UIL LISTENING CONTEST - GRADES 5 - 6 SPRING DISTRICT 2012-2013

Harland David Sanders - An American Rags to Riches Story 1. Before opening his restaurant, Harland Sanders held numerous jobs including all of the following EXCEPT A. B. C. D.

farmer. butcher. insurance salesman. railroad fireman.

2. Harland David Sanders was born on September 9,

?

A. 1905 B. 1895

C. 1890 D. 1910

3. Sanders' career as a lawyer ended because he A. couldn't win a case. B. didn't understand commercial law.

C. got into a fight with a client. D. did not have a real law degree.

4. In 1964, Sanders sold his franchise for

dollars.

5. In 1965, Sanders moved to

A. B. C. D.

Mississauga, Ontario. Salt Lake City, Utah. Columbus, Kentucky. Shelbyville, Kentucky.

6. As an attempt to help busy, time-strapped families, in 1930, Sanders invented what he called the A. first fast food.

B. working mom's relief. C. secret recipe. D. home meal replacement. 7. Sanders' original restaurant had A. one table and six chairs.

B. one hundred forty two seats. C. a museum. D. a motel.

8. When Sanders bought the manufacturing rights to a company that made gas carbide lamps, it was unsuccessful because A. Sanders was unable to provide enough gas for the company. B. electricity made the use of gas lamps unnecessary. C. rural people did not like to use gas lamps. D. Sanders' partners did not support his ideas.

9. One job Sanders held was owning a steamboat company that ran a ferry on the A. Indiana River. B. Ohio River.

C. Mississippi River. D. Missouri River.

10. Sanders' secret recipe contains

herbs and spices.

11. In 1939, food critic visited Sanders' restaurant and wrote about him in the magazine "Adventures in Good Eating." A. Duncan Mines

B. Betty Crocker C. Pete Harman

D. Ruby Laffoon

12. In the early 1950's, Sanders started franchises in which the business owners paid him A. ten cents for every customer. B. five dollars for the secret recipe. C. a nickel for every chicken purchased. D. five cents per day.

13. When did Colonel Sanders begin wearing his trademark suit? A. B. C. D.

Around Around Around Around

1930 1965 1925 1950

14. How old was Sanders when he devoted himself to developing his franchise business instead of running a restaurant? A. 55 B. 65 C. 75 D. 85

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15. Colonel Sanders' first restaurant was named a Kentucky historical landmark in A. 1980. B. 1965.

C. 1972. D. 1985.

16. The name "Kentucky Fried Chicken" was coined by A. Pete Harman.

B. Ruby Laffoon. C. Harland Sanders.

D. Lawrence Wetherby.

17. Sanders' original restaurant was located in A. Columbus, Kentucky. B. Shelbyville, Kentucky. C. Henryville, Kentucky. D. Corbin, Kentucky. 18. Harland Sanders dropped out of school at the age of

.

True/False

19. When he was only fifteen years old, Sanders falsified his date of birth and enlisted in the United States Army. 20. Colonel Sanders is well known for creating the slogan "finger lickin good". 21. The Colonel Sanders Museum at the Kentucky Fried Chicken headquarters in Shelbyville contains a life-sized statue of Sanders in a small theater.

22. Sanders was the oldest of three children born to Wilbur David and

Margaret Ann Sanders.

23. Sanders held his first job at the age of ten. 24. Sanders' trademark suit was white with a black bowtie.

25. Sanders was "re-commissioned" as a Kentucky colonel in 1949 by his friend, Governor Lawrence Wetherby.

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