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Colonel Sanders

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Col Sanders born?

a)

1908

b)

1890

c)

1930

d)

1928

2.

Col Sanders dropped out of school (later stating that "algebra's what drove me off") - what grade?

a)

7th

b)

9th

c)

10th

d)

11th

3.

Sanders began to practice law in Little Rock, which he did for three years...why did he stop?

a)

He lost too many cases

b)

He got sick and had step down

c)

He got into a brawl in the courtroom

d)

He got caught for embezzlement

4.

Sanders was involved in a shootout with Matt Stewart, a local competitor, over.....

a)

repainting a gas station sign.

b)

unfair competition.

c)

an allegation of stealing.

d)

a land dispute.

5.

1939, which food critic visited Sanders's restaurant and included it in Adventures in Good Eating, his guide to restaurants throughout the US.

a)

Betty Crocker

b)

Duncan Hines

c)

Uncle Ben

d)

Julia Child

6.

What state housed the first KFC?

a)

Georgia

b)

Alabama

c)

Kentucky

d)

Utah

7.

In 1964, then 73 years old, he sold the Kentucky Fried Chicken corporation for...

a)

37 million

b)

2 million

c)

16 million

d)

112 million

8.

Sanders remained the company's symbol after selling it, traveling _______________ a year

a)

50,000 miles

b)

100,000 miles

c)

150,000 miles

d)

200,000 miles

9.

In 1975, Heublein Inc. unsuccessfully sued Sanders for libel after he publicly described their gravy as being "______" with a "_____________"

a)

fatty salty makeup

b)

delicious wonderful aftertaste

c)

sludge wall-paper taste

10.

He never wore anything else in public during the last ____ years of his life, using a heavy wool suit in the winter and a light cotton suit in the summer.

a)

50

b)

20

c)

25

d)

30

11.

By the time of Sanders' death, there were an estimated 6,000 KFC outlets in 48 countries worldwide, with $____________ of sales annually.

a)

200 million

b)

775 million

c)

2 billion

d)

1.5 billion

12.

Col Sanders had a Christmas album in:

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

13.

Order one item at KFC - what is it?

(a)