GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
A
Cream soda
B
Coca-Cola
C
Dr. Pepper
D
Sprite
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. It was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1885, in Waco, Texas, a young Brooklyn-born pharmacist named Charles Alderton invented a new soft drink that would soon become known as “Dr Pepper.” The carbonated beverage was marketed as having a unique flavor all its own.

Detailed explanation-3: -DR PEPPER IS THE OLDEST MAJOR SOFT DRINK IN AMERICA. Originally made in Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, the drink’s unique flavor was a hit when it was first sold in 1885. Wade Morrison, the drug store owner, named it “Dr. Pepper” after Dr.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dr Pepper is the oldest soft drink in America. Older than Coca-Cola, in fact, by a full year. It was created in 1885 by a pharmacist, Charles Alderton, in Waco, Texas. And its original name was Waco – it was served there at the soda fountain in the drugstore.

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