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Fast Food History

Who used to sell milkshake mixers, which chain began as Pete's Super Submarines, and why did soldiers get the first drive-thru? Order up and find out.

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What this quiz asks

  • What do the letters KFC stand for?
  • The sandwich shown takes its name from which German city?
  • Which fast-food chain's signature burger is the Whopper?
  • Dave Thomas named his burger chain Wendy's after whom?
  • Pizza Hut was founded in Italy.
  • Before he turned McDonald's into a worldwide chain, what did Ray Kroc sell for a living?
  • Which chain began in 1965 in Connecticut as Pete's Super Submarines?
  • Is White Castle, founded in 1921, widely regarded as the first fast-food hamburger chain?
  • Select ALL of these fast-food chains that were founded in the United States.
  • The first McDonald's in Europe opened in 1971 in which country?
  • The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opened in January 1990 in which city?
  • Nando's, the chain famous for peri-peri chicken, was founded in 1987 in which country?
  • Burger King opened its first restaurant in Florida.
  • In 1948 the McDonald brothers relaunched their restaurant with the 'Speedee Service System'. What was it?
  • McDonald's opened its first drive-thru in Arizona in 1975. Who was it mainly meant to serve?
  • In 1948 In-N-Out Burger let drivers place their orders using which new gadget?
  • When Tom Monaghan and his brother bought a pizzeria in Michigan in 1960, what was it called?
  • Order these chains by the year they were founded, from oldest to newest.
  • Select ALL of these McDonald's items that were invented by franchisees rather than at head office.
  • In what year did brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald open their restaurant in San Bernardino, California?