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Most Popular Fast Food Restaurants

Try to name the 50 most popular fast food restaurants in the United States.
Based on 2022 sales. Source: QSR magazine.
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Last updated: August 6, 2023
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First submittedJuly 31, 2011
Times taken507,517
Average score38.0%
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Segment
Restaurant
1
Burger
McDonalds
2
Coffee
Starbucks
3
Chicken
Chick-fil-A
4
Mexican
Taco Bell
5
Burger
Wendy's
6
Donut
Dunkin'
7
Sandwich
Subway
8
Burger
Burger King
9
Pizza
Domino's
10
Mexican
Chipotle
11
Sandwich
Panera
12
Pizza
Pizza Hut
13
Burger
Sonic
14
Asian
Panda Express
15
Chicken
KFC
16
Chicken
Popeyes
17
Ice Cream
Dairy Queen
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Segment
Restaurant
18
Sandwich
Arby's
19
Burger
Jack in the Box
20
Pizza
Papa John's
21
Pizza
Little Caesars
22
Burger
Whataburger
23
Chicken
Raising Cane's
24
Burger
Culver's
25
Sandwich
Jersey Mike's
26
Chicken
Wingstop
27
Chicken
Zaxby's
28
Sandwich
Jimmy John's
29
Burger
Five Guys
30
Burger
Hardee's
31
Chicken
Bojangles'
32
Burger
Carl's Jr.
33
Coffee
Dutch Bros
34
Sandwich
Firehouse Subs
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Restaurant
35
Burger
In-N-Out
36
Smoothie
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
37
Chicken
El Pollo Loco
38
Cookie
Crumbl Cookies
39
Mexican
Qdoba
40
Burger
Shake Shack
41
Donut
Krispy Kreme
42
Pizza
Marco's Pizza
43
Mexican
Del Taco
44
Sandwich
McAlister's Deli
45
Burger
Checkers/Rally's
46
Burger
Freddy's Frozen Custard
& Steakburgers
47
Chicken
Church's Chicken
48
Pizza
Papa Murphy's
49
Mexican
Moe's Southwest Grill
50
Ice Cream
Baskin-Robbins
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Level ∞
Aug 2, 2017
Falling off the list for 2016: Krispy Kreme, Einstein Bagels, and Long John Silvers.
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Level 72
Aug 3, 2017
Those of us from outside the States and Canada are gonna struggle with this quiz. Of the 50 answers i have never even heard of at least 35 of them. They must have no presence in Britain. A few i got or recognised from watching TV/films but the rest are new to me.
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Level 72
Aug 3, 2017
I see the small print says it's the US's top Fast Food joints so that would explain it. Lol
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Level 83
Jul 12, 2019
don't let that stop you from complaining
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Level 72
Aug 11, 2023
Who says it was a complaint? Pointing out that at least half the answers have no presence in Britain does mean it is harder for those of us from over here to get them. Some we will know from various TV shows or holidays, but quite a few we won’t.

The quiz is US fast food restaurants, so that is to be expected. It’s one of a few quizzes where I would love to see a split in answers from those takers who are North American based and those from the ROW.

