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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR BODY?
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), August 1, 2006
by Amber Smith, Health & Fitness Editor

If you’ve ever unscrewed a Snapple bottle, you may have noticed a “real fact” printed inside the cap.

Now there’s a whole book, “The Snapple Aptitude Test,” (Broadway Books, $9.95) comprised of those facts. Here are some that have to do with health and the human body.

1. Which of the following containers would come closest to holding the amount of blood in a typical adult human’s body?

a. one-quart pitcher
b. two-liter bottle
c. one-gallon jug
d. two-gallon jug

2. Tasting something with the very tip of your tongue will tell you if it is:

a. bitter
b. sweet
c. salty
d. sour

3. Herpes can cause which of the following ailments?

a. chicken pox
b. shingles
c. cold sores
d. all of the above

4. Which of the following parts of the head does not contain any taste buds?

a. uvula
b. tongue
c. roof of the mouth
d. throat

5. In 1911, Casimir Funk identified (and coined the name of) which of the following?

a. steroids
b. vitamins
c. amino acids
d. carbohydrates

Answers: 1. C; 2. B; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B.

T.M.I.: Pop culture with Lana Berkowitz & Syd Kearney
The Houston Chronicle, July 15, 2006
Trivia test, Snapple style

Trivia that’s cool and refreshing.

If your brain is on summer cruise control, here’s something to wake it up: The Snapple Aptitude Test’s 1,000 questions.

The paperback, which features the best of the Real Facts printed under Snapple caps, is divided into 10 chapters.

There are sections on science, history, literature, movies, TV, music, sports, technology and miscellaneous.

When you get stumped, the answers are easy to find at the end of each chapter. Answer all the questions correctly and Snapple deems you a “Real Genius.” If you answer fewer than nine correctly, you are rightly labeled “Cro-Magnon.” But you only have to get 200 answers correct to earn “Not Too Shabby” honors.

Or, try the interactive game.

Sample questions

1. What 11-letter word describes the pigment that gives most forms of plant life a green hue? Hint: This word won a National Spelling Bee.

2. Which of the following do late comedian Rodney Dangerfield and late sports announcer Howard Cosell have in common?

A. same last name.
B. same birthplace.
C. same birthdate.
D. none of the above.

3. True or false? Every female relative of Samantha who appeared on TV’s Bewitched had a name ending with the letter A.

Answers: 1. Chlorophyll. 2. A: Cohen. 3. True.

The Snapple Aptitude Test (Broadway Books, paperback, $9.95) by Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik

A.M. Stir: POP QUIZ
The Times-Union (Jacksonville), June 25, 2006
by Jennifer Fish DeCamp

Snapple’s back!

Well, not really.

The bottled beverage, which hit its sales peak in the mid-’90s, is trying to break back into the drink market in a slightly unconventional way – by releasing a book. The drink, best-known for it’s “Fun Facts” underneath every cap, has created its own version of the SAT that doesn’t require a No. 2 pencil.

The SAT, or The Snapple Aptitude Test (Stonesong Press, $9.95) by Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik, has 10 quizzes and 1,000 questions to check your basic intelligence based on facts found on Snapple products.

Let’s see how you do.

1. Which of the following was not a founding member of the European Union?

a. United Kingdom
b. Portugal
c. Spain
d. all of the above

2. Only two male actors in the 1990s won a pair of acting Oscars. One was Tom Hanks; name the other.

3. True or false: Despite its name, salmonella may be found in most types of meat, but not in seafood.

4. Which romance writer uses the pseudonym J.D. Robb when writing mysteries?

a. Nora Roberts
b. Danielle Steel
c. LaVyrle Spencer
d. Fern Michaels

5. The hit TV series Frasier and the successful film My Dog Skip coerced many to run out and purchase what breed of dog?

Answers to the Snapple Pop Quiz: 1-d, 2-Kevin Spacey, 3-False, 4-a, 5-Jack Russell terrier

HOT OFF THE PRESS:
Provocative reads mean you don’t always have to lighten up in the summer
Albuquerque Journal, June 18, 2006
by David Steinberg, Journal Staff Writer

Does the phrase “summer reading” hold special meaning for you? Is it a chance for more time to read the kind of books — or the authors — you always enjoy reading?

Or is it a chance to experiment, to go where you’ve never lounge chair-traveled before?

Some folks at the major publishing houses think “summer reading” must translate to “light,” as in books that promote relaxing on vacation, such as “chick-lit” or romance or comedy or stories with a guaranteed happy ending.

Maybe. Here are some titles that might help you chill. Wherever you are.
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“The Snapple Aptitude Test” by Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik (Broadway Books, $9.95) Here’s a terrific book to pass the time in airports or on long car trips. Herein are 1,000 trivia questions in subjects varying from politics, history and geography to pop culture and health. OK, here’s one question: What member of the 1958 Harlem Globetrotters was the first to have his number (13) retired? Answer is Wilt Chamberlain. I didn’t know the right answer; I checked the “answers” section in the chapter.

Here’s the Random House description page for The Snapple Aptitude Test.

STUFF; TO DO, TO BUY, TO TALK ABOUT
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 14, 2006
by Kathy Flanigan

A pop-top quiz

It’s like an SAT test, but one that also tests your knowledge of TV sitcoms. That’s the premise behind “The Snapple Aptitude Test.” Say that fast 10 times.

In 2001, the beverage company put something they called “real facts” under the top of each cap of their drinks. That trivia so far has appeared on more than 1 billion bottle caps. Authors Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik have gathered some of the best of the lot for “Snapple Aptitude” (Broadway Books, $9.95).

The book features 1,000 trivia questions like this:

– What celestial object is on Alaska’s state flag?
a) Saturn
b) the Big Dipper
c) Halley’s Comet
d) the moon

– Which of the following was not an item of clothing that was referenced in an episode of “Seinfeld”?
a) puffy sleeves
b) manssiere
c) vacuum pants
d) urban sombrero

The book’s layout makes it a tough read. Oh, and the answers are b and c.