History
Food Safety
Leadership
Operations
Bonus
100

Which state has the most Waffle House locations?

What is Georgia.

100

What is the minimum amount of time you should wash your hands?

What is at least 20 seconds.

100

Great leaders spend more time ______ than giving orders.

What is coaching.

100

What should be your first priority at the beginning of the shift?

What is the Ready To Win Checklist.

100

Which government agency informally uses restaurant openings as an indicator of disaster recovery after major storms?

What is FEMA.

200

Who said, "We aren't in the food business, we're in the people business"?

Who is Joe Rodgers Sr.

200

If a food-contact surface has been contaminated, this three-step process should be completed before it is used again?

What is wash, rinse, and sanitize.

200

This leadership skill builds trust by giving employees your full attention before responding.

What is active listening. 

200

Before a rush begins, managers should verify these two things at every station.

What is Production Ready and Ready for Production.

200

Waffle House sold chicken sandwiches for this restaurant chain before it opened it's doors.

What is Chick-fil-A. (From 1964 to 1967)

300

Why was the restaurant named "Waffle House"?

What is waffles were the most popular and unique item on the menu. 

300

Which type of thermometer is most accurate for checking the internal temperature of cooked foods?

What is a probe or stem thermometer.

300

The best time to recognize great performance is?

What is immediately after it happens.

300

A manager notices one associate is doing all the work while others are standing around. What leadership action should they take?

What is rebalance the workload and hold the enitre team accountable.

300

This is the name of Waffle House's record label that produces original songs for its restaurants.

What is Waffle Records.

400

What anniversary did Waffle House celebrate in 2025?

What is 70 years.

400

This organization publishes the Food Code that serves as the basis for most state and local health regulations.

What is the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

400

If your restaurant performs well only when you're there, you've built this instead of a leadership team.

What is dependance.

400

The best operational leaders don't just solve today's problems, they do this to keep them from happening again.

What is improve the process or build a system.

400

Name the four founding principles that have driven Waffle House's success since 1955.

What is great food, friendly service, clean restaurants and outstanding value.

500

What is the exact day and month of the first waffle house opening?

What is September 5.

500

Name the 4 types of contamination that food safety managers work to prevent?

What is biological, chemical, physical, and allergen.

500

A new manager says, "Nobody on my team cares as much as I do." What leadership mistake are they making.

What is failing to develop ownership in their team.

500

A manager leaves at the end of the shift saying, "We survived." A great operator would replace that word with this.

What is We executed. (The goal isn't to survive - it's to execute consistently through preparation, teamwork, and strong systems.)

500

Waffle House is known for serving how many waffles per minuet? (50, 100, 150, 200)

What is 150 waffles per minuet.