Fast Food

Fatty Franchises

1. What fast food franchise is named after Melinda Lou Thomas?
   Wendy's. ("Wendy" was her nickname.)

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?
   Height charts. They help workers to give more accurate descriptions of robbers as they exit.

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

4. Which pizza chain is owned by McDonalds?
   Donatos.

5. Which McDonaldland character is by far the greenest?
   Uncle O'Grimacey.

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?
   Back Yard Burger.

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?
   Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

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

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

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

11. Which chain is in the Guinness Book of World Records, for the most TV commercials starring a company founder?
    Wendy's. (The late Dave Thomas was featured in 652 ads since 1989.)

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

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

13. "Think Outside The Bun"
    Taco Bell

14. "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face."
    Carl's Jr.

15. "eet mor chiken"
    Chick-Fil-A

16. "What are you eating today?"
    Arby's

17. "There's always time for _______"
    Tim Horton's

18. "We don't make it until you order it"
    Jack In The Box

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

20. "What you want is what you get"
    McDonald's

21. "More Than The Usual"
    A& W

22. "In Sight, It Must Be Right"
    Steak N' Shake

23. "Gather Round The Good Stuff"
    Pizza Hut

24. "Buy Ôem by the Sack"
    White Castle

25. "Sometimes you've got to break the rules"
    Burger King

26. "It's Better Here"
    Wendy's

27. And last but not least, the most honest slogan ever: "You gotta eat"
    Checker's

28. Which advertising campaign, when translated to Chinese, suggests patrons "Eat Their Fingers Off"?
    KFC's "Finger Lickin' Good"

Menu Madness

29. Asiago Caesar Chicken
    Subway's

30. Baby Pan! Pan!
    Little Caesar's Pizza

31. Battered Chicken Plank
    Long John Silver's

32. Big Montana
    Arby's

33. Big N' Tasty
    McDonald's

34. Chicken Fajita Pita
    Jack In The Box

35. Chicken Ring Sandwich
    White Castle

36. Cinnamon Twists
    Taco Bell

37. Classic Hand-Tossed 12"
    Domino's Pizza

38. Double B.A. Burger
    Krystal

39. Jalapeno Bombers
    Church's Fried Chicken

40. Number 9 Steak
    D'Angelo's

41. Original BBQ Bacon Dog
    Weinerschnitzel

42. Super Star
    Carls Jr.

43. Tendercrisp Garden Salad
    Burger King

44. The Edge The Works
    Pizza Hut

45. The Great Steakmelt Basket
    Dairy Queen

46. Triple Crunch Zinger Sandwich
    KFC

47. Wild Mountain Bacon Cheeseburger
    Wendy's

48. Yin-Yang Chicken Salad
    Quizno's Sub

1. Arby's
   Deluxe Baked Potato (20g)

2. Boston Market
   Chocolate Mania (17g)

3. Burger King
   Double Whopper w Cheese (27g)

4. Carl's Jr.
   Low Carb Breakfast Bowl (33g)

5. Chick-Fil-A
   Biscuit with Sausage, Egg & Cheese (13g)

6. Dairy Queen
   Large Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard (26g)

7. Dunkin Donuts
   New England Maple Cheddar Sandwich (17g)

8. Hardee's
   2/3 Lb. Bacon Cheese Thickburger (or Double Bacon) (40g)

9. Jack in the Box
   large Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Shake (37g) ALSO large Creamy Caramel Ice Cream Shake (37g)

10. KFC
    Chicken Pot Pie (15g)

11. Long John Silver's
    Chocolate Cream Pie (14g)

12. McDonald's
    32 oz. Triple Thick Shake (any flavor) (22g) ALSO M&M McFlurry (22g)

13. Panera Bread Co.
    20 oz. I.C. Cappucino Chip (30g)

14. Sonic Company
    large M&M Sonic Blast (34g)

15. Starbucks
    White Hot Chocolate-whip (Grande) w Whole Milk (19g) ALSO Eggnog Latte-whip (Grande) w Whole Milk (19g)

16. Steak N Shake
    Chili Mac Supreme Dinner (38g)

17. Subway
    6-inch sub: Double Meat Meatball Marinara (18g)

18. Taco Bell
    Taco Salad w Salsa (15g)

19. Wendy's
    Big Bacon Classic (12g) ALSO Honey Roasted Pecans (12g)

No Longer With Us: Failed And Discontinued Ad Icons

68. 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?
    Burger King (The Duke of Doubt; Sir Shake-A-Lot; the Wizard of Fries; the Burger Thing).

69. 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?
    Mac Tonight.

70. 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?
    The Noid.

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

72. A lawsuit from Sid & Marty Krofft spelled the end for this fast food character's TV career. Whose?
    Mayor McCheese (he and his assistant Big Mac were adjudged as ripoffs of H.R. Pufnstuf).

73. 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?
    Herb.

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

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

76. What B&J ice cream flavor includes maple ice cream, praline pecans, and caramel swirls?
    "The Full VerMonty."

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

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

79. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Vanilla Fudge" & "Cool Britannia" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?
    "Strawberry Naturally All Fudged Up."

80. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Pistachio, Pistachio" and "Chocolate Almond" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?
    "This Is Nuts!"

81. Ben & Jerry's has combined their "Coconut Almond Fudge Chip" and "NY Super Fudge Chunk" flavors. What is the combo flavor called?
    "Urban Jumble." 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.
    Milli Vanilla; Cherry Garcia; Honey Bono; Desmond Tutti; Candy Warhol; Xavier Nougat; Sherbert Hoover

86. How does Homer Simpson use fast food to halt the monorail?
    He uses the train's "M" as an anchor, and it catches in a giant donut atop a donut store.

87. The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair popularized two fast foods which are still popular today. Which?
    Hamburger, ice cream cone.

88. 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?
    McDonald's Big Mac "Special Sauce".

89. Who tries to steal Cookie Crisp? Who stops him?
    Cookie Crook; Cookie Cop.

90. 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?
    Untreated syphilis.

91. Which fast food was developed by the U.S. Army in 1940?
    M&Ms. (Designed for soldiers' K-rations because chocolate bars melted too often.) 92, 93,94, 95, 96, 97. There are eight Carvel Cake characters. Name any six.
    Fudgy the Whale, Dumpy the Pumpkin, Wicky Witch, Cookie Puss, Cookie O'Puss, Cookie Chick, Hug Me the Bear, and Tom Turkey.

92. 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?
    He snaps the hot dogs in half before swallowing them.

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

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