Flamin' Fame Quiz!

What did Richard Montañez feel embarrassed about at school?

• Riding the green school bus

• Wearing a $3 tie

• Speaking a different language

• His mother packing him a burrito for lunch

What advice did Richard's grandfather give him about his job as a janitor?

• To make sure the floor shines

• To act like an owner

• To invent a new snack

• To call the CEO directly

What inspired Richard Montañez to create Flamin' Hot Cheetos?

• His experience working on a farm

• A company-wide video from the CEO

• The elote sold in his community

• A book on how to pitch a sale

How did Richard Montañez first share his spicy snack idea?

• By writing a letter to the CEO

• By selling them at school

• By convincing a secretary to put him through on the phone to the CEO

• By creating a commercial

What was Richard Montañez's job when he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos?

• A janitor at the Frito-Lay plant

• A farm worker

• A CEO

• A teacher

Why did Richard struggle in school?

• Because he was always selling burritos

• Because he didn't have a high school diploma

• Because his English was poor

• Because he had to work on a farm

What did Richard Montañez do after dropping out of school?

• He became a CEO immediately

• He started his own school

• He worked at many different low-paying jobs

• He went back to Mexico

What was the CEO's message to the company workers?

• To invent new snacks

• To keep the floors clean

• To act like an owner and make a difference

• To work harder

What did Richard Montañez become after his success with Flamin' Hot Cheetos?

• A farm worker

• Executive Vice President of Multicultural Sales and Community Activation for PepsiCo's North American divisions

• A janitor

• A teacher

What lesson did Richard learn from selling his mom's burritos at school?

• That being different was bad

• That he should always listen to his mother

• That there was something special about being different

• That he was good at making sandwiches