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Would You Like Fries With This Fast Food Quiz?

Test your knowledge of McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell and more

Thom Geier,

AARP

Published April 21, 2023

11 Questions

Are you a fan of Whoppers or chalupas? Or are McNuggets your guilty pleasure? For decades, Americans have been lovin’ it — and not just McDonald’s, but all of the 200,000-plus fast food outlets that have sprouted up nationwide. Take this quiz about your favorite chains — and be sure to pass the ketchup!

Would You Like Fries With This Fast Food Quiz?

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 "question" : "How many herbs and spices are there in KFC’s top-secret fried chicken recipe?\n",
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 "answer" : "11",
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 "answer" : "19",
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 "answer" : "23",
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 "explanation" : "According to the recent doc series “Secrets of the Fast Food Giants,” only a handful of KFC employees know the recipe. Not only that, the chain has two different factories make part of the blend before mixing it up and shipping worldwide. And fun fact: KFC’s official Twitter account only follows the five members of the Spice Girls plus six men named Herb (making up 11 “Herbs and Spices”).\n",
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 "question" : "What fast food chain hired an octogenarian for a series of popular commercials to inspect rival hamburgers and ask, “Where’s the beef?”\n",
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 "answer" : "McDonald’s",
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 "answer" : "Burger King",
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 "answer" : "Wendy’s",
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 "answer" : "Sonic",
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 "explanation" : "Clara Peller, who died in 1987, helped boost Wendy’s sales 31 percent in the year after her first commercial appeared in 1984, according to “Time” magazine.\n",
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 "question" : "Which major chain is always closed on Sundays?\n",
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 "answer" : "Church’s Chicken",
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 "answer" : "Chick-fil-A",
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 "answer" : "Papa John’s",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Tim Hortons",
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 "explanation" : "Founders Truett Cathy and his brother Ben closed their restaurant on the first Sunday after they opened in 1946 out of respect for their Christian faith, and it’s a practice the chain has maintained ever since. That’s even true at the outlet at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium, home of the NFL team the Falcons (who typically play on Sundays).\n",
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 "question" : "If you want a Quarter Pounder from McDonald’s in France, what do you order?\n",
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 "answer" : "McRoyale",
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 "answer" : "Le Quatre Pounder",
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 "answer" : "Le Cent Gram",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "answer" : "Le Grand Cheeseburger",
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 "explanation" : "John Travolta is right in “Pulp Fiction” when he tells fellow hit man Samuel L. Jackson that the French don’t use the name “Quarter Pounder” because of the metric system (where a quarter pound translates to about 113 grams). But unlike what his character said, the French don’t call the menu item a “Royale with Cheese,” but simply McRoyale.\n",
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 "question" : "What food is Nathan’s Famous actually famous for?\n",
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 "answer" : "Hamburgers",
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 "answer" : "Fries",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Milkshakes",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Hot dogs",
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 "explanation" : "The century-old eatery, which first opened in New York City’s Coney Island, hosts a hot dog eating contest every Fourth of July. Reigning champ Joey Chestnut won his 15th title in 2022 by wolfing down 63 dogs — and buns — in just 10 minutes.\n",
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 "question" : "True or false: To settle a 2013 lawsuit filed by an Australian teenager, Subway promised that all of its footlong sub sandwiches must measure at least 12 inches.\n",
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 "answer" : "True",
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 "answer" : "False",
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 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The company argued that all of its breads weigh exactly the same when they’re shipped frozen to individual restaurants, where they are thawed, stretched and baked. Still, the company settled the suit for $525,000 — and vowed to ensure that bun lengths would be as advertised.\n",
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 "question" : "What burger joint punches five holes in each patty to help them cook faster?\n",
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 "answer" : "Whataburger",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Jack in the box",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "White Castle",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Five Guys",
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 "explanation" : "White Castle burgers are steamed, not grilled, on a bed of onions, and in 1954 an Ohio employee named Earl Howell realized that adding holes would let steam into the patties so they’d cook faster — without the need for flipping.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What ice cream-centric chain has long advertised offering 31 flavors?\n",
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 "answer" : "Dairy Queen",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Friendly’s",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Carvel",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Baskin-Robbins",
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 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "When Irv Robbins and Burt Baskin merged their separate ice cream shops in the 1940s, they decided to expand the menu to offer a different flavor for every day of the month. Now the company claims at least 1,400 in its flavor library.\n",
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 "question" : "Which Mexican restaurant chain had a Chihuahua mascot in the ’90s?\n",
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 "answer" : "Chi-Chi’s",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "El Pollo Loco",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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 "answer" : "Taco Bell",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Qdoba",
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 "explanation" : "Gidget, the Chihuahua who starred in the popular commercials, also played the mother of Reese Witherspoon’s pooch, Bruiser, in the 2003 film “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White &amp; Blonde.”\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Where would you order a Blizzard?\n",
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 "answer" : "McDonald’s",
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 "answer" : "Baskin-Robbins",
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 "answer" : "Wendy’s",
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 "answer" : "Dairy Queen",
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 "explanation" : "If it’s a Blizzard you want, visit the Queen’s castle. The milkshake-esque frozen treat, added to the menu in 1985, features vanilla soft-serve blended with candies and cookies, plus a surprising ingredient: Air is added to make it lighter for the blending process.\n",
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 "question" : "True or false: Arby’s gets its name from the initials of its signature sandwich ingredient, roast beef.\n",
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 "answer" : "False",
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 "explanation" : "The chain is actually named for the Raffel brothers, Forrest and Leroy, who founded the Georgia-based chain in 1964.\n",
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Thom Geier is an award-winning writer and editor with a passion for American pop culture. He served as executive editor of the digital news site TheWrap.com and as a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly, where he oversaw coverage of movies, theater and books. His essays and reviews appear regularly on CultureSauce.net.

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