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Level 83
Sep 10, 2017
You could do pretty well being from Saudi Arabia.
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Level 28
Sep 1, 2021
Most of these aren't in Canada
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Level 67
Aug 4, 2017
I worked at a Papa Murphys back in 2003. Was there maybe 3-4 months and the location lasted only 2 years. Not very popular in my area.
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Level 32
Aug 12, 2017
47 and I'm Irish :)
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Level 32
Aug 17, 2017
29/50. Hmm, not bad for a Canadian lol
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Level 44
Aug 21, 2017
There's nothing fast about Jason's. Good food though.
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Level 52
Sep 10, 2017
You don't have Quick????
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Level 65
Sep 10, 2017
Disappointed at the lack of Fuddruckers... haha
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Level 52
Sep 10, 2017
Live in NC, never heard of culvers, captain d's or el pollo loco. Have only eaten at 24 of these in total.
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Level 77
Aug 16, 2023
Culver's is freaking amazing and the food is literally always fresh (at least the one by me). They have frozen custard and it's unparalleled in my opinion!
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Level 35
Sep 10, 2017
HOW DID I FORGET DOMINOS AND PIZZA HUT
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Level 49
Sep 10, 2017
Got only 13 of them...which is a good thing...for my health!
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Level 66
Sep 10, 2017
Top 50!! Not a top 5. Not a top 10. Not even a top thirty 30. But a top 50. Talk about an unhealthy obsession with junk food. I only got 10. The ones that are here in Australia which I never eat at any way. White Castle I only got because of Harold and Kumar. Unfortunately, Los Pollos Hermanos was not here.
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Level 43
Aug 16, 2023
Pretty sure Los pollo Hermanos is just in breaking bad
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Level 12
Sep 10, 2017
Is there a culver's in Idaho? Because I've never heard of or seen one before.
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Level 69
Sep 1, 2021
Mostly a midwest thing, I think.
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Level 60
Aug 7, 2023
culvers is by far the best restaurant on this list

cheese curds for the win

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Level 66
Sep 10, 2017
You have no Nandos in The States? America, you haven't lived...
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Level 57
Dec 1, 2020
There are a few locations, in Chicago and DC.
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Level 30
Sep 10, 2017
another American quiz
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Level 83
Sep 10, 2017
I know! I'm so angry! grrraaaahhh! Why does America exist!!??
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Level 63
Jun 26, 2023
Shut up
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Level 28
Aug 6, 2023
lol
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Level 63
Sep 10, 2017
I'm shocked that Krispy Kreme isn't on here - if it isn't that big of a deal, why have they started it up in my country (Australia) then???
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Level 83
Sep 13, 2017
They're also all over the Middle East. and I've seen far more of them in my state (Virginia) than many of the others on this list.
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Level 37
Mar 21, 2019
I believe that "Krispy Creme" doughnuts were originally located in the Southern United States (though I've recently discovered one on 23rd Street in Manhattan). I prefer "Krispy Creme" over "Dunkin Donuts", as they are fresher and less doughy than Dunkin's. Again, I have to thank a movie for my discovery; "Krispy Creme" doughnuts were featured in "Primary Colors", a movie starring John Travolta as a Clintonesque presidential candidate. And, BTW: What happened to IHOP [the International House of Pancakes], and Carvel's (Ice Cream)?
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Level 74
Aug 16, 2023
IHOP is not fast food.
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Level 59
Sep 11, 2017
I'm from Canada and I got 25. I'm not sure how to feel about scoring above average in a quiz about fast food in a country that I don't even live in. But we do have a lot of these places in Canada too, and I live pretty close to the border so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Level 31
Sep 11, 2017
Please do worldwide too cos otherwise it is confusing
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Level 31
Sep 11, 2017
Lol found the same problem too as a Brit (12/50 too). Had to look down the comments for answers. I'd rather know fewer fast food outlets than be rather large haha
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Level 31
Sep 11, 2017
Panda Express looks amazing. I am going there next time I am going to the US
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Level 65
Sep 11, 2017
I don't see Steak 'n Shake as a fast food restaurant. Waiters serve you there, and it is certainly NOT fast! While it is cheap, price alone does not identify a restaurant as fast food.
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Level 83
Sep 13, 2017
No Roy Rogers or Potbelly's...
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Level 83
Sep 13, 2017
and Quiznos
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Level 83
Sep 13, 2017
and Long John Silver's
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Level 45
Sep 14, 2017
I live in Nebraska, so I had to type in "Runza" even though I knew it wasn't on there.
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Level 43
Sep 22, 2017
From Canada but only got 29...Almost all of these are in Canada
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Level 57
Oct 11, 2017
Feeling depressed after getting half of this list right and realizing I’ve actually eaten at all 25 of them :)
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Level 34
Oct 23, 2017
I'm from Germany and the only ones I knew were McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Pizza hut, subway, Starbucks, Taco Bell and Wendy's...
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Level 63
Dec 19, 2017
I barely got 10 right. This makes me happy, and even happier to not be American.

