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Home / Quizzes / Quiz: Cheese Your Way Through These 100 Pizza Trivia Questions!

Quiz: Cheese Your Way Through These 100 Pizza Trivia Questions!

May 22, 2023 By Trivia Bliss Staff Leave a Comment

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Welcome to our dough-lightful ‘Pizza Trivia Extravaganza!’ This quiz is fully kneaded, topped with the cheesiest questions, and baked to perfection. Prepare to embark on a saucy journey of knowledge that promises to leave no topping unturned and no crust unexamined. Let’s slice right into it, and remember – there’s mushroom for learning, so don’t worry if things get a bit cheesy!

1. What is considered the birthplace of pizza?

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Naples, Italy.

2. Which country is home to the largest pizza ever made?

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Italy.

3. What is the most expensive pizza ever sold?

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The “Pizza Royale 007” at $4,200.

4. Which U.S. state consumes the most pizza?

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Alaska.

5. What is the world record for the fastest time to eat a 12″ pizza?

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23.62 seconds.

6. What is the first pizzeria in the United States?

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Lombardi’s in New York City.

7. What was the first pizza delivery company to offer online ordering in the U.S?

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Pizza Hut.

8. Which country outside of Italy consumes the most pizza?

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The United States.

9. What unusual pizza topping is popular in Japan?

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Mayonnaise.

10. How many slices of pizza does the average American eat in a year?

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46 slices.

11. What was the first type of cheese used on pizza?

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Mozzarella.

12. What’s the world record for the longest pizza delivery?

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From Madrid, Spain to Wellington, New Zealand.

13. What is the weirdest pizza delivery method ever attempted?

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Delivery by drone.

14. Which pizza brand introduced the first gluten-free crust?

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Domino’s Pizza.

15. How many pizzerias are there in the United States, approximately?

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More than 70,000.

16. Which city in the United States has the most pizzerias per capita?

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New Haven, Connecticut.

17. Which astronaut was the first to eat pizza in space?

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Yuri Usachov.

18. What is the most popular day in the United States to eat pizza?

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Super Bowl Sunday.

19. What is the average number of pizzas sold in the US each second?

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Approximately 350 slices per second.

20. What is the first vegan pizzeria in the United States?

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Paulie Gee’s in Brooklyn, NY.

21. Who holds the record for the most pizzas made in one hour?

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Australian chef Johnny Di Francesco with 154 pizzas.

22. What’s the world record for most varieties of pizza commercially available?

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The restaurant ‘Pizza by Goli’ in Lichfield, UK, offers 500 different pizzas.

23. What is the typical temperature at which a pizza oven operates?

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Around 500 degrees Fahrenheit (260 degrees Celsius).

24. What is the name of the traditional pizza that was first made for Queen Margherita of Italy?

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Pizza Margherita.

25. What is the unique feature of Detroit-style pizza?

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It’s typically a square pizza with a thick deep-dish crisp crust and toppings in reverse order (cheese, then toppings, then sauce).

26. What is the first pizza chain to have a successful robot delivery?

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Domino’s, in collaboration with Nuro.

27. Which pizza chain introduced the concept of “30 minutes or less” delivery?

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Domino’s Pizza.

28. What is the name of the style of pizza that is native to Chicago?

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Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza.

29. What city is famous for its “white” pizza?

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New Haven, Connecticut.

30. What is the tallest stack of pizzas ever recorded?

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2.1 meters (6 feet 10 inches).

31. What’s the world record for the largest pizza commercially available?

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The Giant Sicilian, at Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria in Los Angeles, with a total area of 1.98 square meters.

32. What is the largest pizza chain in the world by sales?

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Domino’s Pizza.

33. In which country was the Hawaiian pizza invented?

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Canada.

34. What is the rarest pizza topping?

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White truffles.

35. What type of pizza is traditionally cooked in a wood-fired oven?

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Neapolitan pizza.

36. Which pizza company was the first to introduce “Pizza Theater” stores?

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Domino’s Pizza.

37. Which company was the first to offer a completely vegan pizza in all their stores?

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Pizza Hut in the UK.

38. What’s the world record for the most cheese varieties on a pizza?

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The pizza had 154 different cheese varieties, made by Johnny Di Francesco in Australia.

39. What city is known for its clam pizza?

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New Haven, Connecticut.

40. Who holds the record for spinning the world’s largest pizza dough?

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Tony Gemignani.

41. Who holds the world record for eating a whole 12″ pizza the fastest?

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Takeru Kobayashi with a time of 1 minute 9.36 seconds.

42. Who invented the pizza cutter?

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David S. Morgan in 1892.

43. Which country is known for its “dessert pizzas”?

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Australia.

44. Who was the first U.S. president to serve pizza at the White House?

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President Thomas Jefferson.

45. What is the most popular day of the week to eat pizza in the U.S?

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Saturday.

46. What city in the U.S. is known for inventing the thin crust square pizza?

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St. Louis, Missouri.

47. Who was the first person to put pepperoni on pizza?

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This is disputed, but it’s believed to have been Italian-Americans in the early 20th century.

