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Fun Food Trivia About Hot Dogs

This tasty hot dog quiz will leave you salivating to get a bite of this popular snack.
Batul Nafisa Baxamusa
Hot dog is considered by all American delicacies. Come summer and you can smell a juicy dog over a hot grill. Get your hot buns ready and pass the mustard sauce before you try out this tantalizing quiz.
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Hot Dog Facts
Origins of hot dog remain a mystery. Legends claim two Austro-Hungarian immigrants invented and brought the recipe to 1893 World’s Fair, Chicago. They then founded a famous hot dog company that churns the delicacy till date.
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Various theories revolve around the name ‘hot dog’. One most famous is about Ted Dorgan, a cartoonist who drew a cartoon depicting ‘hot dachshund sausages’ being sold at a New York basketball game. He called them ‘hot dogs’ as he could not spell dachshund.
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Charles Feltman was a German butcher who opened the 1st hot dog stand in Coney Island in the year 1867.
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Chris van der Ahe was supposed to have sold dachshunds in buns in 1893 during St. Louis Browns games. This led to a strong argument that the baseball team owner brought hot dogs to a ballpark.
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To serve something truly American, Franklin D. Roosevelt served hot dogs on the menu, for a picnic at his Hyde Park estate with King George IV.
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In 1916, a redhead teenager,  Clara Bowtinelli served customers at Nathan’s. Few years later she became a famous silent film star called Clara Bow.
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Hot Dog is served battered on a stick in New Zealand. If you want to eat a hot dog bun in New Zealand, you need to order ‘American hot dog’.
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A 1,996 foot long wiener was made by the Sara Lee Corporation to honor the 1996 Olympics. They needed 2000 buns to hold the huge hot dog wrapped twice around the Georgia Dome field.
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It is said Charlie Kazan entered the Hot Dog Hall of Fame for eating the most hot dogs throughout his life. Allegedly, he has eaten hot dog for dinner since he was 11 months old.
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According to Hot Dog etiquettes (huh!) one should lick away the fingers covered with the condiments and wipe the face using a paper napkin (preferably) after enjoying your hot dog.
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In 1920, talkies soon took over the silent cinema. A short film 'The Karnival Kid' was released and Mickey Mouse uttered the 1st words ‘Hot dogs’ on screen.
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