Big History Quiz

Caffeinated Butterfingers were once also candy bars! In 2009, Butterfinger debuted Butterfinger Buzz, a candy bar which contained 80 milligrams of caffeine (the equivalent of a can of Red Bull). That would have sent your head into a spin! But the product was discontinued because it wasn’t popular.

There are actually three different words that botanists use for sharp things on plants: thorns, spines, and prickles. Thorns, spines, and prickles help protect plants from animals. However, some animals have evolved, developing long tongues, to reach past these sharp things and feed on the leaves of the plant.

Contrary to rumors, Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!’, is not a diva when the cameras aren’t rolling. He claims to own over 100 suits, however. In one day, a week’s worth of episodes is filmed. Trebek often has to change suits to create the illusion that another day has passed.