Soda Pop Quiz!

[gblowfish]

Had this thought with the introduction of the "retro Pepsi and Mt. Dew":

Soda Pop Quiz!

Here's a list of cities that was the founding home of certain types of Soda Pop.
Some cities were the home for more than one soda pop, so there may be multiple right answers.
Name a soda founded in each of these towns (no googling or other searching):

Atlanta,GA
Union,ME
Baltimore,MD
New Orleans, LA
Camden, AR
Columbus,GA
Phoenix,AZ
Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
Detroit, MI
Toronto,ON
Philadelphia, PA
Waco,TX
New Bern, NC

[chefsos]

C.

[chefsos]

That's my answer, and I'm sticking to it.

[gblowfish]

C.

"C" is not a correct answer...BUZZZZZZZZZ.

[gblowfish]

I guess to clarify: Name a "Brand" not a "Type". "Coke" would be a brand, cola would be a type. So it's brands. OK then!

[alanm]

Atlanta - Coke
Waco - Dr. Pepper.
That's all I got. ;)

[BigMeatballDave]

Vess Soda - St. Louis, MO

[gblowfish]

Atlanta - Coke
Waco - Dr. Pepper.
That's all I got. ;)

Those are correct, and probably the two easiest.

[gblowfish]

Vess Soda - St. Louis, MO

That's correct, but there's two others that are right answers too, one is really famous.

[BigMeatballDave]

RC - Columbus,GA

[BigMeatballDave]

I don't know any others.

[gblowfish]

RC - Columbus,GA

Yes, also Nehi was founded there. RC and Nehi were label mates.

[BigMeatballDave]

I always thought RC Cola tasted better than Coke or Pepsi.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

New Orleans = Barq's rootbeer

[gblowfish]

New Orleans = Barq's rootbeer

Yes, that's correct. Very good, that's a hard one.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

You forgot Seattle, WA

Do they sell Jones Soda in the midwest? It seems like I'd seen it in NC, but I'm not sure if they're nationwide or not.

[gblowfish]

You forgot Seattle, WA

Do they sell Jones Soda in the midwest? It seems like I'd seen it in NC, but I'm not sure if they're nationwide or not.

Jones Soda is from Seattle, but the towns that are listed are homes of older brands of soda pop, and in most of the cases, more famous brands.

[shaneo69]

I think IBC Rootbeer started in St. Louis...

[gblowfish]

I think IBC Rootbeer started in St. Louis...

Yes, that is correct. There's three answers for St. Louis:
Vess Soda
IBC -(from their website):
The smooth, creamy refreshment of IBC Root Beer began in 1919 with the Griesedieck family and the independent Breweries Company in St. louis, hence the name of IBC Root Beer. Development as an alternative to alcoholic beverages during prohibition, IBC Root Beer became renowned for its quality, richness and great taste.

There's another famous soda that was founded in St. Louis that is very big today. Hasn't been named yet.

[BigMeatballDave]

You forgot Seattle, WA

Do they sell Jones Soda in the midwest? It seems like I'd seen it in NC, but I'm not sure if they're nationwide or not.They sell it here in Ohio.

[KS Smitty]

goin out on a limb and saying Canada Dry for Toronto.

[gblowfish]

Jones is carried here in KC by K Mart, Target and Hy Vee. It's a "boutique" soda, small label, kind of like Stewart's or Boylan's Soda on the East Coast.

[gblowfish]

goin out on a limb and saying Canada Dry for Toronto.

Yes, that's correct! Elementary, my Dear Watson!

[RJ]

I'm guessing Baltimore might be Shasta. They have a good size facility there.

[gblowfish]

I'm guessing Baltimore might be Shasta. They have a good size facility there.

Very good, that's a hard one. The other one that is correct is Frostie Root Beer.
Shasta is named after water that was bottled in Northern California, but the company HQ was in Baltimore:

From Wiki:
Shasta began as The Mt. Shasta Mineral Springs Company located in Baltimore, Maryland on December 6, 1889. It was also known as The Shasta Water Company. It produced bottled mineral water from Shasta Springs in northern California. The water was poured into glass-lined railroad cars and shipped off for local bottling.

In 1931, Shasta produced its first soft drink: pale dry ginger ale. Until the 1950s, the company's products were mainly mixers for alcoholic drinks: mineral water, club soda, and ginger ale. During the 1960s, Shasta was purchased by the Sara Lee food company (then known as Consolidated Foods). In 1985, it was acquired by the National Beverage Corp., which also owns the popular Faygo line.
Old partially-covered ad for Shasta Orange Soda

Shasta claims to have been the first to introduce metal soft drink cans and diet soft drinks.[2] Its diet soft drinks use sucralose (Splenda brand) instead of the aspartame traditionally found in diet drinks.

[Blindside58]

C.

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"No! Good Lord! We would've accepted bow-wow or ruff!"

[gblowfish]

Answers (don't look unless you wanna):
















Coca-Cola - Atlanta
Pepsi Cola - New Bern, NC
Dr Pepper - Waco, TX
Hires Root Beer - Philadelphia
Vernor's - Detroit
Canada Dry - Toronto
Orange Crush & Dad's Root Beer - Chicago
Squirt - Phoenix, AZ
RC Cola & Nehi - Columbus, GA
Grapette & Orangette - Camden, AR
Shasta & Frostie Root Beer - Baltimore, MD
Barq's - New Orleans, LA
Moxie - Union, Maine
7up, Vess, IBC - St. Louis, MO

[Gonzo]

gblowfish... crazy ass thread killa.

