gum. On June twenty sixth, nineteen seventy four, a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, scanned a ten pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum. The UPC system revolutionized checkout speed, inventory, and pricing across retail, including sea stores. Question five, which chip started at Disneyland's Cosa Deefritos, Answer Doritos Employees at Casadefrido's cut and fried surplus tortillas, creating a seasoned chip that frido Lay launched nationally in nineteen sixty six. Dorito's quickly became a convenience store staple and a cultural phenomenon that concludes Today's five daily trivia questions.

3:15 I'm Mark Ellison and to day's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you Tomorrow.