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TEST YOUR HOT DOG KNOWLEDGE

​1. In what year did the first hot dog stand open in America?
a) 1871
b) 1904
c) 1893​
d) 1856

2. What important event happened with hot dogs in 1893?
a) Vendors stopped serving gloves with hot dogs
b) Hot dogs were brought to America
c) Hot dogs were served with bread for the first time
d) Ketchup, mustard and sauerkraut were invented to go with the meat

3. In 1904, hot dogs were served with buns for the first time. Where did this first take place?
a) New York Polo Grounds
b) Colombian Exposition in Chicago
c) Red Sox game in Boston
d) Louisiana Purchase Exposition

4. Where and how did the term "hot dog" come from?
a) Vendors called them red hots and kept them in hot water tanks
b) Yale University sold them at dog wagons
c) A New York journalist drew a cartoon of barking dachshunds
d) These stories are all true

5. In 2006, which country produced a new world record longest hot dog?
a) The United States
b) Germany
c) The United Kingdom
d) Japan

6. Which of these sells the most grilled hot dogs?
a) Johnny Rockets
b) Coney Island System
c) Nathan's
d) 7-Eleven

7. What are the condiments in a Coney Island hot dog?
a) ketchup, garlic and onions
b) mustard, relish and sauerkraut
c) chili, onions and mustard
d) corn and mustard

8. Who was the founder of Nathan's hot dogs?
a) Charles Feltman
b) Jimmy Durante
c) Nathan Handwerker
d) Eddie Cantor

9. Which of these is NEVER used in a Chicago-styled hot dog?
a) ketchup
b) sweet pickled relish
c) mustard
d) onion

10. Which of these hot dog manufacturers hold the traditional fourth of July hot dog eating contest?
a) Ball Park
b) Nathan's
c) Oscar Meyer
d) Spike's

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