48. What type of oven is traditionally used to cook a New York-style pizza?

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A deck oven.

49. What pizza company was the first to introduce a mobile ordering app?

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Pizza Hut in 2009.

50. Which country created the first dessert pizza?

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United States.

51. What was the first pizza topping in history?

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Herbs and olive oil.

52. What day of the year is National Pizza Day?

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February 9.

53. What pizza topping is preferred the least, according to various polls?

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Anchovies.

54. Who holds the record for the most pizza dough throws in 2 minutes?

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David Whisker with 538 throws.

55. What pizza chain was the first to offer dairy-free cheese?

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Pizza Hut.

56. Who is the first known pizza delivery boy in history?

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Annetta Manfredini of Naples, in 1889.

57. What was the first pizza chain to offer contactless delivery due to COVID-19?

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Domino’s Pizza.

58. Which city is known for inventing the Sicilian-style pizza?

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Palermo in Sicily.

59. What is the name of the yeast-free pizza dough popular in Rome?

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Pizza Bianca.

60. Which pizza chain was the first to deliver pizza to the White House?

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Domino’s Pizza.

61. What is the name of the first frozen pizza to be sold commercially?

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The Celentano Brothers’ pizza.

62. Which pizza chain first offered heart-shaped pizzas?

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Papa John’s.

63. What was the first company to sell pizza sauce in a can?

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Chef Boyardee.

64. What’s the world record for the most pizzas made by a team in 24 hours?

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The team at Domino’s Australia made 837 pizzas in 24 hours.

65. What is the oldest pizzeria in the world?

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Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba in Naples, Italy.

66. Which pizza chain first introduced the stuffed crust pizza?

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Pizza Hut.

67. What is the record for the largest number of pizzas made in an hour by a single person?

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Massimo Cocco of Italy made 206 pizzas in an hour.

68. Which city is considered the birthplace of the calzone?

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Naples, Italy.

69. What country holds the record for the largest number of pizzas eaten in a week per capita?

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Norway.

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

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Pepperoni.

71. Which country has a tradition of using ketchup as pizza sauce?

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Sweden.

72. What pizza topping is considered controversial and often debated?

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Pineapple.

73. Which country has the highest per capita consumption of pizza cheese?

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United States.

74. Which pizza chain was the first to offer unsliced pizza as a standard option?

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Little Caesars.

75. What is the oldest pizza chain in the United States?

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Pizza Hut, founded in 1958.

76. Which pizza company was the first to use TV commercials for advertising?

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Domino’s Pizza.

77. Which country invented Nutella pizza?

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Italy.

78. Who holds the world record for spinning the world’s heaviest pizza dough?

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Domenico Crolla spun a pizza dough weighing 11 kg.

79. What’s the world record for the most expensive pizza commercially available?

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The “Pizza Royale 007” at $4,200, created by chef Domenico Crolla.

80. What is the largest number of pizzas ever delivered in a single day by one pizzeria?

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13,386 pizzas.

81. Which pizza chain was the first to launch pizza in outer space?

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Pizza Hut.

82. Who was the first celebrity to have a pizza named after them?

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Frank Sinatra at Patsy’s Pizzeria in New York City.

83. What was the first pizza chain to offer stuffed garlic knots as crust?

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Pizza Hut.

84. Which U.S. state is known for its sourdough pizza crust?

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California.

85. Who holds the world record for the most people tossing pizza dough simultaneously?

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Pizza Hut UK with 511 participants.

86. Who invented the first motorized pizza delivery vehicle?

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Domino’s, with their ‘DXP’ car.

87. What is the record for the highest pizza toss?

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Joe Carlucci holds the record with a toss of 6.52 meters (21.4 feet).

88. What city in the U.S. is known for its unique style of pizza, often served with sauce on top of the cheese?

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Detroit, Michigan.

89. What pizza chain was the first to offer gluten-free pizza?

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Domino’s Pizza in the U.S.

90. Which city is known for inventing the BBQ Chicken Pizza?

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Los Angeles.

91. Who invented the pizza box?

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Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino’s Pizza.

92. Which U.S. President is known for his love of jalapeño pizza?

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Bill Clinton.

93. What is the oldest pizzeria in Chicago?

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Pizzeria Uno.

94. What is the name of the traditional brick oven used to make pizza in Naples?

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A Forno a Legna.

95. What type of pizza has its toppings concealed in a “pie”?

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Chicago-style Stuffed Pizza.

96. Who holds the record for eating the most pizza in 10 minutes?

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Geoff Esper, who ate 83 slices of pizza in 10 minutes.

97. What pizza chain was the first to offer ordering via Twitter?

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Domino’s Pizza.

98. What is the first known pizza dessert?

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The Nutella Pizza.

99. What city in Italy is known for inventing the pizza margherita?

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Naples.

100. Who holds the world record for the fastest pizza box folding?

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Randy Diggle, who folded 50 pizza boxes in 3 minutes and 33 seconds.

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