Q 01/05

In the famous 1770s anecdote, Lord Sandwich ate beef between slices of toast rather than leave what?

A) The hunting field

B) The gambling table

C) The House of Lords

D) The opera house

Answer · why

B) The gambling table

The gambling table is where a French visitor's 1770 book put him, playing for 24 hours on nothing but beef between toast. His biographer thinks it lik...

Q 02/05

Which McDonald's sandwich won its menu spot in 1962 by outselling Ray Kroc's meatless pineapple 'Hula Burger'?

A) Big Mac

B) McChicken

C) Filet-O-Fish

D) Egg McMuffin

Answer · why

C) Filet-O-Fish

Filet-O-Fish was a Cincinnati franchisee's fix for Catholic customers who skipped burgers on Fridays. In Kroc's one-day sales test it sold 350 and won...

Q 03/05

Honoring the 4th Earl of Sandwich, Captain James Cook named which islands the 'Sandwich Islands' in 1778?

A) Fiji

B) Tahiti

C) Hawaii

D) Tonga

Answer · why

C) Hawaii

Hawaii got the name because the earl headed the Royal Navy as First Lord of the Admiralty, the office that sent Cook's ships into the Pacific.

Q 04/05

The sage Hillel the Elder is said to have wrapped Paschal lamb and bitter herbs in what?

A) Lavash

B) A pita pocket

C) Grape leaves

D) Soft matzah

Answer · why

D) Soft matzah

Soft matzah made Hillel's wrap, and the Passover Seder still re-enacts it: in the korech step, diners eat bitter herbs between pieces of matzah in mem...

Q 05/05

In 2024 an Indiana judge ruled that which foods are 'Mexican-style sandwiches'?

A) Tacos and burritos

B) Nachos and quesadillas

C) Tamales and enchiladas

D) Churros and empanadas

Answer · why

A) Tacos and burritos

Tacos and burritos counted because the plaza was limited to made-to-order sandwich shops, so the ruling cleared a Famous Taco restaurant to open.