Obesity
Impact of Fast Food
Fast Food Restaurants
Fast Food Facts
100

Has the Obesity rate increased or decreased in the last 10 years?

Obesity rates have increased significantly since 1999–2000, when 13.9% of children and 30.5% of adults had obesity. 

18.5% of children and nearly 40% of adults had obesity in 2015–2016  

100

True or False: Fast food increases your chances of getting diabetes

True

100

Is McDonald's the world's largest fast food chain?


 Bonus: What is the largest food chain?

No. 

Subway is the largest

100

Which fast food chain is actually the largest toy distributor in the world?

McDonald's

200

Does fast food affect obesity more in adults or children?

Adults

About 18.5% of children are about compared to the about 40% of adults being obese.

200

True or False: Less than 25% of Americans between the ages 2 and 19 eat fast food daily.

False: Around 1/3 or 34% of Americans between the ages 2 and 19 eat fast food on a daily basis.

200

True or False: McDonald's always sold hamburgers

False: McDonald's started off selling hot dogs

200

True or False: Ronald McDonald is more recognized around the world than Santa Claus

True: 96 percent of children worldwide recognize Ronald McDonald, making him the most recognizable fictional character in the world, followed by Santa Claus. 

300

True or false: Pizza is unhealthier than fast food

False fast food is unhealthier than pizza. There are actually some pizza that can be healthy to you.

300

True or False: Fast food employees make 12 dollars an hour or more. 

Fast food restaurants generally pay wages so low, in fact, that one recent study claims that over 50% of front-line fast food employees rely on public assistance programs. 

(The average hourly pay for a Fast Food Worker is $8.37)

300

Name one of the top 5 most unhealthiest fast food restaurants.

(Bonus Points for every additional one named)

1. Sonic

2. Carl's Jr

3. Whataburger

4. Quizno's 

5. Arby's

300

Which fast food restaurant was founded in a broom closet?

A. Subway B. Papa John's C. McDonald's D. Wendy's

B. Papa John's

400

What part of the United States has a higher obesity rates?

The South, where 31% of adults are obese

400

Have fast foods restaurants been getting healthier or unhealthier recently?

Fast food restaurants have been adding healthier options to their menu's

400

Which of the following fast food restaurants was founded first?

A.McDonald's  B.In-N-Out Burger C.Burger King D.Wendy's

B.In-N-Out Burger (founded in 1948)

Burger King (1954), McDonald's (1955),              and Wendy's (1969)

400

Which restaurant introduced the first modern day drive-thru?

A.Wendy's  B.McDonald's  C.Burger King  D.Sonic

A. Wendy's

500

What is the leading cause for Obesity?

Genetics

500

Name 4 or more diseases that can be caused by fast food.

  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • obesity
  • high blood pressure
  • stroke
  • osteoporosis
  • cancers (kidney, liver, ovarian, uterine, cervical, and leukemia)
500

One fast food hamburger contains meat from how many different cows?

One fast food hamburger contains meat from up to 100 different cows

500

How long does it take a McDonald's employee to make the same amount a McDonald's CEO would make in an hour.

A year.