January 22, 2011: Soup It Is and There's a Quiz!

Tonight, I am once again on call at the hospital and that means, "Fend for yourself." Having eaten from the sandwich trough twice this week already, I proactively brought some soup. Campbell's soup and one of their "kettle style" selections: Chicken and Tuscan Bean Soup.

I totally love soup and in the winter, I often make soup once or twice a week. It is so homey and warming and really healthy. It isn't that easy to make soup unhealthy. But it can be done. When I was sick a couple of months ago, I could not eat and I discovered that broth is incredibly salty. When I got to where I could hold down some solids, I started shopping all over the soup aisle. I discovered that nearly all soups are very salty. I couldn't eat fats either, and I discovered LOTS of soups are fatty. But this particular Campbell's soup is RELATIVELY less fatty and has only a modicum of salt in it. And it tastes really good. It isn't what I would make at home, but as a product for "the masses," a certain amount of blandness is probably necessary. Overall, though, I would give it a good solid B as a grade for taste.

So here is your CALL NIGHT QUIZ and tonight, the topic will be not just soup, but CAMPBELL'S SOUP.

And before I get started with the questions, should you ever stray into Pittsburgh, DEFINITELY go and see the Andy Warhol museum. You'll enjoy it.
I promise. Probably alot more than you enjoy Campbell's soup!

QUESTION 1

Which of the following is NOT a Campbell's soup slogan?
A. Soup is good food.
B. Possibilities.
C. A taste of the good life.
D. Umm Umm Good.
E. It's amazing what soup can do.

QUESTION 2

Which of the following celebrities never endorsed Campbell's soup?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Orson Welles
D. Nancy Kerrigan
E. Johnny Carson

QUESTION 3

Which of the following statements regarding Campbells soups is FALSE?
A. In China, they produce a watercress and duck gizzard soup.
B. Donovan McNabb has endorsed their soups.
C. In the autumn of 2009, Campbell's lowered sodium content of their soups by 50% and it remains as such today.
D. Campbell's makes some "kosher" soup.
E. In Australia, the vegetarian soup line is called Campbell's Velish.

QUESTION 4

Which of the following product lines does not belong to Campbell's?
A. V-8
B. Pace Picante
C. Wolfgang Puck's Soup
D. Pepperidge Farm
E. Homepride

QUESTION 5

According to urban dictionary, "the Campbell's soup version" means:
A. a form of reggae
B. a story told different ways by different witnesses
C. artforms that closely mimic reality
D. Misquoted biblical references
E. A condensed story

And now THE ANSWERS TO TODAY'S QUIZ!


1. C--- A taste of the good life is PROGRESSO's motto.

2.

A. He painted the can but he may never have eaten a single cup full!

3. C They did reduce the salt content in 2009, but later they made it just as salty as ever.

4.

The answer is: E. That was sort of a tricky question, because they did own it for a while, but sold it in 2006.

5. E sort of like the 'reader's digest version. If you look up Campbell's soup on urban dictionary, like nearly every other word combo on the planet, you will get a daily supplement of sex education.

Okay, here's to you and soup eating!