Plus, in all countries BUT the USA, Wendy's does NOT sell burgers. It's a doughnut place here in Australia.

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Level 68
Jan 22, 2018
There are Wendy's in Canada and they do sell burgers here. I can't speak for other countries, but is there a chance the Wendy's in Australia are a different company with the same name?
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Level 83
Feb 4, 2018
um... are you sure that's the same Wendy's? I've had Wendy's hamburgers in the Philippines, Georgia (the country), and... I think Japan? Aside from the location in the Philippines serving miniature portions of everything with much lower quality than you'd find in the USA... they were approximately the same restaurant. No donuts.
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Level 38
Aug 12, 2023
late reply but wendy's does very much sell burgers outside the us, i'm from the uk and they very much do... i don't think it's the same as what you're thinking of
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Level 66
Feb 15, 2018
Are we really not getting credit for not putting a 's at the end of some of these, like Culver's?
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Level 83
Jul 14, 2019
You just typed in "Culver?" and "McDonald?" "Starbuck?"
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Level 59
Mar 27, 2018
Never heard of them from France.

I'm not sure I feel sorry about it...

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Level 47
May 31, 2018
Time for an update, 2017 rankings are available. https://www.qsrmagazine.com/content/qsr50-2017-top-50-chart
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Level ∞
May 31, 2018
We're on a two-year schedule for this quiz. We'll take a look next year.
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Level 49
Jul 10, 2019
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Level ∞
Jul 11, 2019
Okay
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Level 18
Jun 14, 2018
Sorry, Del Taco: "Fre Shavacadoo"
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Level 89
Jul 24, 2018
In no way or form is Steak and Shake a fast food restaurant. It's a diner since your entire order is handled by waitstaff and you are seated by a hostess in most cases. I know they are classified as fast food by the source, but that doesn't make it right. If they are fast food then Denny's and IHOP should be as well.
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Level 87
Aug 7, 2023
I generally agree, but worth noting that I've seen at least one Steak & Shake location with drive-thru service.
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Level 30
Oct 11, 2018
22. Not bad for a European.
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Level 65
Nov 2, 2018
This is way, way harder for a Canadian than you might expect.
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Level 48
Jan 15, 2019
Surprised no Sbarro.

They are terrible but they are in every busy tourist/shopping location in America.

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Level 62
Feb 8, 2019
In Germany we don't got this many fast food restaurants.
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Level 84
Jul 11, 2019
Minor update required: Dunkin' Donuts officially rebranded themselves as simply Dunkin' this past January 2019. The idea is to focus on coffee and other beverages.
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Level 88
Jul 11, 2019
Well, they certainly don't offer #@&+ for donuts anymore.
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Level 37
Mar 21, 2020
^ Quite understandable, for while I love their coffee (especially the French Vanilla), their donuts do not taste fresh at all. For donuts I go to Krispy Creme.
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Level 76
Jul 11, 2019
Los Pollos Hermanos? :)
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Level 88
Jul 11, 2019
Los Pollos Hermanos is certainly on of the most popular of all time.
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Level 83
Jul 12, 2019
Or Scoops Ahoy?
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Level 84
Jul 12, 2019
If you have to take it home and cook it, it isn't fast food.
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Level 83
Jul 12, 2019
I'm still surprised that Quiznos doesn't make the cut. I think Noodles & Company is new with the last update; not sure I'd think of them as fast food. One of my girlfriends in Bahrain used to work for them. Never heard of Marco's Pizza, either. Or McAlister's Deli.
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Level 83
Jul 12, 2019
Or Papa Murphy's
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Level 86
Jul 13, 2019
It depends on where you live. McAlister's is mostly in the south. Of course, #1 is plainly #1: there's a McDonald's on both the Bahraini and Saudi sides of the causeway island border post.
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Level 83
Jul 14, 2019
Bahraini side is superior because they don't close for prayer times and the interior isn't segregated by gender. Two of the dumbest and most omnipresent things about life in Saudi Arabia. Though the Saudi side has a drive-through and a couple of additional menu items.
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Level 76
Jul 14, 2019
8 of these restaurants are within about 400 feet of my apartment. McDonald's, Jersey Mike's, Moe's, and Subway are so close I can see them from my balcony. Somewhat unusual considering I don't live in a downtown city center type area. Yet, I still somehow managed to lose about 5 pounds over the last year, LOL.
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Level 83
Jul 16, 2019
Side-stepping Sweeps hurled at your head by Galvatron burns a lot of calories.
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Level 32
Jul 28, 2019
I managed to get half of these we only have about 10 or 11 of these in the UK at least as far as I know. So im not sure why i know so many lol
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Level 30
Aug 1, 2019
Well, I'm proud to say that I've not only heard of every one of these but I've also seen at least one of each with my own eyes. Not because I eat at these places but because I travel. Not having heard of fast food chains doesn't make you healthy, just uninformed. Get out of your own backyard once in a while and you'll learn a few things.
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Level 65
Aug 11, 2019
While I agree, having heard of these doesnt make you unhealthy, aswell as not having heard of them doesnt make you healthy.

