Q 01/05

The chain was founded on July 23, 1953, under what name?

A) Insta-Burger King

B) Insta-Broiler Burgers

C) Whopper King

D) Royal Burger

Answer · why

A) Insta-Burger King

The original chain was based in Jacksonville, Florida, and built around a cooker called the Insta-Broiler.

Q 02/05

Which two Miami franchisees bought the struggling company in 1959?

A) Ray Kroc and Harry Sonneborn

B) Keith Cramer and Matthew Burns

C) James McLamore and David Edgerton

D) Dave Thomas and John Y. Brown

Answer · why

C) James McLamore and David Edgerton

They ran it independently for eight years, growing to over 250 US locations before selling to Pillsbury.

Q 03/05

Insta-Burger King's founders were inspired by whose original San Bernardino restaurant?

A) The McDonald brothers'

B) Colonel Sanders'

C) Carl Karcher's

D) Glen Bell's

Answer · why

A) The McDonald brothers'

Keith Cramer and Matthew Burns bought the rights to two "Insta-machines" and built their stores around them.

Q 04/05

What was wrong with the original Insta-Broiler that led the new owners to replace it?

A) It could not cook frozen patties

B) It was too slow for lunch rushes

C) Its heating elements degraded from beef drippings

D) It kept setting the buns on fire

Answer · why

C) Its heating elements degraded from beef drippings

The replacement flame broiler became a Burger King hallmark and the basis of decades of "flame-grilled" advertising.

Q 05/05

In what year did the Whopper join the menu as its first major addition?

A) 1957

B) 1961

C) 1965

D) 1970

Answer · why

A) 1957

It quickly became the chain's signature product and the basis of the "Home of the Whopper" tagline.