Food Quiz 16 | Food Trivia
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Questions – Food Quiz 16
- What fast food chain originally sold hot dogs and milkshakes before introducing its now-famous item, the hamburger, in the 1940s?
- Which company is known for producing the first chocolate bar in the United States in 1868?
- What popular snack was accidentally invented by an apprentice baker in France when he mistook the temperature of the oven?
- Which global coffee chain began as a local market vendor on Pike Place, Seattle, before evolving into an international phenomenon?
- What popular sports drink was developed by a team of scientists at the University of Florida and is named after the university’s sports teams?
- Who created the first commercial chewing gum in the United States, and what was it originally made from?
- What is the historical significance of the Caesar’s Palace restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico, in relation to the famous salad?
- Which iconic sandwich is claimed to have been invented at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, as a late-night snack for party-goers?
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ANSWERS – Food Quiz 16
- White Castle originally sold hot dogs and milkshakes, and later in the 1920s, introduced the hamburger, revolutionizing fast food with its small, square burgers.
- Baker’s Chocolate was the first company to produce a chocolate bar in the United States in 1868, bringing solid chocolate into the mainstream American market.
- Croissants were accidentally invented when a young apprentice baker left the dough in a too-hot oven, creating the flaky, layered texture that became beloved.
- Starbucks started as a vendor selling high-quality coffee beans and equipment at Pike Place Market in Seattle before evolving into the global coffee chain it is today.
- Gatorade was developed in 1965 by a team of scientists at the University of Florida to help athletes by replacing fluids and electrolytes lost in sweat; it’s named after the university’s sports teams, the Gators.
- Thomas Adams created the first commercial chewing gum in the United States in the 1870s, using chicle, a natural gum base sourced from sapodilla trees in Mexico.
- Caesar’s Palace in Tijuana is historically significant for being the birthplace of the Caesar salad, invented by Caesar Cardini in 1924.
- The Hot Brown sandwich was invented at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1920s as a hearty snack for the hotel’s late-night dance party attendees.
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