But to get out of your backyard to learn about fast food chains? Nah. Away from your screens and into your backyard, yes. There is a ton of information just in your backyard. I think most people can only name a hand full of flowers and insects that are there (if they havent all tiled it over, like what seems to be all the rage the last few years..) let alone know stuff about it. The life of an ant, you can spend hours just watching the ant and learning from it.

Like 0,00000001% know where/what ladybug/bird come from. ( I've asked many people, shown their immature state) No one seem to know, the whole other life they lived before. While weirdly, butterflies and caterpillars are common knowledge.

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Level 31
Aug 23, 2019
I suppose this is an American thing. I barely know any of these.
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Level 28
Sep 1, 2019
Quite impossible for Non-Americans
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Level 15
Dec 17, 2019
Read the description "Name the 50 most popular food restaurants in the United States."
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Level 65
Mar 26, 2020
Yes, exactly, that is the exact reason it is difficult for people not from the US, what is your point!
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Level 77
Aug 16, 2023
The point is that it gets super annoying that the non-Americans constantly feel the need to point these things out while they're on an American website, along with constant whining...

Like, of COURSE it's gonna be harder for you if you're not American. What is the point of commenting that? It always seems like the non-Americans on here want a cookie for...not being American??

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Level 43
Aug 16, 2023
Agreed. They should find there own quiz site that is based in there country if they complain so much
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Level 18
Sep 15, 2019
Only 8 of these are in Bulgaria. No Wendy's, Chipotle or Taco Bell for us :(
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Level 65
Mar 26, 2020
7 here, but that is only in the handfull biggest cities (and likely to be in the big trainstations). Medium sized ones might have a mcdonalds and dominos.

Though I have noticed an increase over the last few years, I remember seeing starbucks for the first time I think it was amsterdam station (during the build of north south line, when stores were outside the station). I just looked it up interestingly first store was 8 years ago (conceptstore), but since 2002 the distribution centre for all of Europe has been in amsterdam. Took a while to join in I guess.

but the point I was going to was, since a month or 2 you can buy dunkin donuts donuts in our supermarket.

