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  • Who was Johann Georg Lahner?
    a Frankfurt-trained butcher, produced 'Wieners'
  • When did the Anzac biscuits come about?
    during the First World War / around 1914/15
  • What was later promoted by Owens?
    athletics among America's youth
  • What did the soldiers like to do with the biscuits?
    to grind them up and use them as a porridge
  • When is milk delivered to English homes?
    every day except Sunday, early in the morning
  • Which frankfurters are made from beef and pork?
    the Viennese verions (Wiener Frankfurter Sausage)
  • What is Wimbledon?
    A tennis competition that takes place every year in WImbledon, near London
  • In which categories did Jesse Owens win 4 medals?
    100-metre sprint, 200-metre sprint, 400-metre relay, long jump
  • Why don't you need an alarm clock?
    because the milkman makes so much noise (putting bottles on the front-door steps)
  • What does pretioles mean?
    'little gift' in Latin
  • Why are frankfurters called hrenovke?
    they should be served with grated horseraddish (acc. to old cookboks)
  • When were the frankfurters brought to America?
    in the 19th century
  • Who were pretzels invented by?
    an Italian monk
  • What does the milkman drive?
    a little van
  • Who was Jesse Owens?
    a Black American athlete
  • Where was the food for soldiers carried?
    In ships without refrigerators
  • What is traditional to eat at Wimbledon?
    strawberries and cream
  • Who received pretzels?
    children who memorized their prayers
  • What do some people do to get Wimbledon tickets?
    sleep outside the tennis ground
  • Who was trying to send food to the fighting men?
    the wives, mothers and girlfriends
  • Among which people is Wimbledon most popular?
    Middle class people
  • How long did the ships' journey take?
    two months
  • Why did Adolph Hitler walk out of the stadium?
    He didn't want to congratulate Jesse Owens / racism
  • Where were franfurters originally produced?
    Frankfurt am Main
  • What kind of bottles is milk delivered in?
    in glass bottles
  • Why did Anzac biscuits stay edible?
    Used fewer ingredients, they were harder
  • What is very difficult to get?
    WImbledon tickets for the important games
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