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George Crum Speck-Potato Chip Inventor

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did George Crum Speck invent the potato chip?

a)

1992

b)

2002

c)

1953

d)

1853

2.

Where did George Speck live?

a)

San Diego, California

b)

Saratoga, New York

c)

Syracuse, New York

d)

Miami Florida

3.

What was George's job?

a)

He was a farmer

b)

He was a chef

c)

He was a train robber

d)

He was a hotel owner

4.

Where did George work?

a)

Moon's Lake House

b)

Timber Wolf Lodge

c)

Astoria Hotel

d)

Waldorf Hotel

5.

Why did George slice the potatoes so thin?

a)

To make a customer angry.

b)

To gain popularity.

c)

To give his sister a job.

d)

To help the indigenous people.

6.

Was the customer angry?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What was the new culinary dish called?

a)

Biggie Fries

b)

Pennsylvania Potatoes

c)

New York Yummies

d)

Saratoga Chips

8.

George Speck opened a restaurant named________________.

a)

Dusty's

b)

Fryers'

c)

Crum's

d)

Chip's

9.

When did George Speck get a patent for his potato chips?

a)

1941

b)

1841

c)

1925

d)

He never got a patent

10.

What memory do we have of George "Crum" Speck today?

a)

A parade in Saratoga, New York.

b)

a plaque where Moon's Lake House use to be.

c)

It is a federal holiday.

d)

A plaque on the moon.