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Level 43
Mar 6, 2020
People say I'm weird for not liking Chick-Fil-A.
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Level 77
Oct 5, 2020
I've never had a Chick-Fil-A, but have heard of it from listening to Ben Folds Five. Is it good? It doesn't look it, but if I had to choose, I'd have a deluxe spicy sandwich with pepper jack and Sriracha sauce.
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Level 58
Oct 12, 2020
its very good
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Level 77
Aug 26, 2021
I'll give it a try thanks Evan. Obviously, as I only ever eat "British Food" - such as haggis, spotted dick, boiled beef and carrots etc.
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Level 87
Sep 11, 2021
Their waffle fries are good.
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Level 77
Jan 12, 2022
OK, some of those as well, with zesty buffalo sauce.
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Level 69
Apr 18, 2020
damn america, you really like food fast
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Level 83
May 20, 2020
The selection here in Australia is rather small. We have a few homegrown offerings, but nothing like this. The local fast food scene is dominated by a few American chains: McDonalds, Burger King (rebranded locally as Hungry Jacks), KFC, Dominos and Subway. Apart from that a few others are present but not widespread - Starbucks closed most its Australian stores years ago, because Australians as a nation of coffee snobs looked down their noses at it and they didn't do well. Pizza Hut used to be big, but has shrunk to just a few isolated stores now. A few others have just arrived recently - Taco Bell opened last year for the first time and Carls Jr about the same time, though neither have many locations.
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Level 47
Jun 24, 2020
Here in Ohio, there is an extreme amount of Tim Horton's here (not like one in every town, but still quite present), and also anyone that hasn't heard of White Castle is weird. One of my favorite fast-food restaurants.
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Level 47
Sep 9, 2020
How is this quiz measured?
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Level 87
Sep 11, 2021
Per the caveat: "Based on 2020 sales. According to QSR magazine."
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Level 48
Oct 1, 2020
I see Wingstop so often in Indonesia that I thought it was local lol... or like Singaporean or something. Have never heard an American talk about it
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Level 65
Oct 16, 2020
No surprises I didn't know many but it was fun trying.
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Level 59
Nov 12, 2020
The McAlister's near me closed recently. Such good Mac n' Cheese... Jason's Deli and Marco's Pizza were also ones I got, both I have near me. Marco's Pizza is right down the block.
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Level 66
Nov 17, 2020
I thought for sure I knew the Donut shop. We don't have them in my area anymore. Tried it several times. Was spelling it totally wrong.
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Level 57
Jan 8, 2021
Funny because for me, there is a Dunkin Donuts no joke less than 5 minutes from everywhere
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Level 50
Aug 6, 2023
you must live in new england
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Level 52
Dec 2, 2020
Of these, the only ones I've not eaten at are Panera, Jimmy John's, Culver's, Qdoba, and Del Taco. A majority of the ones I have eaten at, I've only eaten there once.
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Level 55
Dec 7, 2020
Subway don't make sandwiches. They make roles.
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Level 83
Sep 1, 2021
Like for LARPing?
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Level 57
Dec 16, 2020
Is Dunkin donuts really food?
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Level 71
Aug 25, 2021
Is any of the 50 really food?
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Level 58
Feb 3, 2021
am i the only one who's never heard of noodles & co?
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Level 28
Feb 18, 2021
no
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Level 71
Sep 1, 2021
I have never heard of 38 of them
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Level 83
Apr 8, 2022
girl I was dating in Bahrain used to work at one.
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Level 28
Feb 18, 2021
1:00

Scoring

You scored 22/50 = 44%

This beats or equals 73.5% of test takers

The average score is 17

Your high score is 22

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Level 77
Feb 21, 2021
How come no a&w?
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Level 87
Oct 14, 2021
I haven't seen one of those in years.
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Level 47
Aug 16, 2023
There's one located in Branson, Missouri at the Tanger Outlets!
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Level 65
Mar 12, 2021
There were so many I was surprised not to see, and so many I've never heard of. Must be regional differences.
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Level 18
Apr 24, 2021
I was surprised when I saw Tim Hortons on the list must be popular in the East or Midwest.
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Level 73
Aug 27, 2021
New York and Michigan have a lot of Tim Hortons locations.
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Level 66
Jul 24, 2021
As a non American I was surprised #13 was not on #8.
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Level 48
Aug 26, 2021
waah i just learned white castle from my English class and I just tried it, and I got it right lol

only 36 percent of ppl got it right :p

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Level 70
Aug 26, 2021
I love trying this quiz even when I do very poorly! Some of the highest restaurants on the list have little to no presence in Canada.

Meanwhile the Tim Hortons invasion continues, with major cities in America, Britain and China falling to inferior coffee, lukewarm tea and creative interpretations of what a sandwich is.

