Q 01/05

Truett Cathy's first restaurant, the 1946 Dwarf Grill, took its name from what?

A) Its small size

B) A nearby movie theater

C) The owner's short stature

D) A Snow White-themed menu

Answer · why

A) Its small size

The tiny diner later became the Dwarf House, and the company still runs a handful of Dwarf House restaurants around metro Atlanta with fried okra and ...

Q 02/05

In which Atlanta suburb did Truett Cathy open his first restaurant in 1946?

A) Marietta

B) Hapeville

C) Decatur

D) Smyrna

Answer · why

B) Hapeville

The town sits beside Hartsfield-Jackson airport, and the original diner drew much of its trade from a car plant across the road.

Q 03/05

The first restaurant under the chain's own name opened in an Atlanta mall food court in which year?

A) 1961

B) 1964

C) 1967

D) 1972

Answer · why

C) 1967

Until then the sandwich had been licensed out to other eateries; those deals were pulled once the company had a store of its own.

Q 04/05

That first dedicated restaurant opened in 1967 in the food court of which Atlanta shopping mall?

A) Lenox Square

B) Perimeter

C) Cumberland

D) Greenbriar

Answer · why

D) Greenbriar

The mall store outlived its founder, staying open for 56 years before quietly closing in May 2023.

Q 05/05

What is the capital 'A' at the end of the company name meant to signify?

A) Grade A top-quality chicken

B) Atlanta, its home city

C) The founder's wife's initial

D) American-raised poultry

Answer · why

A) Grade A top-quality chicken

The 'fil' part is a play on how Americans say 'filet', so the whole name reads as a boast about a top-grade chicken fillet.