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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Chapter 19 Frankfurter, Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History by Bill Price

Book: Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7

Chapter 19: Frankfurter


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Answer Key

1. Frankfurt am Main was a commercial center in the 12th cnetury.
2. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I was also known as Frederick Barbarossa.
3. The Holy Roman Empire was the successor state to the Carolingian Empire.
4. Frederick Barbarossa means Red Beard.
5. In 1372 Frankfurt was granted the Imperial Free City.
6. Imperial Free City grants the city council to elect their own leaders and govern themselves.
7. Frankfurt was the place that Emperors held their coronations and elections.
8. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II was the first emperor to be coronated in Frankfurt to have his special sausage made to celebrate this event.
9. Hot Dogs are the names of Frankfurters in America.
10. The hot dog was first called "dachshund" in America.
11. Charles Feltman opened his operation in Coney Island in 1870.
12. The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883.
13. The opening of a subway station in 1915 propelled Coney Island to become a busy resort.
14. Nathan Handwerker was the name of Charles Feltman's employee who opened his own hot dog stand in Coney Island.
15. Nathan Handwerker opened his hot dog stand in 1916.
16. Major League Baseball started operating in 1893.

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