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Level 73
Aug 27, 2021
Damn I only typed Freddy's frozen custard, still got 40. Not bad since I'm not American
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Level ∞
Aug 27, 2021
There was a problem with that type-in. Now fixed.
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Level 73
Aug 27, 2021
Can you accept Cane's for Raising Cane's? :)
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Level ∞
Aug 27, 2021
Yes
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Level 46
Aug 29, 2021
Freddys should be an accepted answer
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Level ∞
Aug 29, 2021
Freddys already works.
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Level 69
Sep 1, 2021
is Papa Murphy's actually fast food? Considering you have to take it home and bake it yourself, it doesn't seem like it would qualify.
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Level 74
Sep 1, 2021
I'm so happy that In-N-Out made the 33'rd most sales of all fast food restaraunts in the world considering theres only 286 of them in only 5 states in the US. One day, the best fast food restaraunt of all time will be #1 and will be everywhere!
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Level 87
Sep 11, 2021
I've heard of In-N-Out but never been. What's so fab about it?
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
The style is a lot like McDonald's from the 60s, the ingredients are fairly flavorful and it's a basic griddled burger executed well. They're not the best fast food burger (even Wendy's has better actual meat, Five Guy's is the best) but I admit I get a hankering from time to time for their particular combination of ingredients. They have an appealing esthetic, limited menu and I think that influences people, too.
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Level 84
Sep 1, 2021
As a Kiwi I'm astonished KFC is so low down, here it would be 2nd at least, just behind McDonalds. Pizza Hut, Dominos and Subway are the only others on this list we have many of.
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Level 90
Sep 1, 2021
The passion for the Chick-Fil-A sandwich mystifies me. The chicken's okay. The bun is crap. Popeyes got it right using a brioche bun. And Shake Shack (which isn't on this list but is about as good as American fast food gets) got it even righter with a potato roll.
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
Popeye's is head and shoulders above most of these places.
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Level 62
Sep 1, 2021
Here in India we have-

McDonads, Starbucks (uncommon), Wendy's (very uncommon), Burger King , Dunkin' Donuts , Subway , Dominos, Pizza Hut , KFC and Baskin-Robbins (rare). Some of them serve purely vegetarian food. Paneer variants of many burgers are present.

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Level 48
Sep 1, 2021
As someone who lives in the U.K I found the quiz very hard, I haven't heard of the majority of those fast food places we only have about 10 of those at most
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Level 74
Sep 1, 2021
332 comments?? wowww that's a lot, I can't remember ever seeing more.
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Level 70
Aug 6, 2023
Check the Countries of the World Quiz :)
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Level 63
Sep 1, 2021
Can't believe I forgot Subway, Domino's, Sonic, Panera, KFC, Arby's, Little Caesars, Papa John's, Jersey Mike's, and Baskin Robbins.
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Level 66
Sep 1, 2021
Got 12 as an European, kinda glad to have a bad score on this.
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Level 65
Sep 1, 2021
Some am I! I got only 4, could have guessed up to 8, I've never heard of the 42 remaining ones.
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Level 28
Sep 2, 2021
I cannot believe I missed Popeyes, Arby's, Baskin-Robbins and Dairy Queen. But I live a thousand kilometers away from America, so...
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Level 63
Sep 3, 2021
Mcdonalds, Burger King (Hungary Jacks), KFC, Wendys, Starbucks, Dominos, PIzza Hut, KFC, Subway and Krispy Kreme. 9 things... that's all I got - and I'm proud of that score!
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Level 15
Sep 7, 2021
Really cool quiz but very hard! I may or may not have gotten 1/50
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Level 70
Sep 11, 2021
Tims really should be accepted for Tim Hortons.
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Level 31
Oct 29, 2021
i missed KFC!? so disappointed
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Level 65
Nov 6, 2021
Haven't heard of so many of these!
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Level 49
Nov 11, 2021
Got 23 first try. Considering I'm vegetarian and can't even eat anything at half these places, I'm fairly happy with that score
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Level 21
Jan 5, 2022
Got 50/50 Only 45 Seconds Left On First Try
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Level 67
Jan 12, 2022
Yo where's Los Pollos Hermanos
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Level 67
Jan 12, 2022
It's impressive if you can get all of them, I want to become a food connoisseur and have them all ingrained in my brain
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Level 24
Feb 14, 2022
Ouch I got 8/50, although in the UK we don't have the other 42 fast food places, or Taco Bell. I can't believe in the USA you guys don't like/don't have Nando's, Gregg's, Costa Coffee, Frankie and Bennie's, Café Nero, Coffee No. 1, Any Fish and Chip shop that floats your boat really or Spartacus.
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Level 83
Apr 8, 2022
Nando's, yes. Fish and chips, no.
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
I'm not sure fish and chips is that sustainable in the U.S. Long John Silver's is the only fast food fish and chip chain that I know of and it's kind of expensive and pretty rare (rarer than it used to be). Skipper's has all but disappeared entirely. I think H. Salt is out of business. Seafood seems to need an actual restaurant to make money out of it, outside of novelty (or Lent-only) menu items on a burger place's menu.

