Home Sweet Home Market: A Fast Food Origins Quiz
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Dave Thomas opened the original Wendy's in what city in 1969?
Cleveland, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
ANSWER: The original location in Columbus actually closed in early 2007 due to poor sales performance, and the company now calls Dublin, OH home. The original location in Columbus actually closed in early 2007 due to poor sales performance, and the company now calls Dublin, OH home.
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Quiznos got its start after a sandwich shop merger in the early 1980s in what city?
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Denver, CO
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The first Dairy Queen opened its window in 1940 in what city?
Naperville, IL
Wheaton, IL
Joliet, IL
ANSWER: Dairy Queen is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Dairy Queen is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
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Troy N. Smith, Sr. opened a root beer stand he called the Top Hat Drive-In in 1953; the business eventually evolved into Sonic Drive-In. In what city did Sonic get its start?
Norman, OK
Shawnee, OK
Tulsa, OK
ANSWER: Smith originally wanted to expand his café into a steakhouse, but his little drive-in stand made too much money for him to ignore. Smith originally wanted to expand his café into a steakhouse, but his little drive-in stand made too much money for him to ignore.
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Former Marine Glen Bell founded Taco Bell with a store in what decidedly north of the border city in 1962?
Downey, CA
Fort Wayne, IN
Salem, OR
ANSWER: Bell had been dabbling in the restaurant business since the 1940s, but the first Taco Bell popped up in Downey in 1962. Bell had been dabbling in the restaurant business since the 1940s, but the first Taco Bell popped up in Downey in 1962.
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Doughnut merchant Krispy Kreme has been around in its current incarnation since Vernon Rudolph opened a doughnut shop in what Southern city?
Charleston, SC
Winston-Salem, NC
Athens, GA
ANSWER: Although Rudolph was previously associated with a doughnut shop named Krispy Kreme in Nashville in the early 1930s, the company calls the Winston-Salem shop he opened in 1937 its birthplace. Although Rudolph was previously associated with a doughnut shop named Krispy Kreme in Nashville in the early 1930s, the company calls the Winston-Salem shop he opened in 1937 its birthplace.
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Burger King can trace its roots back to a burger shop called Insta-Burger King that opened in what Florida city in 1953?
Jacksonville
Orlando
Miami
ANSWER: The original owners sold off their shares in 1959, at which point the name was shortened to Burger King. The original owners sold off their shares in 1959, at which point the name was shortened to Burger King.
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Brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel opened the first Arby's in what Ohio town in 1964?
Akron, OH
Sandusky, OH
Boardman, OH
ANSWER: The brothers originally stuck to the basics: they only served roast beef sandwiches, chips, and drinks. The brothers originally stuck to the basics: they only served roast beef sandwiches, chips, and drinks.
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Brothers Dan and Frank Carney opened the original Pizza Hut in their hometown in 1958. What city did the brothers call home?
Atlanta, GA
Rochester, NY
Wichita, KS
ANSWER: The brothers supposedly chose the name Pizza Hut because the sign they purchased only had room for a name that had nine characters. The brothers supposedly chose the name Pizza Hut because the sign they purchased only had room for a name that had nine characters.
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Fred De Luca and Peter Buck opened the restaurant that would become Subway in 1965 in what city?
Providence, RI
Bridgeport, CT
Wayne, NJ
ANSWER: Milford, CT now has the distinction of hosting Subway's HQ. Milford, CT now has the distinction of hosting Subway's HQ.
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Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their fast food joint in San Bernardino, CA in 1940, but the company's headquarters now reside in a suburb of what city?
Los Angeles
Dallas
Chicago
ANSWER: McDonald's headquarters its operations in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, IL. McDonald's headquarters its operations in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, IL.
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The first Long John Silver's opened in 1969 in what city?
Lexington, KY
Norfolk, VA
Baltimore, MD
ANSWER: Tricon Global Restaurants acquired Long John Silver's parent company in 2002, and the combined corporation renamed its Yum! Brands. Tricon Global Restaurants acquired Long John Silver's parent company in 2002, and the combined corporation renamed its Yum! Brands.
