Q 01/05

Heinz's 57 Varieties slogan was inspired by a New York advert boasting 21 styles of which product?

A) Hats

B) Shoes

C) Cigars

D) Corsets

Answer · why

B) Shoes

Shoes were the unlikely spark: Henry Heinz spotted the sign from an elevated train and borrowed the idea, even though his company already sold more th...

Q 02/05

Which fast-food chain dropped Heinz in 2013 after a former Burger King chief took charge of Heinz?

A) Wendy's

B) Taco Bell

C) McDonald's

D) Chick-fil-A

Answer · why

C) McDonald's

McDonald's ended a 40-year relationship months after Heinz's new owners installed Bernardo Hees, who had been running its arch-rival, as chief executi...

Q 03/05

Henry J. Heinz's father came from Kallstadt, a German village also home to which US president's ancestors?

A) Donald Trump

B) Dwight Eisenhower

C) Herbert Hoover

D) Richard Nixon

Answer · why

A) Donald Trump

Donald Trump's grandfather Frederick left the same village, and the two families are related: the Heinz founder's grandmother was born a Trump.

Q 04/05

Which NFL team's touchdowns were once marked by giant Heinz ketchup bottles tipping on the scoreboard?

A) Eagles

B) Browns

C) Patriots

D) Steelers

Answer · why

D) Steelers

The Steelers played at Heinz Field from 2001, and Heinz agreed to pay $57 million for the name, a figure chosen to echo its famous slogan.

Q 05/05

Which British singer-songwriter teamed up with Heinz in 2019 for a limited-edition ketchup renamed in his honour?

A) Harry Styles

B) Ed Sheeran

C) Sam Smith

D) Lewis Capaldi

Answer · why

B) Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran's bottle, nicknamed Edchup, went on sale on June 5, the date marked as National Ketchup Day.