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About This Quiz
There is one household tradition that all families share during celebrations and parties - kids are going to sneak up to the table and steal away as many snacks as they can. You can't hide from tradition, and with a smirk on your face, you know you did it, too. But, what was your favorite? Did you prefer salty snacks like potato chips? Or, were you more of a sweets person, delving headfirst into a bowl with anything as long as it was covered in chocolate? While most people have fond memories of their childhood snacking habits, do you still love those same snacks? From childhood to adulthood, the palate often changes, but how much has yours?
This quiz shows you some of the most beloved snack foods over the last few decades. They are used to celebrate everything from birthdays and the holidays to festivals and of course sporting events! Sounds simple, right? You might even be eating some of these snacks while you take this quiz, but like everything, life isn't always as simple as it looks. For example, you may like sweets, so would you be able to tell the difference between a Lay's potato chip and a Pringles chip, without the packaging? Are you looking at a bowl of Chex Mix or a bowl of mixed nuts?
When it comes to snacks, they may taste great on the way down, but you need to know what they look like before you take that first bite. Take this quiz to see if you can crunch through your snacks!
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What snack food is this?
Fritos
Tostitos
Doritos
Doritos introduced most Americans to tortilla chips. Now they come in a dizzying array of flavors, far beyond the original Nacho Cheese and Toasted Corn!
Cheetos
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What snack food is this?
Funyuns
Regular Fritos
The best way to eat Fritos is in the Texas favorite: Frito Pie. Take a bowl of Fritos and top them with chili and cheese. Delicious!
Trail mix
Sun Chips
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What snack food is this?
Lay's Potato Chips
Munchos
Pork rinds
Pringles
Pringles were something of a snack food sensation when they came out. The can helps prevent the ton of broken chips usually found at the bottom of a bag.
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What snack food is this?
Ruffles
If you're tired of potato chips that snap off when you dip them, Ruffles is the answer! These sturdy chips can get tremendous amounts of dip aboard.
Wavy Lays
Wise potato chips
Munchos
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What snack food is this?
Munchos
Lay's potato chips
Here's the top of the chip heap! The iconic yellow bag of Lay's is recognized everywhere, and it's a rare party spread that doesn't have at least one on hand.
Ruffles
Fritos Scoops
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What snack food is this?
Pringles
Funyuns
Tostitos
Wise potato chips
The Wise owl has been a sign of quality snacking for decades. If you grew up in the Northeast, it's likely that your first potato chips came from a bag with an owl on it!
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What snack food is this?
Santitas tortilla chips
Santitas is the go-to chip for anyone wanting to get as close as they can to Mexican restaurant chips without leaving home. Their $2 bags fly off the shelves when game time nears!
Lay's potato chips
Sun Chips
Doritos
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What snack food is this?
Trail mix
Crunchy Cheetos
Mixed nuts
Chex Mix
For decades, Chex Mix was a party favorite that people made at home. Now you can buy it in a variety of flavor combinations. It's one of the great things about modern life!
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What snack food is this?
Beef jerky
Beef jerky is the ultimate all-purpose snack food. You can munch it on the couch, or get outdoorsy and make it part of your provisions for a camping trip!
Trail mix
Pork rinds
Fruit snacks
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What snack food is this?
Chex Mix
Popcorn
Who doesn't love a bowl of hot, buttered popcorn? It's easy to make, can take tons of flavorings and a huge amount can be created in a short time for a crowd.
Cheez balls
Trail mix
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What snack food is this?
Sun Chips
Sun Chips have been marketed as a healthy alternative to potato chips. While they're still loaded with sodium, they do pack in less fat than regular chips.
Fritos Scoops
Funyuns
Doritos
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What snack food is this?
Mixed nuts
Trail mix
Funyuns
Cocktail peanuts
If you like roasted peanuts, but hate the time involved in getting them out of the shell, then cocktail peanuts are your go-to. They also go great in various recipes, like homemade peanut brittle!
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What snack food is this?
Chex Mix
Dry-roasted peanuts
Mixed nuts
The problem with most mixed nuts cans is that they're at least half peanuts. Planters solved this by offering "deluxe" mixed nuts with no peanuts, and now just about every brand has them!
