The Post Quiz - Summertime Junk Food: Answers
Created | Updated Jul 9, 2017
It's summer! Time to pig out on comestibles of dubious nutritional value!
Summertime Junk Food: Answers
Junk food for the really well travelled.
Here are the answers.
- When you go to the beach in the UK, what's your favourite weird hard candy? Brighton Rock, of course. Or any beach rock. No, you can't dance to it, Yanks.
- Aha, but when you go to the beach in the US, what candy do you bring home to your relatives instead? Salt water taffy. Comes in gift boxes. Bad for your teeth, good for the soul.
- You know what it's all about: liquefied sugar. When you spin it, what do you get? (Extra point for knowing both the US and UK versions.) In the US, cotton candy. In the UK, candy floss. You say potato, and I say forget nutrition.
- They've been making this teeth-rotting popcorn and peanut concoction in the US since 1896, and some people can't watch a baseball game without it. What's it called? Cracker Jack. With the sailor on the box.
- If you're in New York City, you might want to try a cooling egg cream. Why is this a weird name? This fizzy drink contains neither eggs nor cream.
- You've been told to lay off the sugar (probably by Theresa May), so you opt for a hotdog as your junk food of choice. What vehicle might you look for? How about the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile?
- If you're in the southern US, you might be offered a 'Pronto Pup'. What should you expect to eat (or refuse to eat)? A hot dog deep fried inside a cornbread coating. Yum.
- Head up to Scotland, defy Theresa May, and mix deep-fat-frying with your sugar. What do you get? A deep fried Mars Bar. Oh, why not?
- Of course, the Irish have to have the weirdest junk food. What do they call their beloved pickled onion flavoured corn crisps? Mega Meanies. (These sound pretty good.)
- The French, of course, have to make us all look bad, even when eating junk food. What has smoked salmon, mozzarella, cheddar, potatoes, dollops of crème fraîche, and caviar on it? A pizza. Seriously, French people?
Don't blame us if this quiz sends you to the kitchen. Blame yourself for having junk food in there. The government will disapprove.