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National Taco Day Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about National Taco Day? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

National Taco Day was created by the US government to promote Mexican cuisine.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

National Taco Day was started by a fast-food chain or food company, not the government—no official proclamation exists.

2.

Taco Bell once opened a pop-up wedding chapel where couples could marry over a taco.

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Easy
✓ TRUE

In 2017, Taco Bell launched a pop-up wedding chapel in Las Vegas, offering taco-themed ceremonies for $600.

3.

Hard-shell tacos were invented in Mexico and brought to the US by immigrants.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Hard-shell tacos were created in the US by Glen Bell, founder of Taco Bell, who adapted a Mexican tostada for fast food in the 1950s.

4.

National Taco Day falls on October 4th, the same day as National Taco Day in Mexico.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

National Taco Day in the US is October 4th, but Mexico doesn't have an official National Taco Day; they celebrate Día del Taco on March 31st.

5.

Americans eat more tacos on Super Bowl Sunday than on National Taco Day.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest taco-eating day in the US, with over 1.5 billion tacos consumed, far surpassing National Taco Day.

6.

The word 'taco' originally referred to a type of explosive used in Mexican silver mines.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Historians believe 'taco' was slang for a small explosive charge miners used, resembling the folded food shape.

7.

The first taco truck in the US was actually a horse-drawn cart in New York City.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

In the late 1800s, Mexican immigrants sold tacos from horse-drawn carts in NYC, predating modern taco trucks by decades.

8.

The world's largest taco weighed over 1,000 pounds and was made in Mexico City.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The largest taco weighed 1,654 pounds, but it was made in Querétaro, Mexico, not Mexico City, in 2011.

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