Grand Theft Taco Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jack In The Box

Several lawsuits were taken against Jack in the Box including one by Brianne Kilner who was nine years old when she was infected. She slipped into a coma and doctors were forced to remove her large intestine. Her prognosis for survival was not good but she managed to pull through. However, the effects of the infection were permanent including diabetes, asthma and kidney, liver and pancreas problems. She was awarded 15.6 million dollars in damages.

On top of the tens of millions they had to pay out in lawsuits, the scandal reportedly cost them over 60 million dollars in lost sales and 30 percent of their stock market value.

Answer: McLibel

McDonalds issued a libel writ against two distributors of the leaflet, Helen Steele and David Morris, in 1990, although it was four years before the trial began. In 1997 a decision was released that was largely in favour of McDonalds, although the judge did rule that some of the contents of the pamphlet, including animal cruelty, misleading advertising and low pay for their workers, were true.

An appeal was lodged by Steele and Morris which led to further points in their pamphlet being confirmed as being true and the amount of damages they were originally ordered to pay McDonalds cut by two thirds.

In 2005, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Steele and Morris had been denied a fair trial and ordered that the U.K government pay them £57,000
in damages.

The documentary film was written by Franny Armstrong and first aired on British T.V in 1997 with an updated version released in 2005.

Answer: He was only allowed to drink McDonalds soft drinks or milk shakes

Spurlock's average calorie consumption during the experiment was 5000 kcal's per day. He suffered from high cholesterol and fat accumulation in the liver as well as mood swings and sexual dysfunction. He gained over 11 kilograms in weight in thirty days which subsequently took him over a year of dieting to lose. The documentary was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Documentary".

Answer: KFC

Samaan reportedly became ill after eating a KFC Twister Wrap. They were ordered to pay the compensation in 2012, although they denied the allegations and prepared an appeal on the basis that there was a "failure to consider evidence", an "error in the judge's factual findings" and too much weight was given to certain claims.

Answer: They do not own the rights to the "Burger King" name in that area

There is actually a Burger King restaurant in Mattoon, Illinois, but it isn't owned by the fast food giant. Instead, it is the sole restaurant of Gene and Betty Hoots, who registered the name as a state trademark in Illinois in 1959; two years before the first outlet of the popular fast-food chain that is now known across the globe was opened in the state of Illinois.

By 1967 there was over 50 Burger Kings in Illinois and the Hoots filed legal proceedings against the corporation. The verdict was that the Hoots family owned the rights to the name in Mattoon and therefore no other restaurants using that name could be opened within 20 miles of the town.

Answer: Taco Bell

The presence of horse meat in beef products in Europe came to light in January 2013, when tests revealed traces of it in frozen beefburgers sold in several UK supermarkets. Further tests revealed that a surprising number of meat products sold in the UK contained horse meat. On March 1st 2013, Taco Bell, who at the time only had three UK stores, were forced to withdraw their beef products after tests revealed they contained horse DNA.

Answer: Sandwich size

The controversy began when an Australian man posted a photo on Facebook of his "foot long" sub, showing that it only measured 11 inches. This started a viral trend of people posting photos of their undersized sandwiches. Three lawsuits have been filed, one of which is seeking damages of over 5 million dollars, alleging a "pattern of fraudulent, deceptive and otherwise improper advertising, sales and marketing practices".

In its defence, Subway claimed that "Subway Footlong" was a trademark used "as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length".

Answer: Eric Schlosser

"Fast Food Nation" raised many of the same issues as the "What's Wrong With McDonalds" pamphlet that had previously been the centre of a court case; namely child-targeted marketing and cheap immigrant labour. Schlosser also claimed that fast food corporations were to blame for the spread of the BSE disease (Mad Cow Disease) and the rise in childhood obesity.

Eric Schlosser is an American journalist. He has also wrote the book "Reefer Madness", in which he lobbies for the decriminalisation of marijuana, and explores issues such as immigration and pornography in the U.S.A.

Answer: Antibiotics

A report by China Central Television (CCTV) found that chickens were given 18 different types of antibiotics to keep them from becoming ill and to promote growth. This constant use of antibiotics causes the chickens to become resistant to the drug meaning that a chicken may develop a resistant strain of salmonella, gastroentirits or other microorganism which then could be transferred to a human where the prescribed antibiotics given to treat the condition may be ineffective.

Answer: He was not convicted

Following the ordeal, the assistant manager received one year of probation for unlawful imprisonment, and later attempted to sue Mcdonalds for $50 million. McDonalds based their defense on the fact that Summers had deviated from company policy which prohibited strip searches and - rather than using commmon sense and removing herself from the situation - she obediently complied with the unknown caller's increasingly bizarre demands. She was eventually awarded $1 million.

The assistant manager's boyfriend, whom she had called to help keep the girl under constant observation and who had carried out the phoney police officer's orders which amounted to sexually abusing the girl, was sentenced to five years in jail.

Stewart, however, was not convicted after the jury found there was not enough evidence. The victim, not surprisingly, subsequently suffered from depression and ongoing psychiatric problems. She sued McDonalds and in 2007 and was awarded over $5 million in damages.