The Quiz: What product did Orville Redenbacher begin to sell as a child?
Cheese
Pretzels
Popcorn
Cookies
Before he became the face of one of the most popular at-home popcorn brands in the world, Orville Redenbacher was a young Indiana boy who dreamed of going to college. He began growing and selling bags of kernels in his local community and saved up money for tuition. In the mid-1920s, Redenbacher enrolled at Purdue University and majored in agronomy. He started a farm fertilizer company after college but still made popcorn as a hobby until he decided to turn it into a business. Redenbacher became the face of the brand’s commercials, always sporting a bowtie and glasses.
The correct answer to this quiz is Popcorn.