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Fatty Franchises

  1. What fast food franchise is named after Melinda Lou Thomas?

  2. 7-Eleven, KFC, and many other fast food chains routinely include something alongside their door jambs as part of their store design. What, and why?

  3. What 17-letter adjective is hardly ever used except in relation to Dairy Queen?

  4. Which pizza chain is owned by McDonalds?

  5. Which McDonaldland character is by far the greenest?

  6. Which hamburger chain was started in 1987 by a former Burger King franchisee and grocery store owner, because he thought he could make a better product?

  7. It is the greatest movie in history to contain the name of a fast food franchise in the title. Yes, it's "Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle"! In which town is the titular White Castle located?

  8. Which chain of starch specialists blamed the Atkins craze for their first-ever report of "negative profit" in 2003?

  9. Which fast-food chain is never open on Sundays, due to religious beliefs of the owners?

  10. Which fast-food chain adopted a talking oven mitt, aptly named Oven Mitt, as it's mascot in March 2004?

  11. Which chain is in the Guinness Book of World Records, for the most TV commercials starring a company founder?

  12. Where can you hear Jasper T. Jowls and the Munch's Make Believe Band play?

SLOGANS: What fast-food place has been advertised with:

  1. "Think Outside The Bun"

  2. "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face."

  3. "eet mor chiken"

  4. "What are you eating today?"

  5. "There's always time for _______"

  6. "We don't make it until you order it"

  7. "There's fast food, and then there's ______"

  8. "What you want is what you get"

  9. "More Than The Usual"

  10. "In Sight, It Must Be Right"

  11. "Gather Round The Good Stuff"

  12. "Buy Ôem by the Sack"

  13. "Sometimes you've got to break the rules"

  14. "It's Better Here"

  15. And last but not least, the most honest slogan ever: "You gotta eat"

  16. Which advertising campaign, when translated to Chinese, suggests patrons "Eat Their Fingers Off"?

Menu Madness

If you see the below item on the menu, which fast food restaurant are you visiting?

  1. Asiago Caesar Chicken

  2. Baby Pan! Pan!

  3. Battered Chicken Plank

  4. Big Montana

  5. Big N' Tasty

  6. Chicken Fajita Pita

  7. Chicken Ring Sandwich

  8. Cinnamon Twists

  9. Classic Hand-Tossed 12"

  10. Double B.A. Burger

  11. Jalapeno Bombers

  12. Number 9 Steak

  13. Original BBQ Bacon Dog

  14. Super Star

  15. Tendercrisp Garden Salad

  16. The Edge The Works

  17. The Great Steakmelt Basket

  18. Triple Crunch Zinger Sandwich

  19. Wild Mountain Bacon Cheeseburger

  20. Yin-Yang Chicken Salad
Okay, you were dumb enough to walk through the doors. You might as well finish the job! Judging by saturated fat, what's the single worst item you can regularly purchase at:

  1. Arby's

  2. Boston Market

  3. Burger King

  4. Carl's Jr.

  5. Chick-Fil-A

  6. Dairy Queen

  7. Dunkin Donuts

  8. Hardee's

  9. Jack in the Box

  10. KFC

  11. Long John Silver's

  12. McDonald's

  13. Panera Bread Co.

  14. Sonic Company

  15. Starbucks

  16. Steak N Shake

  17. Subway

  18. Taco Bell

  19. Wendy's

No Longer With Us: Failed And Discontinued Ad Icons

  1. What fast food franchise tried (and failed) to entertain kids with a cast of characters featuring a snooty know-it-all, a brave knight with a milkshake head, a french fry-powered robot, and a talking painting of a hamburger?

  2. An equally-unloved character did a series of ads for McDonald's. He soared through the sky, played the piano, and had a crescent moon for a head. Who was this celestial flop?

  3. Domino's Pizza featured a creepy claymation creature who liked to make pizzas cold (though of course his powers were useless against Domino's piping-hot delicacies). What was this thing's name?

  4. Domino's later hired the Muppets people to create a beloved spokescharacter. Oh, well. What was this troublemaking monkey-like thing's name?

  5. A lawsuit from Sid & Marty Krofft spelled the end for this fast food character's TV career. Whose?

  6. For some reason, Burger King thought a national ad campaign urging its customers to keep an eye out for a nerdy sad sack would increase sales. What was this loser's name?
Enough crappy hamburgers and stuff! Have some heart-stopping, lactose-dripping, hippie ice cream:

  1. Which Ben & Jerry's flavor has a soft caramel core, encircled by chocolate & caramel ice cream with fudge chips?

  2. Which B&J flavor has peanut butter-filled pretzels, covered in fudge, in vanilla malt ice cream, and ribbed with fudge and peanut butter?

  3. What B&J ice cream flavor includes maple ice cream, praline pecans, and caramel swirls?

  4. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "White Russian" and "Coffee, Coffee, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?

  5. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Banana" & "Peanut Butter Cup" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?

  6. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Vanilla Fudge" & "Cool Britannia" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?

  7. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Pistachio, Pistachio" and "Chocolate Almond" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?

  8. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Coconut Almond Fudge Chip" and "NY Super Fudge Chunk" flavors. What is the combo flavor called? 82, 83, 84, 85. In one episode, Lisa Simpson is forced to brave the supermarket freezer. She encounters seven "Ken & Harry's" ice cream flavors. Name any four.

Mmmmmm.... leftovers.....

  1. How does Homer Simpson use fast food to halt the monorail?

  2. The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair popularized two fast foods which are still popular today. Which?

  3. Soybean oil, pickles, distilled vinegar, water, sugar, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, mustard flour, salt, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, natural flavor, spice and spice extractives, garlic, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, extractive of onion and paprika; and just a dash of calcium disodium EDTA. Mmm mmm good! What's another name for this concoction?

  4. Who tries to steal Cookie Crisp? Who stops him?

  5. When Babe Ruth collapsed on the field, it was called "the bellyache heard round the world," and attributed to his having eaten too many hot dogs. What was the actual reason for the Bambino's condition?

  6. Which fast food was developed by the U.S. Army in 1940? 92, 93,94, 95, 96, 97. There are eight Carvel Cake characters. Name any six.

  7. Takeru Kobayshi broke his own hot-dog eating record in the 2004 Nathan's International Hot-Dog Eating Contest by scarfing down an incredible (or incredibly gross) 53.5 weiners in 12 minutes, prompting a Nathan's spokesman to call him the "world's greatest athlete". What controversial technique does Kobayshi use to achieve this feat of athletics?

  8. What familiar subject was the topic of Episode 28 of the talking fast food cartoon "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"?

  9. After all this fast food, you may be in need of a doctor. Which fast food company is owned by "Doctors Associates"?