The History of Pizza STORYWORKS

How much pizza do Americans eat NOW?

• 30 million slices a day

• 5 million slices a day

• 10 million slices a day

• 300 million slices a day

Who helped make pizza popular in America?

• Donald Trump

• Frank Mastro

• Mrs. Arroyo

• Sam Houston

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Why were the 1930's tough on people?

• People didn't have jobs.

• People hated pizza.

• There was pollution.

• There was diseases.

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What is a pizzeria?

• a restaurant that sells hot dogs

• a restaurant that sells pizza

• a restaurant that sells ice cream

• a restaurant that sells hamburgers

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Why did Mastro want pizza to be popular?

• It was delicious.

• It was gross.

• It was cheap, even poor people could buy it.

• It was hard to make.

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Why was it hard to make pizza at first?

• It was baked in a HUGE oven.

• The oven took hours to get hot.

• The pizza could burst into flames.

• All of the above

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What did Mastro invent?

• pizza

• pizza sauce

• hamburgers

• a new oven

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What good things did Mastro do?

• Made a guide for how to make the perfect pizza.

• Made a guide for how to run a restaurant.

• Loaned people money to start a pizzeria.

• All of the above.

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What happened to the business after Frank and Vinnie died?

• The business was sold

• The business fell apart.

• The business was successful.

• The business was given away

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Was the story fiction or nonfiction?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

• Drama

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