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About how many slices of pizza do Americans eat per second?

350 slices of pizza

100

About what percentage of the American population eats pizza on any given day?

13%

100

True or false? Studies have shown that the risk of certain cancers can be decreased by eating pizza once a week.

True

100

In what year did the first frozen pizza hit store shelves?

1962

200

The most expensive pizza in the world is called the Louis XIII Pizza. It takes 72 hours to prepare. How much does a single one cost?

$12,000 (the pizza is professionally-made right inside your kitchen!)

200

In 2013, a pizza chain developed DVDs that smelled like pizza. Yes, it’s true. Which pizza chain was it?

Domino’s

200

On average, how many slices of pizza does a single American consume in one year?

46 slices of pizza

200

Classic Hawaiian pizza features tomato sauce, cheese, ham, and pineapple. Where was this style of pizza invented?

Canada

300

What is the most popular pizza topping in the United States?

Pepperoni 

300

How much is the pizza industry worth in the United States?

$38 billion

300

How many pizzas does Pizza Hut sell each Super Bowl Sunday?

2.5 million pizzas

300

What pizza-making technique has its very own professional-level sporting competition?

Dough-spinning

400

What is the second most popular pizza topping in the United States?

Sausage

400

About how many pizzerias are there across the United States?

70,000

400

Pizza Hut is the largest pizza chain in the world. How many locations do they have across the globe?

19,000 locations

400

In which American city is the pizza museum located?

Philadelphia, PA

500

True or false? A pizza was delivered to an astronaut while he or she was in orbit.

True (it was delivered by Pizza Hut)

500

What day of the week is the most popular day to eat pizza in the United States?

Saturday

500

Where was pizza first invented?

Naples, Italy

500

What is the most popular pizza topping in India?

Tofu