Hotdog Trivia Questions
What is a hot dog?
A: A hot dog (also spelled hotdog) is a cooked
sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed and
served in a sliced bun as a sandwich.
Hot dog variants include the corn dog and what?
A: Pigs in blankets.
This kind of sausage was culturally imported
from where?
A: Germany.
The hot dog became a working-class street food
sold where?
A: At hot dog stands and hot dog carts.
Hot dogs developed an association with what
American sport?
A: Baseball.
The hot dog's cultural traditions include the
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar
Mayer what?
A: Wienermobile.
The word frankfurter comes from Frankfurt,
Germany, where what originated?
A: Pork sausages similar to hot dogs.
These sausages, Frankfurter Würstchen, were
known since when?
A: The 13th century.
The sausages were given to the people on the
event of imperial coronations, starting with the
coronation of whom?
A: Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor as King.
Wiener refers to Vienna, Austria, whose German
name is "Wien", home to a sausage made of what?
A: A mixture of pork and beef.
Around 1870, on Coney Island, German immigrant
Charles Feltman began selling what?
A: Sausages in rolls.
The association between hot dogs and baseball
began as early as 1893 with Chris von der Ahe, a
German immigrant who owned not only the St.
Louis Browns, but also a what?
A: An amusement park.
The term dog has been used as a synonym for
sausage since when?
A: 1800s.
One theory is that it came from accusations that
sausage makers used what in their sausages?
A: Dog meat.
In the early 20th century, consumption of dog
meat in Germany was what?
A: Common.
The suspicion that sausages contained dog meat
was what?
A: "Occasionally justified".
What meats are traditionally used in hot dogs?
A: Pork and beef.
Less expensive hot dogs are often made from
what?
A: Chicken or turkey.
Hot dogs often have high sodium, fat and nitrite
content, ingredients linked to what?
A: Health problems.
As with most sausages, hot dogs must be in a
“what” to be cooked?
A: Casing.
Traditional casing is made from what?
A: The small intestines of sheep.