Popeye's is a bit of an exception and has pollock and I think (sometimes? seasonally?) catfish, popcorn shrimp and that's a lot for a fast food menu (it's pretty good).

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Level 89
Aug 17, 2023
We do have Nando's in the US but only in a select few locations. Also, Taco Bell exists in the UK.
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Level 39
Apr 6, 2022
calling taco bell Mexican food is so wrong and weird. That stuff is nasty.
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Level 83
Apr 8, 2022
The last month I've mostly been in Spain and am pretty surprised at the very large number of American fast food chains you see around here. Including Taco Bell, which I don't recall ever seeing before outside of the USA or Middle East, but I think I've seen more Taco Bells in Madrid than I've ever seen in any US city.
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Level 83
Apr 8, 2022
Also McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks, Subway, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Jollibee (Filipino; still, was surprised to see them), Dunkin Donuts, Five Guys... several other places...
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
What's the other Mexican food like there? Any attempt at Mexican I've tried in Europe has been execrable.
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Level 36
Apr 17, 2022
Damn. The only ones that i knew were starbucks, mc donalds, kfc, chick fil-a, burger king, in-n-out, sonic, taco bell and dunkin donuts.
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Level 68
Jun 2, 2022
Here in Brazil (or at least in my city; I live in Fortaleza) we only have the following: McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, Domino's and KFC. The last one of which only opened its first store somewhat recently back in 2019, surprisingly.

I still got 25/50, mainly thanks to my prior trips to the USA.

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Level 47
Jun 16, 2022
So many I've never heard of! Damn regional ones...
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Level 36
Jul 1, 2022
Nandos?
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Level 66
Aug 13, 2022
Blown away at how low Five Guys and Wingstop are, as these are some of the very few that are international (seen both of these in Birmingham UK).
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Level 65
Aug 13, 2022
256 comments and no one has asked about Chuck E. Cheese? Wikipedia counts it as restaurant / fast food
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Level 47
Sep 14, 2022
Must not be in the top 50
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Level 58
Aug 27, 2022
I got 26/50 as a Finnish guy. We only have McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Starbucks and KFC
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Level 24
Dec 12, 2022
The title should include *in america*
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Level 55
Jan 4, 2023
Zip's? It's in every small town here.
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Level 59
Jan 6, 2023
I’m vegetarian - still did okay, got a point. Missed a few I’ve heard of.
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Level 59
Feb 14, 2023
14/50 - basically the ones that expanded to Europe plus a few that I remembered from a visit to the US and from movies. (Thanks to Harold and Kumar!) :-)

Would be interesting to have another quiz based on worldwide statistics. Although most of the top ten would be similar, I guess.

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Level 46
Feb 15, 2023
i forgot white castle, since there is only ONE open location...

they have pretty good burgers tho ngl

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Level ∞
Aug 6, 2023
White Castle is now off the list sadly.
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Level 37
Apr 22, 2023
wow
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Level 37
May 3, 2023
I'm British so this was a struggle.
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Level 30
Jun 2, 2023
Me guessing tropical smoothie cafe and then realizing that 6% of people got it
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Level 70
Aug 6, 2023
Same with Dutch Bros! It’s currently the the least guessed answer, which is honestly quite surprising imo. Guess we have too many east coasters taking this quiz. :)
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Level 70
Aug 16, 2023
Well I live in PNW and am a loyal customer, but I didn't guess it because I thought it would be too regional.
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Level 75
Aug 6, 2023
Good preparation for what I assume makes up a big percentage of the US citizenship test
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Level 70
Aug 6, 2023
I didn’t know Crumbl was that popular, nor did I know that it was considered fast food!
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
I was slightly surprised (but I got it).

