The Real Thing - Coca-Cola's Amazing History

0:03 Calaugus Shark Media. Greetings, beverage lovers. I'm Mark Ellison, and today we're celebrating the fascinating history of Coca Cola. Question one? What profession was John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca Cola before creating the famous drink in eighteen eighty six? Question two? In what city was Coca cola first served and at what price per glass? Question three? What year did Coca Cola first start using Santa Claus in their advertisements, helping create the modern image of Saint Nick. Question four? How many years did Coca Cola contain actual cocaine before it was removed from the formula? Question five? Which famous artist created his first commissioned Coca Cola art in nineteen sixty two, launching an iconic partnership. We'll be right back with these refreshing answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, What was John Pemberton's profession? Answer?

1:23 He was a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. Like many pharmacists of his era, Pemberton experimented with medicinal formulas, initially creating Coca cola. As a patent medicine. He called Pemberton's French wine coca Question two where was Coca Cola first served? Answer at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for five cents a glass On its first day of sales in eighteen eighty six, They sold an average of just nine glasses per day. Today, more than one point nine billion servings of Coca Cola beverages are enjoyed every day. Question three, When did Coca Cola first use Santa? Answer nineteen thirty one.

2:05 When artist hadn't Sunblum created warm, lifelike images of Santa enjoying a coke. His illustrations helped standardize the modern image of Santa as a warm, friendly figure in a red suit with white fur trim. Question four How long did Coca Cola contain cocaine? Answer? Seventeen years, from eighteen eighty six to nineteen oh three. The amount was very small, and cocaine was a common ingredient in medicines at the time. By nineteen twenty nine, the company was using decocaineized coca leaf extract, which they still use today. Question five which artist created Coca cola art? In nineteen sixty two answer.

2:46 Andy Warhol created his first commissioned Coca cola bottle paintings before making his famous Coca Cola Art series. He once said, a coca is a coke, and no amount of money can get you a better coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. That concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, 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. See you tomorrow.