Vintage Fast Food Chains

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Instructions: Test your memory of the fast food restaurants that shaped American dining from the 1940s through the 1980s!

1.
Which fast food chain, founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice, originally started as a barbecue restaurant in San Bernardino, California?
A
Wendy's
B
McDonald's
C
Burger King
D
Jack in the Box
2.
What was the original name of Burger King when it opened in 1953?
A
Insta-Burger King
B
King Burger
C
Whopper House
D
Flame Burger
3.
Which fast food chain introduced the first modern drive-through window in 1975?
A
Burger King
B
McDonald's
C
Jack in the Box
D
Wendy's
4.
Howard Johnson's restaurants were famous for offering how many flavors of ice cream?
A
21
B
31
C
28
D
12
5.
Which fast food restaurant chain used the slogan 'Where's the beef?' in a famous 1984 TV commercial?
A
Burger King
B
Roy Rogers
C
Hardee's
D
Wendy's
6.
What was the name of the mascot for the Big Boy restaurant chain?
A
Little Chef
B
Big Boy Bob
C
Bob's Big Boy
D
Chubby Charlie
7.
Which fried chicken chain was founded by a 65-year-old Harland Sanders using his $105 Social Security check?
A
Church's Chicken
B
Chick-fil-A
C
Popeyes
D
Kentucky Fried Chicken
8.
What was the name of the drive-in restaurant chain famous for carhops on roller skates?
A
Dog n Suds
B
Sonic Drive-In
C
Steak 'n Shake
D
A&W
9.
Which pizza chain was the first to offer home delivery, starting in 1960?
A
Pizza Hut
B
Little Caesars
C
Papa John's
D
Domino's
10.
What did McDonald's famously sell its hamburgers for when it first opened with its Speedee Service System?
A
5 cents
B
10 cents
C
15 cents
D
25 cents
11.
Which fast food chain introduced the concept of a 'value meal' combining a burger, fries, and drink in the 1960s?
A
McDonald's
B
Wendy's
C
Burger King
D
Jack in the Box
12.
What was the name of the root beer stand chain founded in 1919 that became one of America's first franchise restaurants?
A
Mug Root Beer Stand
B
Barq's Drive-In
C
A&W
D
Dog n Suds
13.
Which taco chain was founded by Glen Bell in 1962 in Downey, California?
A
Taco Bell
B
Taco Bueno
C
Del Taco
D
Taco John's
14.
What was the signature item at White Castle, one of America's oldest fast food chains founded in 1921?
A
Chicken sandwiches
B
Quarter-pound burgers
C
Small square hamburgers called 'sliders'
D
Hot dogs
15.
Which restaurant chain was known for its orange-roofed buildings and became the largest food chain in America in the 1960s and early 1970s?
A
Denny's
B
Howard Johnson's
C
Perkins
D
Friendly's

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