Bite Into Sandwich Trivia

By Paula Green

“Life is good when you have a good sandwich.”  ~Keanu Reeves

National Sandwich Day is Tuesday, November 3. People celebrate it on this date because it’s the birthday of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (born November 3, 1718). Montagu is credited with popularizing eating meat between two slices of bread.

Sandwiches come in many forms. Popular ones in America are deli meats, grilled cheese, hamburger, cheesesteak, BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato), tuna melt, meatball hoagie, chicken, Reuben, and peanut butter and jelly.

Speaking of PB&J, the average American child eats roughly 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before graduating from high school. Depending on where you live, a long Italian-style bread roll filled with meats and cheeses is called a sub, hero, hoagie, or grinder.

Sandwiches are versatile. You can choose cold sandwiches like egg, chicken, ham, and tuna salad, warm ones like a hot roast beef sandwich, or an open-faced sandwich with one slice of bread instead of two.

Some prominent chain sandwich places folks love to patronize include Arby’s, Blimpie, Charleys Philly Steaks, DiBella’s, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike’s, Jimmy John’s, Panera, Penn Station, Quiznos, Subway, and Wawa.

Different regions have popularized sandwiches. The po’ boy and muffuletta are legendary in New Orleans. Brisket sandwiches are the rage in Texas. Minnesota is famous for pork chop sandwiches. Reubens rule in Nebraska. Fried bologna is a fan favorite in Arkansas. Tennessee is renowned for Nashville hot chicken sandwiches. The folks in California are crazy for French dip. New Yorkers love their pastrami.

Pennsylvania's crown jewel is the Philly cheesesteak. Delaware is renowned for the Bobbie sandwich, a sub packed with Thanksgiving leftovers: slow-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, house-made stuffing, and mayo on a freshly baked roll. Massachusetts also has a similar sandwich made with Thanksgiving leftovers; it’s called a Pilgrim sandwich.

Now that we have tempted your palate with different types of sandwiches, we must sink our teeth into this food query. Get set to don those thinking caps because it’s time to get a little trivial.

1.  A Reuben has corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss, and Thousand Island on rye. This similar sandwich has turkey or pastrami instead of corned beef, and swaps coleslaw for the kraut.

   
   

2.  Name the warm, pressed sandwich made with rustic Italian bread like ciabatta or  

          focaccia bread.

3.  A ham, turkey, cheese sandwich, spread with mustard or mayo, and dipped in egg 

and pan-fried is called? It’s usually served with jam for dipping.

4.  What is the name of the Subway sandwich that has Genoa salami, spicy pepperoni, 

and Black Forest ham?

5.  A fluffernutter sandwich consists of two ingredients: peanut butter and ________? 

   
   

6.  Popularized in Florida, this warm, pressed sandwich contains ham, roast pork, Swiss  

cheese, pickles, and mustard.

7.  The Dagwood is a gigantic sandwich with lots of assorted meats and vegetables. 

          Which cartoon comic strip did it derive its name from?

8.  The crabcake sandwich is a favorite in Maryland. What sandwich rolls in Maine?

   
   

9.  The pimento and cheese sandwich is popularized in Augusta, Georgia, during this 

          annual spring sporting event.

10. Name the music great who loved fried peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches.

    
    

11. This American sandwich is made with fried ground beef, onions, a sweet, savory

          tomato-based sauce and is served on a hamburger bun.

12. What do you call this hot, open-faced sandwich on toasted bread with hot turkey, 

 bacon, tomatoes, and cheese sauce?

13. This sandwich contains three slices of toasted bread. It has meat: chicken, ham, or

          turkey. It also has bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo, and is secured with toothpicks.

14. Name the roast beef sandwich native to Buffalo, New York. It features thin slices of

               rare roast beef piled high on a salty, caraway roll.

15. Okay Pittsburghers, at this restaurant you’ll find a sandwich with grilled meat, 

          melted cheese, oil-and-vinegar coleslaw, fresh-cut fries between two slices of

          Italian bread. 

Answers: 1. Rachel 2. Panini 3. Monte Cristo 4. BMT 5. Marshmallow creme 6. Cuban 7. Blondie (Dagwood Bumstead) 8. lobster roll 9. Masters golf tournament 10. Elvis Presley 11. Sloppy Joe 12. Turkey Devonshire 13. Club 14. Beef on Weck 15. Primanti Bros.

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