Q 01/05

In Britain and Ireland, what are American-style potato chips called?

A) Chips

B) Wafers

C) Crisps

D) Fritters

Answer · why

C) Crisps

Fried potato batons are the "chips" there, and thin fast-food fries are sometimes called "skinny fries" to set them apart from thick-cut chips.

Q 02/05

Poutine, the dish of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, comes from which Canadian province?

A) Ontario

B) Nova Scotia

C) Quebec

D) Manitoba

Answer · why

C) Quebec

It emerged in the Centre-du-Québec region in the late 1950s, and the word was only added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014.

Q 03/05

Which two countries have a long-running dispute over who invented fries?

A) Belgium and France

B) Spain and Portugal

C) Germany and the Netherlands

D) Britain and Ireland

Answer · why

A) Belgium and France

Belgian historian Pierre Leclercq has concluded that fries are of French origin, becoming an emblematic Parisian dish in the 19th century, while Belgi...

Q 04/05

In March 2003, US House cafeterias replaced the word "French" on their fries and toast with what word?

A) Liberty

B) Patriot

C) American

D) Freedom

Answer · why

D) Freedom

Representatives Bob Ney and Walter B. Jones ordered the change in March 2003 over France's opposition to the Iraq War; the menus quietly reverted in A...

Q 05/05

Which fast-food chain introduced its spiral-shaped Curly-Q Fries in 1988?

A) Arby's

B) Jack in the Box

C) Hardee's

D) Sonic

Answer · why

A) Arby's

Curly fries are far older than that chain: an Oklahoma City restaurant was serving them as 'Suzi-Q potatoes' in 1938.