Fizz and Flavor: Soft Drink Quiz

On July 12, 1985, astronauts tested the “Coca-Cola Space Can” aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

7UP originally contained lithium citrate, a mood stabilizing drug used today to treat depression and bipolar disorders under trade names Litarex and Demalit. It contained lithium until 1948.

In 1898, Caleb Davis Bradham made “Brad’s Drink,” now known as Pepsi, in his North Carolina drugstore.

Tab was introduced in 1963 when Americans were starting to watch their weight. Its name implies people were keeping "Tabs" on their weight.

Frosty Dog appeared in advertising for Dr. Pepper along with slogans like "frosty man, frosty!" and "friendly pepper-upper."

It's definitely not "Coke is it!," but the 1906 slogan "the great national temperance beverage" was appropriate for a time when society was pulling away from alcohol.

Only two states have an official soft drink. Kool-Aid was invented in Nebraska in 1927.

Consumers drink a whopping 10,450 Coca-Cola soft drinks, including Diet Coke, Sprite and Fanta, every second of every day!

Dr. Brown's was also originally sold by soda salesmen going door to door in Jewish neighborhoods of the city.

Blenheim Ginger Ale in South Carolina has been producing ginger ale since 1903.

In the U.S., Coca-Cola is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, so it's not kosher. But Coke made with pure cane sugar is offered between March and April for Passover and can be identified by a yellow cap.

Cherry Coke premiered in February 1985 as a throwback to the flavor kids could get at their local drugstore, where soda jerks would add cherry syrup to fountain Coca-Cola.

Since 2008, Dr. Pepper has given away more than $7 million in tuition money to students.

In 1931, Coca-Cola commissioned Michigan-born illustrator Haddon Sundblom to create advertising images using a friendly and plump Santa Claus. From 1931 to 1964, Coca-Cola advertising showed this cheery Santa delivering toys, reading letters and enjoying a Coke. Today Sundblom's original oil paintings are some of the most prized in the company’s collection.

Squirt is a citrus-flavored soda created by Herb Bishop in 1938 in Phoenix.

Today Peeler's great-grandson Cliff Ritchie still leads the company.

Sprite Remix, which was discontinued in 2005, had an extra hint of fruit flavor.

Coca-Cola has more than 3,500 beverages, from sodas to soy-based drinks.

Dr. Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885.

"Mellow Yellow" by Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 and No. 8 in the U.K. in early 1967.

Mug started out as a regional brand in the San Francisco area in the 1950s and features a bulldog on its logo.

Although the Shirley Temple was created in the actress' name, she didn't like the cocktail.

Coca-Cola became the first product to grace the cover of Time Magazine on May 15, 1950.

The "A" and "W" stand for Allen and Wright, the last names of the two founders of the company.

The two world leaders were photographed drinking Pepsi, and eventually Pepsi became the first capitalist product sold in the Soviet Union.

One 16.9-ounce can of Cult Cola has 320 milligrams of caffeine, while Mountain Dew Game Fuel has 121 milligrams and Bawls Root Beer has 100 milligrams.

Red Bull topped the energy drink market in 2014 with a dominating 43 percent market share.

Baptist minister and self-taught artist Howard Finster regularly mixed pop culture and religious images in his artwork. He began incorporating the Coca-Cola bottle into his art in the 1970s.

"The joy of Pepsi" campaign kicked the brand into the new millennium by featuring some of the era's most iconic celebrities.

The word "moxie" entered the American lexicon circa 1930, a nod to the soft drink's original "Nerve Food" designation and supposed invigorating powers.