Snack Attack

0:03 Calarogu Shark Media. Greetings, trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and today we're satisfying our cravings with some delicious questions about the history of snack foods and junk food. Question one, Which popular snack food was accidentally invented in eighteen fifty three when a customer at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York complained that their potatoes were too thick. Question two, Which iconic cream filled snack cake first sold in nineteen thirty was originally banana flavored before World War II rationing forced to change to vanilla. Question three? In what year did McDonald's introduce the Big Mac nationwide in the United States?

1:02 Question four? Which candy bar created by Forrest Mars in nineteen thirty two, was named after his family's horses. Question five, What popular snack food was invented by Fredo Lay employee Richard Montanes, who was working as a janitor when he came up with the idea. We'll be right back with these tasty answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, which snack food was accidentally invented in Saratoga Springs. Answer potato chips. According to culinary legend, chef George Crumb was irritated when a customer, reportedly Cornelius Vanderbilt, repeatedly sent back his fried potatoes, complaining they were too thick and soggy. In an attempt to teach the customer a lesson, Crumb sliced the potatoes paper thin, fried them until and doused them with salt. To his surprise, the customer loved them, and Saratoga chips were born. While this story has been disputed, Saratoga Springs is widely recognized as the birthplace of the potato chip. Question two, which snack cake was originally banana flavored? Answered? Twinkies. When Continental Baking Company later Hostess, first introduced twinkies in nineteen thirty, they were filled with banana cream. During World War Two, banana imports to the United States were rationed, forcing the company to switch to a vanilla cream filling. The change

2:34 proved so popular that even after the war ended, Hostess kept the vanilla filling as the standard. Today, banana cream Twinkies are occasionally released as limited edition items. Question three, in what year did McDonald's introduce the Big Mac nationwide Answer nineteen sixty eight. The Big Mac was created by Jim Delagatti, a McDonald's franchise owner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in nineteen sixty seven. After testing it in his local restaurants, McDonald's began national distribution in nineteen sixty eight. The sandwich's signature special sauce and two tiered structure made it instantly recognizable in the company's famous jingle two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun helped cement the Big Mac as McDonald's flagship product.

3:24 Question four, which candy bar was named after Mars family horses, Answer, Snickers, Introduced by Mars Inc. In nineteen thirty. The Snickers bar was named after a favorite horse of the Mars family. The combination of nougut caramel, peanuts, and milk chocolate has made it one of the world's best selling candy bars, with global sales exceeding three point five billion dollars annually. While the US version has always contained peanuts, in the UK, it was originally sold under the name Marathon until nineteen ninety question five, What snack food was invented by Ritchtans answer Flamin' Hot Cheetos. While working as a janitor at a free Dolay plant in California in the early nineteen nineties, Montanas took some plain cheetos home and added chili powder and other spices inspired by Mexican streetcorn. He presented his creation to company executives, who were impressed enough to develop and market the product. Flamin' Hot Cheetos became one of fre Doolay's most successful product launches, and Montanas rose through the company ranks to become a successful executive. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show notes or visit calaroga dot com slash plus. See you tomorrow.