History of Pizza

Pizza evolved from flatbread.

• True

• False

Name the Roman poem that references pizza in his epic Aeneid.

• Trojan

• Ascanius

• Virgil

• Latium

The pizza we know today emerged in what century from Naples?

• 20th century

• 19th century

• 18th century

• 17th century

Why were the lazzaroni (poor folk) the target customers for pizza? (Multiple answers.)

• There was an increase in peasants in the countryside.

• Pizza was cheap and easy to make.

• Pizza was sold according to the customers budgets.

• Pizza brought poor folk a touch of class to their plate.

Pizza was tasted by royalty. A queen even had a pizza named. What was the name of the popular pizza?

• Pizza Napoli

• Pizza Raffaele

• Pizza Pepperni

• Pizza Margherita

Where and when did the first pizzeria open?

• Pizzeria Brandi 1889

• Pizzeria Brandi 1866

• Pizzeria Port'Alba

  1738

• Pizzeria Port'Alba

  1700

There was law passed in 2004 defining what is a "true Neapolitan pizza."

• True

• False

Italian American immigrants brought their cuisine to the United States and sold pizzas out of their homes. When did the first pizzeria open in New York's Little Italy?

• 1880

• 1905

• 1920

• 1738

Is pizza an American dish in its origins?

• Yes.

• No.

Pizza is hugely popular in America and there are a number of regional variations. Name 2 regional variations of pizza in the country.