A big thanks to everyone who took a shot at answering our true and false trivia questions from last week. As promised, we chose three people at random from those who got all 10 questions correct to win some free Turkey Hill ice cream. Congrats Sheila, Carol and Anna! Below are the answers to the quiz. We promise next month’s edition will be shorter!
1. The most popular and best selling flavor of ice cream in the nation is chocolate.
ANSWER: False. The most popular flavor in the nation is… anyone? That’s right, vanilla!
2. The Turkey Hill Giant Cow lives up to its name by standing 19 feet tall and weighing in at over 5,000 pounds!
ANSWER: False. She’s big, but she’s not that big. In reality, she stands 13 feet tall and weighs 3,500 pounds.
3. Despite the economic recession, national sales of ice cream actually increased in 2009, rising 1.5 percent as Americans found comfort in their favorite dessert.
ANSWER: True. Other comfort foods, like potato chips, also experience sales increases during a recession. No word on whether the macaroni and cheese folks are doing the same. (We also accepted false for this question because some of you thought we were being tricky with the 1.5 percent statistic when you found a source that said ice cream sales were up 2 percent.)
4. Even though they sound alike, sorbet is different from sherbet because sorbet contains no dairy products while sherbet can contain one to two percent milkfat.
ANSWER: True. And remember, it’s pronounced “sher-bit”, not “sher-bert”!
5. National Ice Cream Month in July was created by former president Jimmy Carter in 1976 as part of America’s bicentennial celebration.
ANSWER: False. America owes its month long devotion to ice cream to President Ronald Reagan, who established the celebration in 1984.
6. French vanilla ice cream contains egg yolks, which traditional vanilla ice cream does not.
ANSWER: True. The eggs give the French vanilla its sometimes yellow color and a little extra creaminess.
7. Immigrants at Ellis Island were served ice cream as part of the welcoming to America.
ANSWER: True. We’re not sure what the flavor was. Hopefully not Rocky Road!
8. Pat Bertoletti, a culinary student from Chicago, holds the world record for ice cream consumption by eating 1.75 GALLONS of ice cream in just 8 minutes during a contest in 2006.
ANSWER: True. The resulting brain freeze lasted two years and 237 days.
9. You can purchase all sorts of sports-themed stuff in Turkey Hill’s online store, including golf balls, baseballs, footballs and hockey pucks.
ANSWER: False. There are no hockey pucks in the Turkey Hill store… yet.
10. The first ice cream parlor in America opened in Philadelphia in 1776.
ANSWER: False. The honor of hosting the first ice cream parlor in America goes to New York City (in 1776).
Tags: ice cream, sandwich, trivia, turkey hill
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If you’ve got a technical question about the ice cream making process or some other inquiry about the nuances of America’s favorite treat, chances are Ernie has the answer. He might not be able to answer all questions, but he’ll try his best and some may be featured on the Ice Cream Journal.
Thanks so much for the free ice cream!!! A perfect pick me up on such an ugly, rainy day!!!
Darn, I hope you get them hockey pucks in soon !!!!!!!!
Way to go Carol!
I love your ice cream!
So I had a couple of wrong answers but I know I can’t go wrong when I’m eating my Turkey Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners. Linda
Great quiz. I didn’t quite ace it, but I sure learned a lot in the process.
Congratulations to Sheila, Carol and Anna!
Congratulations to Sheila, Carol, and Anna!
That was fun. Looking forward to the next one!
Cool, I got ‘em right! Congrats to the winners, and thanks to Turkey Hill for the fun trivia!
I’ll get the free ice cream yet!
Congrats to the winners- Had some Yankee ice cream over the weekend for my birthday
Congratulations to all the Icecreamology participants who won.
Incidentally, what was Ernie’s score on this test? Did he win?
sorry i got 1 wrong, hope to do better next time. still can eat TH as usual.
The first ice cream parlor should have been in Philadelphia. It would have fit in with all those restaurants and donut shops. We love visiting.
Thanks, Ernie & Turkey Hill!!
Congrats to Sheila, Carol & Anna. Best of luck to all next month.
Congrats to the winners. I know they will enjoy their prize. I admit I had 2 wrong. Did Pat’s brain really freeze from winning the eating contest
Yeah I got them all right. Congrats to the 3 winners. Enjoy your ice cream, I know I always do.
Congrats….to all three winners!
Congrats to the winners!
Good job people!
Congrats to the winner, great questions and good ice cream!
Interesting and informative. Not only congratulations to the winners but to the person or persons who came up with these questions.
Honestly? I would have to say it’s up to one’s taste & What They Like!
Everyone Has Unique Taste Buds That’s What Makes Each Flavor & Person, So So Special! 
Love, Hug’s, & Support! Susan XOXO…….<3
Interesting, Very Interesting!!
I knew it had to be vanilla, it is my favorite. These answers have settled bets between my husband and myself! Barbara
That was a fun and interesting contest. Congrats to the winners.
i just did a quiz and one of the questions was favorite ice cream ot said it was chocolate
yes, I thought #3 was a trick question (I did find 2% increase sales instead of 1.5%) thanks for taking that into consideration! Even though I didn’t win (this time
), I was glad to see I got them all right! 
I rewarded myself with some T.H. ice cream!
I think I did pretty good but I am not sure if i got all 10 correct.
Congrats Sheila, Carol and Anna! I knew 3 wise sisters would get this correct.