Our 100 % hot dog summer quiz!
Think you know everything about the hot dog—one of the most popular foods on Earth? Try testing your knowledge with our quiz. A light activity perfect for the dog days of summer!
1. Who was the first movie personality to pronounce the word “hot dog” on the big screen? |
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The good answer is: B. Kissing silent films goodbye, the animated film The Karnival Kid (1929) had Mickey Mouse pronounce his first word on the screen: hot dog! (To view this anthology piece on You Tube, click here.) |
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2. Where is the first hot dog said to have been created? |
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The good answer is: B. Which is where one of the English names for hot dog, the frankfurter, comes from. An Austrian hot dog, on the other hand, is called a wiener. |
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3. Who holds the Guinness record for the longest hot dog in the world? |
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The good answer is: A. The winning hot dog measured a little over 668 feet long and weighed 120 kg. After the ratification ceremony, it was cut into 2000 portions and served to the spectators. |
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4. Who came up with the idea of serving the hot dog wiener in a bun? |
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The good answer is: B. So that passers-by could enjoy the sausages while they were hot. Myth has it that Feuchtwanger lent out white gloves. Since clients kept walking off with them, his wife suggested serving the sausages in bread. |
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5. Which condiment should be banned from hot dogs according to true connoisseurs? |
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The good answer is: A. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council of the United States, only those under the age of 18 are allowed to use ketchup. Pass the mustard-relish, please! |
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Did this quiz whet your appetite? It takes barely 10 minutes to prepare our super Euro hot dogs with Dijon sauerkraut.
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