Name:__Zemeah Kelley______________ Period:_____

Date:_______________

The Founder Questions

1. Ray Kroc is selling what to restaurants at the beginning of the movie?
Milkshakes machines
2. How many milkshake machines does McDonald’s want to order from Ray Kroc?
8

3. Ray Kroc travels to what city in California where the first McDonald’s is located?
San Bernardino

4. How much does Ray Kroc's hamburger, fries, and Coca-Cola cost the first time he visits McDonald’s?
35 cents
5. The McDonald's are telling their story to Ray Kroc of how they started and explained that they had to do what to
the building they bought to go under a bridge?
They saw the building in half
6. Ray Kroc suggested to the McDonald’s to grow their business by doing what?
franchise

7. Why did the McDonald’s brothers not want to franchise their business?
quality control

8. Ray Kroc wants to strike a deal with what big major company to “sponsor/ free money” on the menu board.
coca cola

9. What is Ray Kroc’s all-time favorite song?

pennies from heaven
10. Why does Ray Kroc want to negotiate his contract with the McDonald’s brothers?
because of the money
11. Ice cream refrigeration costs are too high and Joan found a way to save money. Its requires no refrigeration.
How?
powdered milk
12. What does Harry Sonneborn suggest Ray Kroc do to change the business model?
 13. Contracts are like hearts,__they are made to b broken
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14. According to Ray Kroc, what is the one thing that makes McDonalds special?
the name

15. When does Ray Kroc open the new McDonald’s location in San Bernardino?
1954
Terms/phrases to know:
16. Franchise - an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to
carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's
products.

17. Franchisee - an individual or company that holds a franchise for the sale of goods or the operation of a
service.

18. Contingent - subject to chance.

19. Perpetuity - a restriction making an estate inalienable perpetually or for a period beyond certain limits fixed
by law.

20. Infringe - actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).

21. Hand over Fist - very rapidly.

22. Royalties - a sum of money paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each
copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work.

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