M&M Fact or Fiction

You buy them. You eat them. You probably love them. But how much do you know about the popular M&M chocolate candy? Which of the following statements are facts and which are simply fiction?

M&Ms Fact or Fiction Quiz

1. Plain M&M chocolate candies were thought up during the Spanish Civil War.

2. The red packaging bags are usually used for their peanut butter variety.

3. The color green was first added in 1960 along with the colors red and yellow.

4. You can currently order M&M chocolate candies printed with your favorite sports team logo.

5. Plain M&M chocolate candies were first sold in glass jars.

6. They stopped making red M&Ms in 1976 because they contained a controversial red food dye.

7. The Orange character's bio lists his turn-offs as "people who want to eat him".

8. The color blue was added after Americans voted to add it to the mix in 1995.

9. The brand M&M stands for the surnames Mars and Milky.

10. The M&Ms characters are more popular than Mickey Mouse.

11. The first female character was pink.

12. Consumers can usually find their Crispy variety packaged in an off white bag.

13. The company began producing seasonal orange and black colored Halloween M&Ms during the 1980's.

14. During their Groovy Summer campaign, their chocolate candy packaging featured several designs by the late artist Andy Warhol.

15. In 2002, sixty percent of people all around the world voted to add aqua colored chocolate candies to packages.

16. Plain M&M chocolate candies are the favorite candy of both President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton.

17. In 2004, the Plain chocolate candy colors were changed to only black and white.

18. The Red character's bio lists his best friend as being the Yellow character.

19. The company's Peanut variety was first produced in the year 1954.

20. The Blue character's bio lists his turn-ons as "moonlight nights, jazz, and the ladies".

M&Ms Fact or Fiction Quiz Answers:

Questions 1 thru 4 are fact; questions 5 and 6 are fiction; questions 7 and 8 are fact; question 9 is fiction; question 10 is fact; questions 11 thru 16 are fiction; questions 17 thru 20 are fact.