Q 01/05

Buffalo wings were first fried up in 1964 at which Buffalo, New York bar?

A) Duff's

B) Bar-Bill Tavern

C) Gabriel's Gate

D) Anchor Bar

Answer · why

D) Anchor Bar

Teressa Bellissimo, who owned the bar with her husband Frank, is credited with the idea. The classic sauce is Frank's RedHot, butter and vinegar, and ...

Q 02/05

What did Pat and Harry Olivieri sell from their stand before inventing the Philly cheesesteak?

A) Soft pretzels

B) Water ice

C) Hoagies

D) Hot dogs

Answer · why

D) Hot dogs

Pat's King of Steaks still operates, and its customers overwhelmingly pick Cheez Whiz over American or provolone. You order 'wit' or 'witout' onions.

Q 03/05

The Caesar salad, a fixture of American menus, was actually created on July 4, 1924 in which city?

A) San Diego

B) New Orleans

C) Las Vegas

D) Tijuana

Answer · why

D) Tijuana

Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini ran a restaurant there serving Americans dodging Prohibition. His daughter insisted the original had Worcestershire s...

Q 04/05

Which company introduced Spam on July 5, 1937?

A) Armour

B) Oscar Mayer

C) Hormel

D) Swift

Answer · why

C) Hormel

Ken Daigneau, the brother of an executive, won $100 for the name. Hawaii buys about seven million cans a year, and there is a Spam Museum in Austin, M...

Q 05/05

Which US state has the highest per-capita consumption of Spam, at around seven million cans a year?

A) Alaska

B) Minnesota

C) Texas

D) Hawaii

Answer · why

D) Hawaii

Spam musubi, a slice of the meat on rice wrapped in nori, is a local staple. The military took delivery of over 150 million pounds of it during World ...