Today’s trivia: ice cream

Fri., July 22, 2005

Knight Ridder

July is National Ice Cream Month, the perfect time to test your knowledge of the creamy treat.

1. What is Americans’ favorite ice cream flavor?

A. Chocolate

B. Vanilla

C. Strawberry

D. Chocolate chip

2. In what year was the ice cream soda invented?

A. 1785

B. 1874

C. 1907

D. 1943

3. The ice cream cone was made famous at the 1904 World’s Fair in which city?

A. Chicago

B. San Francisco

C. New York

D. St. Louis

4. What percentage of U.S. households eat ice cream?

A. 25 percent

B. 64 percent

C. 90 percent

D. 99 percent

5. How many licks does it take to finish a single-scoop ice cream cone?

A. 30

B. 50

C. 100

D. 125