Comprehension Questions: Hotdog Competition

Comprehension Questions

Question One: Who was responsible for making Nathan's hot dog contest famous? How many hot dogs did he eat?

Answer: In 2001, a Japan Man named Takeru Kobayashi ended up eating fifty hotdogs in under twelve minutes, attracting attention around the world. The event is taken place on Coney Island, New York and is a tradition. It was first known made in 1972, but some believe it may have started all the way back in 1916! The show is programmed on ESPN.

Question Two: How many years has Joey Chestnut won the contest prior to this year? What significant event occurred before the contest began?

Answer: Joey has won the competition eight years in a row. He proposed to his long-time girlfriend, right before the competition for this year began. 

Question Three: What happened in the women's contest?

Answer: Sonya 'Black Widow', the reining 3 year was beaten this year by Miki Sudo from Las Vegas who eat 34 hotdogs, over Sonya's score of 27 and 3/4 of hotdogs.

CRITICAL THINKING

Question: What in your opinion makes food eating contests like these so popular (a) with contestants (b) with viewers?

Answer: I think the contestants are interested because there is quite a large prize for winning, and it would be a privilege to win. The viewers probably watch it for the humour and interest in how people can eat so much in ten minutes!