ROFL
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[RJ]

Mmmmmm.....Shasta orange soda.

[CrazyPhuD]

Dude you forgot Shitz Root Beer, it was founded in St Louie....

[Toad]

Dang it. I got in on this test late. I'da tore it up.

[Psyko Tek]

which was PHX?

[Simply Red]

North Carolina 'Cheerwine?'

[Simply Red]

Vess is piss. FWIW, so's RC.

[TigerPig]

New Bern would be my Graceland. :)

[Lonewolf Ed]

I always thought RC Cola tasted better than Coke or Pepsi.

Yes, and another thing that made it better, if you chugged a whole can, then did 20 or 30 jumping jacks, if you didn't puke, RC would produce the loudest most powerful belch.

[Simply Red]

RC is good, but it goes flat WAY to soon.

You have to refridgerate it prior to opening, pour soda in glass and THEN add the ice, THEN it'll taste good, but break that order up, it'll taste flat, weirdest thing. Throwback Dew currently w/ Nacho Cheese Doritos

[Simply Red]

and jes
Jones Soda is leggit.

[gblowfish]

which was PHX?

Squirt was invented in Phoenix.

[Frosty]

Vernor's
Grapette & Orangette
Frostie Root Beer
Moxie
Vess

Weird. I haven't heard of any of these brands. They mustn't have made it to the Pac NW.

[Simply Red]

Weird. I haven't heard of any of these brands. They mustn't have made it to the Pac NW.

Vernors is amazingly refreshing and stout.

[gblowfish]

Vernor's is ginger ale, and is one of the oldest soft drinks sold in the USA, it was invented during the civil war. It's really good stuff.
Grapette and Orangette is owned by Wal-Mart now. You can only buy it in Wal Mart stores. It was big in the South in the 1950s and 1960s.
Frostie Root Beer was also sold in the South.
Moxie is a New England soft drink. Ted Williams was their pitchman in the 1950's.
Vess is a St. Louis company that made multiple flavors, "Whistle" Orange was probably their most popular. You can still find it in the midwest.

[Simply Red]

Vernor's is ginger ale, and is one of the oldest soft drinks sold in the USA, it was invented during the civil war. It's really good stuff.
Grapette and Orangette is owned by Wal-Mart now. You can only buy it in Wal Mart stores. It was big in the South in the 1950s and 1960s.
Frostie Root Beer was also sold in the South.
Moxie is a New England soft drink. Ted Williams was their pitchman in the 1950's.
Vess is a St. Louis company that made multiple flavors, "Whistle" Orange was probably their most popular. You can still find it in the midwest.

Vess Cola (w/ all due respect) was pure cola flavored, piss-water.

[Frosty]

Vernor's is ginger ale, and is one of the oldest soft drinks sold in the USA, it was invented during the civil war. It's really good stuff.
Grapette and Orangette is owned by Wal-Mart now. You can only buy it in Wal Mart stores. It was big in the South in the 1950s and 1960s.
Frostie Root Beer was also sold in the South.
Moxie is a New England soft drink. Ted Williams was their pitchman in the 1950's.
Vess is a St. Louis company that made multiple flavors, "Whistle" Orange was probably their most popular. You can still find it in the midwest.

Thanks. Now that you mention it, I think I have seen Grapette and Orangette at Wal-Mart, but figured it was on par with Sam's Cola.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

I grew up in the Ozarks, where Grapette and Sundrop (a pulp-filled citrus soda, motto on the old bottles = 'as much caffeine as a cup of coffee!') were the local yokel's sugarwater of choice. Vernor's ginger ale is an excellent mixer w/rye whiskey - as is Stewart's ginger beer.

Sundrop (http://www.sundrop.net/history.php)

[Simply Red]

I grew up in the Ozarks, where Grapette and Sundrop (a pulp-filled citrus soda, motto on the old bottles = 'as much caffeine as a cup of coffee!') were the local yokel's sugarwater of choice. Vernor's ginger ale is an excellent mixer w/rye whiskey - as is Stewart's ginger beer.

Sundrop (http://www.sundrop.net/history.php)

Orangina is fabulous, ever tried it?

[Sofa King]

has anyone guessed Mello Yello for Atlanta Georgia?


EDIT: didnt realize answers were on page two, glad i didnt look, but nevertheless, i didnt even see mello yello listed...

[Skip Towne]

Where is Orange Crush from?

[gblowfish]

Where is Orange Crush from?

The guy who invented it was from Chicago.

[Simply Red]

The guy who invented it was from Chicago.

part of 7-up, no?

[gblowfish]

part of 7-up, no?

Well, now they're part of the same company. 7-UP was started in St. Louis.
This website has some interesting info on the origin of many popular soft drinks:

http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

When I drank soda, I used to be a big fan of the Sioux City brand (Rootbeer, Saspirlla, Birch Beer). One would think that it came from Sioux City, but I have a feeling that's just advertising at work.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

I'll look for some Orangina. I just tried San Pellegrino Aranciata last summer - I really like that stuff.

[Inspector]

Remember Pomac? I used to drink that stuff - tasted a little like non alcaholic beer. Came from Sweden. I think it was discontinued in the late 60's after the sweetner they use for it was found to be bad for ya.