# Candy bar quiz! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654 "2008-03-08T23:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/1 "2008-03-08T23:19:09Z")
In the enduring spirit of George Constanza, the folks over at AOL have out together a candy bar lineup (it is unclear if they did so in order to set up the mechanic with a short name…Kip, or Sal.) [How well can you do?](http://food.aol.com/play-with-your-food/candy-bar-id-quiz) I got 11/20. Some of them look a lot alike and fooled me. Especially the Heath bar and the Skor bar. I mean…does anyone even eat those things anymore? Also a Chunky bar…that looks sooo nasty! Blech! ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/2 "2008-03-08T23:43:16Z")
I got 17/20. 😃 The only ones I didn’t get were the O Henry, 100 Grand, and another one which I’ve never tried. Once I eat someting, I never forget it, I guess! ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/3 "2008-03-08T23:51:37Z")
Heath and Skor both _rock_. I love those things, but I can’t tell them apart from a cross-section. Some of them I’ve never heard of and several more I’ve never eaten. I only missed 5 because of a few lucky guesses. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/4 "2008-03-09T00:03:33Z")
Ooh! Added bonus! The damn quiz made me so hungry for candy, but I thought i was out. I found a Twix bar in my desk drawer I forgot about! ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/5 "2008-03-09T01:08:33Z")
I’m surprised they didnt have cherry mash, or my fav - TwinBing! ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/6 "2008-03-09T01:19:38Z")
I got 15/20–got both the Heath and Skor bars correct, I love those things… They didn’t have my current passion, which is Mint Three Musketeers. I suspect them of being at least 46% crack by weight. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/7 "2008-03-09T01:20:39Z")
14/20, and I should have done better! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/8 "2008-03-09T01:20:45Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] They didn’t have my current passion, which is Mint Three Musketeers. I suspect them of being at least 46% crack by weight. 😛 [/QUOTE] They are good, but they’re screwing us over. A regular Three Muskateers is a solid bar, but the mint one is two smaller bars, and they seem skinnier. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/9 "2008-03-09T01:41:53Z")
I missed like four of the first six and decided, fuck this, and quit. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/10 "2008-03-09T02:30:37Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] They are good, but they’re screwing us over. A regular Three Muskateers is a solid bar, but the mint one is two smaller bars, and they seem skinnier. [/QUOTE] You have a point there, the [original bar](http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/69839.html) is 60 gm in weight, 8 gm fat and 258 calories. The [mint version](http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/3-musketeers/mint-with-dark-chocolate-2) is 35 gm, 5 gm fat and 150 calories. So yeah, it’s a smaller bar than the original but it tastes a whole lot better than the original one and is less filling overall. The mint stuff is what makes it–I love mint and dark chocolate but I hate the way most of the candies of this type are filled with a hypersweet flat mint tasting goo with no real character. York Patties make my teeth ache! So I like the buttery flavor of the Three Musketeers and the fact that it’s not so hyper sugary. 110 fewer calories makes it even more attractive! I guess the solution would be getting them as fun size–the bag weighs the same so it’s a better deal overall. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/11 "2008-03-09T04:18:11Z")
My wife got 18. I am surprised she missed 2. ---
**Author:** ![Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thorium_Indium_Potassium)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/12 "2008-03-09T04:24:59Z")
I got 10/20. Not so bad considering I’ve never eaten any of those candy bars before (allergies…). ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/13 "2008-03-09T04:56:31Z")
I missed 4 but they were ones where the choices were either 3 I never heard of and one I did and I knew it wasn’t that one, or a case of two that I knew to be pretty similar but hadn’t eaten any of to be sure which was which. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/14 "2008-03-09T05:00:03Z")
Got only 9 in 20. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/15 "2008-03-09T05:10:05Z")
I got only 13 of 20, but as a bonus, apparently I taste like snozzberries. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/16 "2008-03-09T06:02:09Z")
17 out of 20 for me. And the conclusion that I have eaten way too many candy bars. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/17 "2008-03-09T06:21:22Z")
I’m not proud that I got 19 right. It would’ve been perfect if not for that damned 5th Avenue. Of course, no one has ever actually eaten, nay, even _seen_ a 5th Avenue, so I can’t feel bad about getting a semi-fictitious candy bar wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/18 "2008-03-09T06:29:49Z")
12/20 And Heath and Skor are delicious. I love toffee. ---
**Author:** ![Gbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/19 "2008-03-09T06:45:18Z")
What does “No Fizzy Lifting drinks For You Mean” That was after my score :mad: I was thinking there would be a BING in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654/20 "2008-03-09T07:02:47Z")
[QUOTE=Gbro] What does “No Fizzy Lifting drinks For You Mean” That was after my score :mad: I was thinking there would be a BING in there somewhere. [/QUOTE] The “fizzy lifting” thing sounds like a reference to Willy Wonka. Never heard of Bing, and looked it up. Must be a regional thing, like the earlier-mentioned Cherry Mash; I think the quiz was avoiding regionals. Interesting that there’s another Palmer Candy-- the one I’m familiar with mostly makes holiday candies (their logo has a smiling easter bunny). Looks like I’ll have to find a way to order a couple Bings-- I love trying new candy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bar-quiz/440654.md?page=2)