My speculation is that Crumbl is basically built around a scheme to make money on franchisers paying franchise fees (and then taking all the risk and going bankrupt when demand flags).

It's an appealing franchise startup because they're literally taking the cookie baking oven from Subway and making a business out of it. So the "build out" doesn't involve anything but installing a very spare countertop, a few tablets and a couple of pieces of kitchen furniture. No actual kitchen required, staff doesn't need any special skills, etc. So they can flood the market at this time with a lot of growth on the back of franchisers.

Crumbl cookies is like any trend, like the cupcake stores were ten years ago and Peace/Love/Donuts were five years ago. People get excited about these big sloppy cookies and they pop up in like an office park or disused strip mall. When the trend fades, they'll go under, but that's on the franchisers; Crumbl's made its money.

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Level 73
Aug 6, 2023
Surprised Steak 'n Shake didn't make the cut! I wonder if they're shrinking
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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
I think indeed it is shrinking; I can recall Steak n Shake being on this quiz before, then I guess fell off the top 50 with the recent update.
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Level 62
Aug 7, 2023
Zaxby's and Freddy's are truly the best. I'm unsure if it's considered fast food, but Red Robin could also join that high company.
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Level 62
Aug 7, 2023
ChickFilA and Whataburger are pretty good as well.

I like Jimmy John's, but the last time I went, a group of five literal clowns ordered sandwiches with too much sauce. The whole experience was very uncanny.

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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
I knew Whataburger, but missed it because I kept trying to spell it "Wattaburger".

It's okay. It's "better" Burger King like In-N-Out is "better" McDonald's.

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Level 70
Aug 7, 2023
Red Robin is casual dining I believe (not fast casual, since they have table service and a full bar).
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Level 65
Aug 7, 2023
I'm an American living in the UK so I did well, but by my latest count at least 16 of these have UK locations, and 12 of the top 20 do now.
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Level 67
Aug 7, 2023
Didn't really know Raising Canes until the other day when I ate it on vacation
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Level 86
Aug 8, 2023
Cane's is absolutely delicious when it's hot and fresh! Doesn't keep well once it cools down, though. The staff is always fantastic, too, which is a rarity for fast food. I remember going to it outside of LSU's campus when there was just one location. Multi-national now in a relatively short period of time.
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Level 70
Aug 16, 2023
12/50. If I weren't watching too much YouTube lately, I'd been only aware of McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks, KFC and Pizza Hut (I also thought that one was the German thing).
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Level 59
Aug 16, 2023
I've got 9/50, almost everything in this list is sth I've never heard before (I am Polish)
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Level 62
Aug 16, 2023
20/50 missed popeyes
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Level 62
Aug 16, 2023
Quite American centric. I live in the UK so not likely to get most of them.
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Level 72
Aug 16, 2023
Yea, it's almost like the quiz description says "In the US"
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Level 58
Aug 16, 2023
"Try to name the 50 most popular fast food restaurants in the United States."
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Level 71
Aug 16, 2023
Accept just 'Panda' for Panda Express?
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Level 21
Aug 17, 2023
crazy how many there are.

I got the top 9 + 2 more and thats about all I know. From the results there are about 5 I have heared of.

fast food chains are not common in Germany apart from the very big ones

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Level 65
Oct 21, 2023
Just add "in the US" to the title of the quiz, so that the title accurately reflects the content, and I'll give it some stars.

(Yes, I know that the desription says

"Try to name the 50 most popular fast food restaurants in the United States"

but you wouldn't even need any description at all if the title was extended to include those three little words.)