Fast Food Trivia Quiz: Burgers, Chicken, Tacos and Pizza

This fast food trivia quiz digs into the history of the big chains, from the first McDonald's in San Bernardino and the Burger King Whopper to KFC, Starbucks, Subway, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Wendy's and Domino's. Ten questions, 90 seconds.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Burgers
In which California city did the McDonald brothers open their first restaurant in 1940?
Burgers
Which chain is famous for the Whopper?
Chicken
Colonel Harland Sanders founded which chicken chain?
Coffee
Which coffee chain's logo shows a green, twin-tailed siren?
Sandwiches
At Subway, what is the name of the 12-inch sandwich?
Chicken
Which chain is famous for closing all its restaurants on Sundays?
Tacos
Which Mexican-inspired chain did Glen Bell found in 1962?
Burgers
Who was the burger chain Wendy's named after?
Global
Which country has the most McDonald's restaurants outside the United States?
Pizza
What was Domino's Pizza originally called?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which California city did the McDonald brothers open their first restaurant in 1940?
Answer: San Bernardino
Richard and Maurice McDonald opened a barbecue drive-in in San Bernardino and later switched to a fast, simple burger menu. Ray Kroc began franchising the brand in 1955.
Q2: Which chain is famous for the Whopper?
Answer: Burger King
Burger King introduced the Whopper in 1957 for 37 cents. The chain began in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953.
Q3: Colonel Harland Sanders founded which chicken chain?
Answer: KFC
Sanders began selling fried chicken at a roadside café in Kentucky during the Great Depression. His recipe with 11 herbs and spices is still a closely guarded secret.
Q4: Which coffee chain's logo shows a green, twin-tailed siren?
Answer: Starbucks
Starbucks opened its first store at Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971. The siren comes from an old woodcut, and the name comes from a character in Moby-Dick.
Q5: At Subway, what is the name of the 12-inch sandwich?
Answer: Footlong
Subway started in Connecticut in 1965 as Pete's Super Submarines. It became one of the chains with the most locations in the world.
Q6: Which chain is famous for closing all its restaurants on Sundays?
Answer: Chick-fil-A
Founder S. Truett Cathy closed his first restaurant on Sundays in 1946 to give workers a day of rest, and the policy has continued ever since.
Q7: Which Mexican-inspired chain did Glen Bell found in 1962?
Answer: Taco Bell
Glen Bell opened the first Taco Bell in Downey, California. Its early menu included tacos, burritos and frijoles for a few cents each.
Q8: Who was the burger chain Wendy's named after?
Answer: His daughter
Dave Thomas named Wendy's after his daughter Melinda, nicknamed Wendy, when he opened the first restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969. The red-haired logo is based on her.
Q9: Which country has the most McDonald's restaurants outside the United States?
Answer: China
China has thousands of McDonald's restaurants and has been opening new ones faster than any other market. Japan, Germany and Canada also have large numbers.
Q10: What was Domino's Pizza originally called?
Answer: DomiNick's
Brothers Tom and James Monaghan bought a small pizzeria called DomiNick's in Michigan in 1960. It was renamed Domino's in 1965, and its logo's three dots once stood for its first three stores.

Fast Food Trivia Quiz – How Quick Meals Took Over the World

Fast food is one of the great business stories of the twentieth century. After World War II, cars and highways changed how Americans lived, and restaurants that could serve a hot meal in a minute or two became hugely popular. Today, the biggest chains operate tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 100 countries.

Many of the most famous brands began as single small restaurants. The McDonald brothers ran a drive-in in San Bernardino, Colonel Sanders sold chicken at a roadside café in Kentucky and Glen Bell sold tacos from a stand in California. Their ideas about speed, simple menus and consistent quality were copied around the world.

Each chain built its identity through a signature product or habit. Burger King has the Whopper, Subway has the footlong and Chick-fil-A is known for closing on Sundays. Logos and mascots, from the Starbucks siren to the red-haired Wendy, became some of the most recognized images on the planet.

Fast food has also changed with the times. Chains now offer salads, plant-based burgers and mobile ordering, and they adjust their menus to local tastes, serving rice dishes in Asia, beer in some European countries and spicy specials in India.

This quiz looks at the founders, products and stories behind the world's best-known fast-food brands.

Marketing played a huge role in the rise of fast food. Catchy jingles, kids' toys, giant road signs and limited-time menu items kept customers coming back, while franchising let owners open new restaurants quickly using a proven formula.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is fun for food fans, business students and anyone who has ever ordered from a drive-through.

How McDonald's started and who franchised it
Where famous products like the Whopper and the footlong came from
Who founded KFC, Taco Bell and Wendy's
What the Starbucks siren and name refer to
Why Chick-fil-A closes on Sundays
How Domino's got its name

Quick Facts About Fast Food

The Big Mac was created by a McDonald's franchisee in Pittsburgh in 1967.
The Happy Meal was introduced nationwide in the United States in 1979.
White Castle, founded in 1921, is often called the first fast-food hamburger chain.
The drive-through window became popular in the 1970s.
McDonald's menus in India do not include beef burgers.
Pizza Hut began in Wichita, Kansas, in 1958.