Q 01/05

Which English city is home to Walkers and its factory, the largest crisp production plant in the world?

A) Nottingham

B) Leicester

C) Birmingham

D) Sheffield

Answer · why

B) Leicester

Leicester has been home to Walkers since 1948, and its plant there turns out over 11 million bags of crisps a day.

Q 02/05

Which former England striker, born in the brand's home city, became the face of Walkers adverts in 1995?

A) Gary Lineker

B) Alan Shearer

C) Ian Wright

D) Peter Crouch

Answer · why

A) Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker signed his first Walkers deal in 1994, and in 2000 his adverts were voted ninth in Channel 4's poll of the 100 greatest TV ads.

Q 03/05

Which Walkers flavour comes in a blue bag, although most rival British brands sell it in green?

A) Roast Chicken

B) Worcester Sauce

C) Cheese & Onion

D) Pickled Onion

Answer · why

C) Cheese & Onion

Cheese & Onion has always worn blue at Walkers, the company insists, yet 44% of Britons in a 2016 YouGov poll said the flavour belongs in green.

Q 04/05

Which Walkers flavour, launched in 1967, was inspired by Britain's love of fish and chips?

A) Tomato Ketchup

B) BBQ Sauce

C) Pickled Onion

D) Salt & Vinegar

Answer · why

D) Salt & Vinegar

Salt & Vinegar arrived 13 years after the first flavoured Walkers crisp, and it comes in a green bag where most rivals use blue.

Q 05/05

Before it began frying potatoes in 1948, what kind of business was the Walker family firm behind Walkers crisps?

A) A butcher's

B) A bakery

C) A chip shop

D) A greengrocer's

Answer · why

A) A butcher's

A butcher's shop was the Walker family trade, but post-war meat rationing left it short of stock, so the firm turned to hand-slicing and frying potato...