Ice cream quiz! How well do you know these sweet facts about the popular dessert?

With spring less than a month away, plenty of folks are thinking ahead to brighter, lighter days — and that could mean enjoying a delicious ice cream cone outdoors. Ice cream, that perennial dessert favorite, comes in thousands of flavors, including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, mint chocolate chip, and cookies & cream. But how much do you really know about the popular sweet treat? Test your knowledge in this fun lifestyle quiz. When is National Ice Cream Day celebrated each year? Third Monday of July Third Wednesday of July Third Friday of July Third Sunday of July Which first lady popularized the serving of ice cream in the White House? Martha Washington Abigail Adams Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe Which U.S. president declared the first National Ice Cream Day? Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy George W. Bush Barack Obama There is no known single inventor of ice cream — true or false? True False What are the four basic ingredients needed to make vanilla ice cream? Sugar, water, milk, vanilla extract Sugar, milk, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract Sugar, heaving whipping cream, salt, vanilla extract Sugar, water, coconut flour, vanilla extract The first U.S. printed advertisement for ice cream came out in what year? 1777 1801 1812 1853 It is widely believed that colonists brought the original ice cream recipe to North America from which country? Ireland Scotland England Italy For years, Blue Bell Creameries produced which product before producing ice cream? Milk Butter Eggs Gelato In which year did Ben &amp; Jerry’s host its first-ever "Free Cone Day" at its first scoop shop in Burlington, Vermont? 1904 1979 1983 1996 Baskin-Robbins is known for offering how many flavors in store? 12 25 31 40 Which U.S. city was named the ice cream capital of the world in 1994? Le Mars, Iowa St. Louis, Missouri Helena, Montana Cincinnati, Ohio The Guinness World Record, claimed in 2014 in Wisconsin for the world’s largest scoop of ice cream, weighs how much? 157 pounds 789 pounds 1,459 pounds 3,010 pounds Ice cream waffle cones became popular by accident after a vendor ran out of cups and made the cones from a waffle maker instead — true or false? True False Which American is believed to have been the first person to write down an ice cream recipe? Julia Child Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson Martha Stewart Chocolate ice cream was invented before vanilla ice cream — true or false? True False Mobile app users: Click here to get the quiz. Have you tried our desserts quiz? Check it out here! What about our pie quiz? Try it here! And what about our hot dog quiz? Play it here! To take even more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click on this link.