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The history of chewing gum
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Which of these isn't used as a sweetener in chewing gum?
Maltitol
Sugar
Xylitol
Sodium
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When were synthetic chewing gums introduced, that replaced most gums made out of Chicle?
In the early 21th century
In the 1960s
Right after World War II
In the 1990s
3
Why did chewing gum gain worldwide popularity in World War II?
English chewing gum manufacturers gave free gum to soldiers
Hitler made chewing gum mandatory for soldiers, because it reduces stress
It became a symbol of the American army
Americans were supplied chewing gum as a ration and traded it with locals
4
Who created the first flavored chewing gum?
William Wrigley Jr, a businessman
It was also created by John B. Curtis
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a former Mexican president
John Colgan, a Louisville, Kentucky, pharmacist
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John B Curtis changed his gum's main ingredient.
True
False
6
Which were the first civilizations to exploit the positive properties of gum?
Eskimos and Vikings
The Mayans and Azteks
Chinese and South Asians
Ancient Greeks and Romans
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Which of these early chewing gum brands didn't use chicle as the main component?
Black Jack
Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
Chiclets
The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum
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Which country banned chewing gum in 1992?
New Zealand
Singapore
China
North Korea
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When did the cultural tradition of chewing gum develop?
Traces of the habit of chewing something started arising in the stone age
Around the 1850s, when chewing gum was starting to be produced as a product
In the medieval times
In the time of the Roman Empire
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What is the most popular chewing gum today?
Orbit
Hubba Bubba
Trident
Mentos
11
Who inspired John B. Curtis, who sold the first commercial chewing gum in 1848?
The American Indians, who chewed resin made from the sap of spruce trees
The Mayans who chewed Chicle, a natural gum coming from trees
Other American early settlers, who chewed Tobacco leaves
The South Americans who chewed Coca leaves
12
Chewing gum is officially considered as a food according to the FDA.
False
True
13
Why did the popularity of chewing gum in the US decrease in the early 21th century?
People did not want the same thing to happen as in Singapore
It started getting expensive, because of heavy taxes
A propaganda started spreading that chewing gum is unhealthy
It lost its association with counterculture and teenage rebelliousness
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Where was the first ever chewing gum found?
Cuba
Finland
China
India
15
If you swallow a chewing gum it can remain in your stomach for years.
True
False
16
What is the first piece of chewing gum that has been ever found made of?
Tobacco leaves
Coca leaves
Birch bark tar
Sugar pine and spruce sap
17
Singapore banned chewing gum because a lot of people found loud chewing on public transport annoying.
False
True
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Why is Glycerine used in most modern chewing gums?
To maintain moistness
To soften gum by increasing flexibility and reducing brittleness
For taste and sensory appeal
For visual appeal
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The polymers that make up the main component of chewing gum base are hydrophobic.
False
True
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Who had the idea, to make chewing gum out of Chicle?
Thomas Adams a scientist and Inventor
William Wrigley Jr, a businessman
It was another great idea by John Colgan
James Henry Brady, an employee of the Colgan Gum Company
