Pizza Misc.
____________is national pizza month
October
What is America's favorite topping?
Pepperoni
If a pizza has 445 calories per slice and you eat 2 slices, how many calories have you eaten?
890
Pizza was the favored food of which of the 4 crime fighting heroes?
The Teen-Age Mutant Ninja Turtles
Where was the modern pizza first invented
A. Atlanta Georgia
B. Greece
C. Naples, Italy
D. New York City
C. Naples, Italy
Name 3 sauces commonly used as the base of a pizza:
Some suggestions:
Red (tomato), Pesto, White sauce (alfredo garlic), BBQ, olive oil, buffalo sauce
What is America's least favorite pizza topping?
Anchovies
You want to feed 12 people pizza at a sleep over and you want to each person to have 2 slices. Each pizza has 8 slices. How many pizzas will you need to order to feed everyone?
3
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's __________ are the lyrics to a song made popular by Dean Martin.
A'more
The word pizza originates from the Latin verb pìnsere, which means
A. To flatten
B. To spin
C. To press
D. To toss
C. To press
The largest pizza ever made according to the Guinness book of World Records was over _____________ feet across.
A. 15
B. 55
C. 75
D. 120
D. 120
What percentage of pizzas ordered in the United States have meat?
A) about 20%
B) about 60%
C) about 80%
B) about 60%
Your 6 friends want to chip in to buy pizza as a gift for your birthday. Each pizza costs 6 dollars and has 8 slices. You buy 5 pizzas. How much does each of the 6 people have to chip in?
$5 each
This famous athlete owns a chain of Pizza Places called Blaze Pizza
A. Lebron James
B. Mickey Mouse
C. The Rock
D. Derek Jeter
A. Lebron James
In 1905, the first pizza establishment in the United States was opened in
A. New York's Little Italy
B. Chicago's Roman Village
C. San Francisco's Chinatown
D. The Bronx, New York
A. New York's Little Italy
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
1. Pizza was first made by the Greeks.
2. Cheese wasn't added to pizza until the late 1800s.
3. Americans eat more pizza on Super Bowl Sunday than any day of the year.
4. Frozen pizzas were invented in the 1950s.
1. Pizza was first made by the Greeks.
(it was made by the Italians first.)
Which is a popular pizza topping in Brazil?
A) tuna and onions
B) green peppers and anchovies
C) pepperoncini
A) tuna and onions
If there is 8 slices of pizza in a pie and we need 30 slices of pizza, how many pizzas do we need?
4
Which of the following singer has a pizza named after her in her Canadian home town?
A. Beyonce
B. Avril Lavigne
C. Sheryl Crowe
D. Taylor Swift
B. Avril Lavigne
After ___________ many returning soldiers who were stationed in Italy created a high demand for the pizza they encountered and tasted in Italy.
A. WW1
B. WW2
C. The Korean War
D. Italian-American War
B. WW2
When did the first Pizza Hut open?
A) 1966
B) 1970
C) 1958
C) 1958
What are popular pizza toppings in Australia?
A) shrimp and pineapple
B) mushrooms and olives
C) corn and bacon
A) shrimp and pineapple
About how many pizzas will be ordered on Super Bowl Sunday in America?
A. 5 million
B. 1 million
C. 1,000
D. 12.5 million
D. 12.5 million
Each person in America eats about ______ pizza slices a year.
A. 46
B. 66
C. 86
D. 106
A. 46
In 2009, upon Italy's request, ____________ pizza was safeguarded in the European Union as a Traditional Specialty Guaranteed dish.
A. Italian
B. Greek
C. Neopolitan
D. Cheese
C. Neopolitan
Which of the following is not a topping on the top 10 weirdest pizzas according to Asylum.com?
A. Squid ink
B. A McDonalds Happy Meal
C. Bird-nest Soup
D. Grapes
C. Bird-nest Soup