Which breakfast cereal, introduced in 1963, featured marshmallow shapes called 'marbits' mixed with toasted oat pieces?
Lucky Charms
The answer was Lucky Charms. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Lucky Charms was created by General Mills product developer John Holahan, who was inspired by a mixture of Cheerios and chopped-up circus peanut candy. The original marshmallow shapes included pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers.
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- Froot Loops - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Lucky Charms - correct answer.
- Count Chocula - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Trix - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Lucky Charms is the one to remember. Lucky Charms was created by General Mills product developer John Holahan, who was inspired by a mixture of Cheerios and chopped-up circus peanut candy. Lucky Charms has added and retired over 40 different marshmallow shapes since 1963 — including shooting stars, rainbows, horseshoes, and even a unicorn.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Lucky Charms