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Believe it or not, packaged cereal was one of the first "health food" fads in America. Development first began around the time of the American Civil War. By 1902, 40 brands were regularly marketed. Take this quiz to see how many of these popular cereal brands you can name from their image.
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Banana Nut Crunch
Grape Nuts
Fruity Pebbles
Fruity Pebbles is the first ever cereal to use a character from the media for branding and marketing. In 1970, Post was able to obtain the rights to the beloved Flintstones characters.
Marshmallow Mateys
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Life
Special K
Golden Grahams
Cheerios
If variety is what you seek, Cheerios is your brand. Since its beginnings, it has introduced a various kinds, such as MultiGrain, Apple Cinnamon, Fruity. Since 1999, the #1 cereal sold is Honey Nut Cheerios.
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Lucky Charms
Those "marbits" -- the inside word for those delicious marshmallows -- have taken many shapes over the years. The original shapes were pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers. Other shapes that have made the cut over the years included stars, leprechaun hats, and magic mirrors.
Fruity Pebbles
Franken Berry
Sunbelt Granola
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Reese's Puffs
Reese's Puffs may be one of your favorites, especially if you like the candy bar. But if you are dieting, you want to be cautious of how much of this stuff you eat. The brand holds the lowest nutrition score of child target brands, and has a 41% sugar content!
Frosted Flakes
Cap'n Crunch
Oreo O's
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Trix
Grape-Nuts
Corn Pops
Special K
Cereal is an important part of the day, and it's important to choose the right one. Over 50% of Americans begin their day with a bowl of their favorite brand. It also makes a great snack.
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Frosted Flakes
Frosted Flakes are the crispier, more sugary version of the original Corn Flakes. They out sell Corn Flakes 2 to 1.
Mini Wheats
Crispix
OKs
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cookie Crisp
Don't get caught with your hand in the cookie . . . box. In 1981, Cookie Crisps' mascot was changed from Jarvis the Wizard to Cookie Crook and Officer Crumb.
Cocoa Puffs
Trix
Smorz
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cheerios
Honeycomb
In 2009, Honeycomb consumers were offered the opportunity to win an overnight sleepover at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Winners received a glow-in-the dark T-shirt.
Mr. T. Cereal
Dyno-Bites
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Trix
Corn Flakes
Corn Flakes is one of the oldest cereals we know. It was invented in 1894 by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who thought it was a good food for his patients in the sanitarium.
Ghostbusters Cereal
Fiber One
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Heard of Wendell the Chef? He was the mascot of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, along with two other bakers who seemed to have mysteriously and suddenly disappeared from commercials. Rumor has it this cartoon mascot ridded himself of his counterparts. But in 1999, Wendell met his own fate and was replaced by the Delicious Squares.
Oks
Wheaties
Golden Crisp
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cheerios
Count Chocula
Fruit Loops
Fruit Loops -- as the cereal was originally called -- faced an amost immediate lawsuit when it first hit the shelves because it contained no actual fruit. Kellogg's changed the name to Froot Loops and kept the artificial flavoring. Problem solved.
Fruity Pebbles
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Kix
Waffle Crisp
Shredded Wheat
Speaking of squares of deliciousness, if you are looking for a healthier route, try Shredded Wheat. One cup of these contains only 1 gram of sugar. That is, if you don't douse it in sugar yourself.
Chex
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Cocoa Puffs
Oreo O's
If you had the opportunity to try this cereal and liked it, you were bound to be disappointed. It was discontinued in 2007, after only nine years of production. Don't fret though, it is still being made in South Korea, so you can get it there--or you could just crush some oreos up in a bowl.
Original Life
Cocoa Krispies
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Reese's Puffs
Trix
Honeycomb
Kashi Go Lean Crunch
Even though Kashi contain quite literally all natural ingredients, it does contain a high sugar content. At least there are no artificial additives.
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Trix
Quaker Oat Squares
Frosted Mini Wheats
It wasn't until nearly 20 years into its life that shredded wheat cereal became bite size . If you've ever had a box of just the Shredded Wheat, you know that it is about four time larger than its mini version.
Fiber One
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Honey Graham Oh's
Apple Jacks
Rice Chex
Webster Edgerly, an author and self-help guru, started a minor social movement known as Ralstonism. Ralston Purina was the name of the cereal company before it separated into two companies, Ralston and Purina. Edgerly was a partner in these companies before starting Ralstonism. This partnership gave his followers easy access to eat whole grains, which he believed were an essential part of life.
Life
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Peanut Butter Crunch
Peanut Butter is only one variety of Cap'n Crunch. cereal. And if you are looking for this one, you are likely to find it toward the bottom shelf. Cereals that target children are placed within a child's reach.
Quaker Oat Squares
Mueslix
Boo-Berry
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cap'n Crunch
The Cap'n Crunch's distinct flavor came from a recipe handed down in Pamela Low's family. She was a flavorist at the company, and scientists at the plant extracted the flavor and created multiple varieties, including peanut butter and berry.
Quaker Oat Squares
Sunbelt
Krave
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Frosted Flakes
Kashi Go Lean Crunch
French Toast Crunch
French Toast Crunch was discontinued in 2006; but came back by popular demand in 2014.
