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Episode Transcript
Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and
today we're diving into the spooky world of monster cereals,
those ghoulish breakfast treats that have been haunting our cereal
aisles for decades. Question one, What is the name of
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the chocolate flavored monster cereal featuring a friendly vampire character?
First introduced in nineteen seventy one? Question two? Which berry
flavored ghost is the mascot for Booberry cereal, making his
debut in nineteen seventy three. Question three? What strawberry flavored
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monster cereal? Features a Frankenstein like character and was one
of the original monster ceials? Question four? What was the
name of the werewolf mascot for the short lived fruit
flavored cereal that was discontinued in the nineteen eighties but
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brought back in twenty thirteen. Question five? Which mummy themed
monster cereal with a fruit flavor? Was introduced in nineteen
eighty eight, discontinued and then revived for limited releases. We'll
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be right back with these frightfully delicious answers. Welcome back,
trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one. What chocolate
monster serial features a vampire? Answer Count Chocula. Created by
General Mills, Count Chocola was one of the first two
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monster cereals, debuting alongside Frank and Barry. The cereal features
chocolate flavored pieces with marshmallows, and the Count has become
an icon of Halloween breakfast nostalgia. Question two, which ghost
mascot represents Booberry? Answer Booberry, the ghost himself. This blueberry
flavored ceial was the third monster seial introduced by General Mills.
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Booberry's voice was originally inspired by actor Peter Lore, giving
him a distinctive spooky character. Question three, what strawberry serial
features of Frankenstein character? Answer franken Berry. This pink strawberry
flavored cereal launched alongside Count Chocula in nineteen seventy one.
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The mascot is a pink monster with a goofy personality,
and the cereal initially caused a harmless condition where it
turned children's stool pink, leading to a formula change. Question four,
what werewolf mascot represented a fruit cereal? Answer Fruit Brute.
This serial featured a werewolf mascot and had a lime slate.
Cherry flavor. Initially, it was discontinued in nineteen eighty two,
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but brought back for limited releases starting in twenty thirteen,
much to the delight of nostalgic fans. Question five, Which
mummy themed cereal was introduced in nineteen eighty eight. Answer
Fruity Yummy Mummy. This orange cream flavored cereal featured a
mummy mascot and was marketed alongside the other Monster cereals,
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like Fruit Brute. It was discontinued, but has been brought
back for limited seasonal releases in recent years. That concludes
today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, See you tomorrow.
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