Company Beginnings

Read the text and answer the questions.

1. When was Harland Sanders
born? 8. Why did he move across
a. In 1890 the street?
b. In 1896 a. Because his father died
c. In 1930 b. Because he sold his
d. In 1952 restaurant
c. Because he couldn’t serve all
2. When did his father die? his customers
a. In 1890 d. Because he became famous
b. In 1896
c. In 1930 9. When did the first Kentucky
d. In 1952 Fried Chicken restaurant open?
a. In 1890
3. Where did his mother work? b. In 1896
a. At home c. In 1930
b. In a restaurant d. In 1952
c. In a farm
d. In a shirt factory 10. When did Harland sell the
company?
4. Where did Harland learn to a. In 1896
cook? b. In 1930
a. At home c. In 1952
b. In a restaurant d. In 1964
c. In a farm
d. In a shirt factory 11. How old was Harland when he
died?
5. Where was his first job? a. 49 years old
a. At home b. 62 years old
b. In a restaurant c. 74 years old
c. In a farm d. 90 years old
d. In a shirt factory
12. When did PepsiCo buy KFC?
6. What happened in 1930? a. In 1896
a. He became the manager of a b. In 1952
service station c. In 1964
b. He developed his secret d. In 1986
recipe
c. He moved across the street 13. According to the text, how
d. He sold his restaurant many customers does KFC have
every day?
7. Where was the service station? a. 2 million
a. In Corbin b. 12 million
b. In New York c. 840 million
c. In Sanders d. 250.000
d. In Louisville