Donuts are one of the world’s most popular breakfast treats — or at any time of day, for that matter — with a rich and interesting history.
How well do you know these facts about the sweet food item?
Try your hand at this delicious lifestyle quiz and see how well you do!
A ‘doughnut’ and a ‘donut’ are NOT the same food item — true or false?
True
False
A donut is simply defined as fried dough — true or false?
True
False
The history of the donut is typically traced to which set of immigrants?
Irish
Dutch
Greek
Italian
The earliest donuts did not have holes in the center — true or false?
True
False
Female volunteers served donuts to World War I soldiers — what were the volunteers called?
Doughnut Lassies
Doughnut Ladies
Doughnut Madames
Doughnut Ma’ams
The first Krispy Kreme location opened in 1937 in which U.S. city?
New York, New York
Spokane, Washington
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Waco, Texas
What was the original name of Dunkin’ Donuts upon its creation in 1948?
Morning Fuel
Dunk the Donut
Coffee & Go
Open Kettle
Dunkin’ Donuts sells donut hole treats called MUNCHKINS — approximately how many do they sell each year?
750,000
1.5 million
5 million
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The Guinness World Record for the tallest tower of donuts was built in 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa — how many donuts were in the tower?
1,123
1,577
2,097
3,198
When is National Donut Day celebrated each year?
First Monday of March
First Friday of June
First Friday of August
First Monday of October
Donuts were originally called “oily cakes” — true or false?
True
False
A kolache donut is often made with bread wrapping which kind of meat?
Chicken
Beef
Sausage
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A typical donut and a cake donut differ based on the type of sugar used — true or false?
True
False
An apple fritter is considered a donut due to the yeast dough — true or false?
True
False
During the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, donuts were given the title of “Hit Food of the Century of Progress” — true or false?
True
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