Trail mix
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What snack food is this?
Pretzel sticks
Potato sticks
Pork rinds
Sesame sticks
Sesame sticks are a frequent guest in various party mixes and Asian snack mixes. Try them by themselves for a nutty, salty change from your usual!
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What snack food is this?
Cocktail peanuts
Wasabi peas
Dry-roasted peanuts
Dry-roasted peanuts have a salty coating that can be highly addictive for sodium lovers. They're one of the more inexpensive snack foods, and give a lot of bang for the buck.
Cheez balls
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What snack food is this?
Potato sticks
Pretzel sticks
If you need an all-purpose snack or an addition to party mixes, pretzel sticks are a utility player. They also are great dipped in anything from mustard to melted chocolate!
Funyuns
Chex Mix
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What snack food is this?
Funyuns
Munchos
Popcorn
Crunchy Cheetos
Baked Cheetos are the traditional "puffy" style that give you that lovely coating of cheese dust all over your fingers. Every bag should come with a moist towelette! These don't coat you quite as much.
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What snack food is this?
Cheez balls
Pretzel nuggets
Get the best of the pretzel and the chip worlds with these. The crunchy bites come in a variety of flavors, with honey mustard being a favorite along with Buffalo wing.
Santitas tortilla chips
Bean dip
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What snack food is this?
Fritos Twists
Munchos
Funyuns
If you like onion rings but don't like having an actual onion inside them, Funyuns are perfect! Somehow, they replicate the flavor of good onion rings without any identifiable onion inside.
Sesame sticks
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What snack food is this?
Cocktail peanuts
Wasabi peas
Mixed nuts
Pistachios
There may be no nut with a more buttery finish than the pistachio. Whether eaten straight or as part of another mixture, they're delicious.
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What snack food is this?
Ritz crackers
Sun Chips
Club crackers
Club crackers are the all-purpose platform for any hors d'ouevre. They have a buttery taste that goes with just about any topping.
Saltines
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What snack food is this?
Cheez balls
Cheez balls are a camp favorite, often sold in big barrels with a wide mouth. Like baked Cheetos, they result in the dreaded orange finger syndrome.
Popcorn
Cheetos
Sun Chips
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What snack food is this?
Pretzel sticks
Potato sticks
Crunchy Cheetos
Want the goodness of Cheetos without the dreaded orange fingers? Crunchy Cheetos leave a lot less goo behind, and taste great!
Popcorn
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What snack food is this?
Club crackers
Ritz crackers
Everything's better when it sits on a Ritz! One of the best ways to eat them is with peanut butter and a frosty glass of milk.
Saltines
Granola bars
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What snack food is this?
Saltines
Graham crackers
Club crackers
Wheat Thins
Wheat Thins are a lightly sweet, small crunchy cracker. They're excellent with cheese ... if you can stop eating them out of the box!
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What snack food is this?
Pita bread
Club crackers
Popcorn
Saltines
Saltines are the utility infielder of the cracker world. You'll find them topped with cheese, crumbled into soup and even used to make pie crust!
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What snack food is this?
Bean dip
Ketchup
Salsa
Did you know that salsa is the most popular condiment in the world? Worldwide, it's consumed even more than ketchup!
Guacamole
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What snack food is this?
Hummus
Bean dip
If you don't have time to cook up a football spread, a couple of cans of bean dip will get you started! It comes in a wide variety of flavors and heat levels.
Bacon horseradish dip
Peanut butter
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What snack food is this?
Wavy Lay's
Looking for a compromise between Ruffles and traditional chips? Wavy Lay's hit the middle perfectly, with more ridges than flat chips but not the tight crevices of Ruffles.
Ruffles
Lay's potato chips
Sun Chips
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What snack food is this?
Trail Mix
Takis
Takis are an example of the amazing infiltration of Latin foods into the snack aisle. They're a spicy, salty party mix that will wake up your whole face!
Chex Mix
Mixed Nuts
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What snack food is this?
Tostitos
Doritos
Fritos Scoops
Fritos Scoops are the greatest gift ever for dip lovers. Each chip is like a miniature shovel!
