Fast food trivia is packed with tasty facts and surprising stories behind your favorite meals. From the invention of the Big Mac and the origin of the drive-thru to how KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan, these questions reveal the bold moves and fun history that shaped the world’s biggest chains.
Whether you’re a burger lover, pizza fan, or fry enthusiast, test how well you really know the fast-food legends that changed the way we eat forever.
7. Which menu item—created by franchisee Lou Groen to serve Catholic customers—was the first added to McDonald’s national menu in 1965?
8. Where and when did the Happy Meal first launch?
9. Which nation celebrates a well-known Christmas tradition of eating KFC, popularized by a 1970s campaign?
10. What fast-food brand delivered pizza to space (the ISS) in 2001?
11. What is widely recognized as America’s first fast-food hamburger chain, founded in 1921?
12. What does the “Arby’s” name actually reference?
13. Popeyes is named after which pop-culture character?
14. Which chain is closely associated with fries cooked in 100% refined peanut oil?
15. Which brand coined the “Pick-Up Window” and is credited with introducing the first modern drive-thru in November 1970?
16. In which country and year was the McFlurry invented?
17. Which coffee chain officially shortened its brand name in 2019—and to what?
18. Which Filipino giant took a majority stake in Smashburger in 2018 as part of a global expansion?
19. Which U.S. bakery-café brand traces to Saint Louis Bread Company and Au Bon Pain and later unified under a new name?
20. Which South African-born chain began in 1987 and built a global following around PERi-PERi chicken?
21. Which modern “better burger” brand began as a 2001 hot-dog cart and opened a park kiosk in 2004?
22. Which Canadian brand founded by a pro hockey legend opened its first shop in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964?
23. Which chain popularized the Whopper’s customizability with the long-running “Have It Your Way” ethos (originating in the 1970s)?
24. Which company’s founder pioneered a mall-food-court strategy with its first mall location in 1967?
25. What pizza chain famously guaranteed delivery in 30 minutes or less or gave the pizza free, and in what year was that policy effectively ended?
26. Which pizza chain introduced the “Hot N Ready” carry out concept, and in what year was that concept launched?
27. Which U.S. fast food root beer and burger chain began as a roadside root beer stand in 1919 before evolving into a full restaurant chain?
28. What year did Little Caesars first franchise, expanding beyond its founding store?
29. In what year did Domino’s first open an international location, and in which city?
30. The now-iconic Blizzard dessert by Dairy Queen was first introduced in what year?
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