Multiple choice general knowledge The word Pez comes from a street in Hungary where the product was first made the initials of the creator of the product the German word for peppermint anacronym for the Party of European Socialists Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation The word Pez comes from the German word 'Pfefferminz,' which means peppermint. Pez was originally a peppermint candy invented in Austria in 1927. The name Pez is derived from the first, middle, and last letters of Pfefferminz - P, E, and Z.