Pork rinds
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What snack food is this?
Chex mix
Melba toast
Rye chips
Rye chips are those little dark brown slices that everyone dives for in party mix. If you're sharp-eyed, you might find them in bags by themselves around the holidays!
Wheat Thins
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What snack food is this?
Munchos
Beef jerky
Pork rinds
Did you know that pork rinds were Pres. George H. W. Bush's favorite snack? He often snacked on them during cabinet meetings.
Saltines
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What snack food is this?
Potato sticks
If you want french fries, but you don't want to drive to Burger King, keep a can of these on hand! They'll hit your fry craving ... you can even dip them in ketchup.
Sun Chips
Pretzel sticks
Wheat Thins
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What snack food is this?
Bugles
Bugles are unlike any other snack food, if only for their shape. They come in a variety of flavors, with nacho cheese being a hot seller.
Fritos
Sun Chips
Tostitos
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What snack food is this?
Lay's potato chips
Ruffles
Veggie chips
Want a salty snack, but with less guilt? Veggie chips are made with sliced vegetables instead of potatoes, so they're a bit healthier!
Rye chips
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What snack food is this?
Pork rinds
Crunchy Cheetos
Fritos Twists
Fritos Twists are flavor-loaded chips that aren't really for dipping, like other Fritos. Certain flavors can also leave you looking like you've been eating Cheetos!
Bowtie pretzels
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What snack food is this?
Club crackers
Ritz crackers
Wheat Thins
Triscuits
You'll need your strong jaw muscles for Triscuits! These fiber-packed snacks can be hard to eat in large quantities ... not necessarily a bad thing!
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What snack food is this?
Trail mix
Chex Mix
Cheez balls
Wasabi peas
Most frequently seen in Asian snack mixes, wasabi peas pack a punch! Eat a handful straight to clear your sinuses for days.
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What snack food is this?
Chex Mix
Trail mix
There are as many mixtures of trail mix as there are trails. The most common involve roasted nuts, dried fruit and some sort of chocolate candy.
Mixed nuts
Popcorn
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What snack food is this?
Cocktail peanuts
Mixed nuts
Cashews
Cashews are usually one of the most expensive nuts on the snack aisle. Their buttery flavor makes them a coveted snack, and they're high in good fats.
Pork rinds
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What snack food is this?
Wheat Thins
Cheez-Its
For decades, Cheez-Its were the go-to cracker for cheese-loving snackers. Now they come in flavors like white cheddar, to make them even more snackable.
Triscuits
Cheetos
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What snack food is this?
Cheez-Its
Cheez balls
Goldfish
Anyone who's had kids is familiar with Goldfish. They're a "first finger food" for a lot of toddlers, right along with Cheerios.
Dry-roasted peanuts
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What snack food is this?
Trail mix
Crunch-n-Munch
Crunch-n-Munch takes the ballpark favorite Cracker Jacks to a whole new level. It comes in a variety of mixtures, some including almonds and cashews.
Pretzel sticks
Mixed nuts
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What snack food is this?
Bean dip
Cream cheese
Guacamole
French onion dip
French onion dip, with its slightly salty finish, is a potato chip's best friend. It's best chilled, but you can eat it straight out of the jar!
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What snack food is this?
Guacamole
Bean dip
Chex mix
Salsa verde
Salsa verde is a lighter-flavored cousin to traditional salsa. It's got a fresh, slightly sweet taste.
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What snack food is this?
Trail mix
Pub mix
Pub mix is a heartier version of Chex Mix. It's a big favorite during football season and around the holidays.
Rye chips
Mixed nuts
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What snack food is this?
Fruit snacks
Fruit snacks are a favorite among the under-12 set. If you've ever taken a long car trip, you've learned that they're great when it's still 60 miles to dinner!
Trail mix
Dry-roasted peanuts
Wasabi peas
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What snack food is this?
Munchos
Munchos are a truly unique snack food. They're similar to potato chips, but crunchier, kind of like the perfect blend of Pringles and Lay's.
Funyuns
Doritos
Pringles
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