Rice Chex
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Corn Pops
Kelloggs simply cannot make up its mind on what to call these delicious morsels. Originally they were called Sugar Pops, before changing to Sugar Corn Pops. They later changed the name again to Corn Pops, the Pops, then back to Corn Pops. Regardless of the name, it is still the same cereal.
Golden Crisp
Chex
Cream of Wheat
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Trix
Corn Pops
Kix
Kix was a pioneer in the cereal world. In 1937, it became the first puffed cereal. And people have been stringing it to make holiday garland ever since, or at least I did as a kid.
Lucky Charms
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Honey Nut Cheerios
Golden Crisp
In 1985, Golden Crisp got rid of the word "Sugar" in its name. Growing health concerns related to sugar were bound to hurt sales of the cereal, originally called "Sugar Crisp." The box colors were also changed to match its "Golden" name.
Cookie Crisp
Nut and Honey
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Cocoa Krispies
Franken Berry
Count Chocula
Count Chocula created quite a controversy in 1927 when the art on the cereal box looked as if the Count was wearing a necklace of the star of David. Jewish consumers were outraged, and the company immediately released a new design with no necklace.
Boo Berry
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Rasin Bran
Honey Bunches of Oats
If it's texture and variety you seek, Honey Bunches of Oats is your cereal. It comes in many varieties with different nuts and fruits. One variety is cinnamon. But it's those delicious, slightly sweet honey clusters of oats, paired with the crunchy flakes, that give you the texture you seek without overpowering you with sugar.
Fiber One
Honeycomb
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Raisin Bran
In 1966, Kellogg's did something new. Instead of using an animal for a mascot, it decided to set its cereal at the the center of the solar system with Sunny, the cartoon sun who holds the two scoops of raisins.
Fruity Cheerios
Nut and Honey
Banana Nut Crunch
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Frosted Flakes
Cocoa Krispies
Kellogg's came under fire in 2009 for posting in large letters the word "IMMUNITY" on boxes of Cocoa Krispies. The company claimed it helped children's immune systems. Dietitians said that simply "spraying" or adding minerals and vitamins to a cereal didn't make it healthy, especially when the cereal is 40% sugar.
Kix
Malt-O-Meal
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Mr. T Cereal
Ghostbuster's Cereal
Just Bunches
Honey Graham Oh's
This cereal is a rarity, but if you find it, you can enjoy the graham cracker flavor.
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Wheaties
Honey Smacks
Honey Smacks is another one of those cereals that took the "sugar" out of its name, but not out of the cereal. These puffed grains of wheat contain 15 grams of sugar per 3/4 cup serving.
Mueslix
Peanut Butter Crunch
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Rice Krispies
Perhaps one of the only cereals with a "sound" appeal, Rice Krispies are little grains of rices that are cooked, dried, and toasted. The thin wall of the rice grains contracts when a liquid is added, creating that infamous snap, crackle, and pop.
Cookie Crisp
Smorz
Grape-Nuts
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Raisin Bran
Honey Nut Cheerios
Chex
Chex gets it infamous design from the original checkerboard pattern used on the boxes. The design is still being used.
Lucky Charms
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
OKs
Apple Jacks
Apple O's were invented by an MIT professor. The name was later changed to Apple Jacks. They have kept their "o" shape but, during various promotional periods, have changed the shape and color up a bit.
Kix
Fruit Loops
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Frankenberry
Frankenberry was rather scary for parents when it first came out. The red dye used to color the cereal pink was not digestible, making kids' stools appear bloody. Parents began rushing their kids to the hospital in droves, and it was finally determined to be the cereal that was causing the problem. The dye used in the cereal was then changed.
Just Bunches
Trix
Corn Pops
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Life
Cocoa Puffs
Sonny the cuckoo bird was the original mascot, and to this day, remains the representative of Cocoa Puffs. He's crazy for these, and his slogan has morphed the term with its present-day connotation.
Cookie Crisp
Cocoa Krispies
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
French Toast Crunch
Dyno-Bites
Boo-Berry
Actor Peter Lorre served as the model both for the voice and the look of the little boo mascot, even though he had been dead for ten years before the cereal was created.
Fruit 'n Fibre
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Grape-Nuts
Contrary to its name, Grape Nuts is not actually made from grapes. Doesn't matter though, because this cereal was considered so healthy, it was once used in military rations. I find it yummy, hot, cold, or in yogurt.
Honey Bunches of Oats
Sunbelt
Nut and Honey
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Fiber One
Oreo O's
Honey Nut Cheerios
In 2017, General Mills launched a promotion where it removed Buzz the Bee from the Honey Nut Cheerios box to raise awareness of the diminishing bee population.
Honeycomb
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Crispix
If you are a Chex lover, but can't decide if you want Rice Chex or Corn Chex, then try Crispix. It mixes the best of both worlds.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Shredded Wheat
French Toast Crunch
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Fruit Loops
Corn Pops
Cracklin Oat Bran
What better combination than cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar? Cracklin' Oat Bran gives you a graham cracker in a hollow rectangle.
Just Bunches
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Which cereal brand is shown here?
Special K
Smorz
Fiber One
Mueslix
What is this stuff? Mueslix is a play on the word "müesli." It refers to dry oats, fruits, seeds, and nuts mixed together, usually eaten with milk. It's like trail mix in your bowl!
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