I was serious when I said the other day that we didn't have enough time here. We easily could have spent two hours, and although intentionally a little kitschy, it's a very well designed, interactive museum. At the end of the self-guided tour through the museum (just before you end up in the gift shop, where you can buy, um, Spam fly swatters, and other fun things) is the Spam Game Show.

Test your knowledge of Spam trivia:
A. What year was Spam first produced?
B. What is Spam made of?
C. Who was the largest purchaser of Spam during WWII?
D. What other countries produce Spam?
E. How much Spam is consumed in the United States every second?

A. & B. Spam is a registered trademark name for a canned ground pork shoulder and ham product introduced by the Hormel Company in 1937.
C. During WW II, Hormel sold more than half of its output to the U.S. government, which supplied SPAM to the armed forces of the U.S., and also to the U.S.S.R. under the lend-lease program.
D. In addition to the U.S., spam is produced in 7 other countries: Australia, Denmark, UK, Japan, Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan. Spam is distributed in more than 50 countries.
E. In the United States alone, 3.6 cans of Spam are consumed every second.

More Spam trivia:
The 1 billionth can of spam was sold in 1959.
The 6 billionth can was produced in 2002.
West Yellowstone sponsors the 'Spam Cup' cross country ski race, with the winner receiving a can of Spam.
The SPAMJAM Cafe opened in February 2004 in the Philippines. Except for hot dogs, French fries and desserts, all other menu items are made with Spam, including Spam Burger, Spam Hero, Spam Club, Spam Spaghetti, Spam Baked Macaroni, Spam Nuggets and Spam Caesar Salad.