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Do you really know what you're eating when you tuck into that juicy burger?

Eric Schlosser's explosive international bestseller, Fast Food Nation, tells the story of the all-American meal as never before. From the McDonald's museum, to the lab that recreates the smell of strawberries, all is laid bare in a nauseating, compulsive and essential read. Warning: This may change the way you think about fast food forever.
1) The flavours we most associate with fast food come from:
Salt

Potatoes

Chemicals

Beef

2) Which of these is NOT a job assignment at a modern slaughterhouse?
Navel Boner

Bone Cruncher

Knuckle Dropper

First Legger

3) The first McDonald's restaurant opened in:
1937

1946

1951

1948

4) How often does a new McDonald's restaurant open worldwide?
5 per month

5 per week

5 per day

5 per hour

5) Two thirds of robberies at fast food restaurants in the US are conducted by:
Gang members

Current or former employees

Juvenile delinquents

Serial criminals

6) Typically, how long do fast food workers last in their jobs?
Three to four days

Three to four weeks

Three to four months

Three to four years

7) How many people are made ill by food poisoning every day in the USA?
200

2,000

20,000

200,000

8) A single animal with E.coli 0157:H7 can contaminate how many pounds of ground beef?
32 pounds

320 pounds

3,200 pounds

32,000 pounds

9) Typically , a can of fizzy drink contains:
Two teaspoons of sugar

Four teaspoons of sugar

Seven teaspoons of sugar

Ten teaspoons of sugar

10) The annual health care costs in the United States steming from obesity are:
2.4 billion dollars

24 billion dollars

240 billion dollars

2,400 billion dollars
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