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PIZZA BY THE NUMBERS FLASH BACK

TRIVIA

By Mick Harper

Questions:

1. Who had a No. 1 hit with “Indian
Reservation”?
2. “Moon River” was used in which
film?
3. Name the duo that released
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.”
4. Which group released “Get Off of
My Cloud”?
5. Name the song that contains this
lyric: “The stars won’t come out
if they know that you’re about,
Cause they couldn’t match the
glow of your eyes.”

Answers:
Pizza is widely enjoyed food all over Americans who consider pepperoni
the world. Modern pizza is believed their favorite pizza topping. 1. Paul Revere & The Raiders, in
to have originated in Italy, and was 1971. The song was originally
derived from similar flatbread dishes Top days: The biggest days for released in 1959 under the title
in Naples between the sixteenth pizza sales, include Super Bowl “The Pale Faced Indian.”
and eighteenth centuries. Today, Sunday, New Year’s Eve, Halloween, 2. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in 1961,
pizza is enjoyed on a daily basis in Thanksgiving Eve, and New Year’s and sung by Audrey Hepburn.
different countries across the globe, Day. Andy Williams covered the song
and you’d be hard-pressed to find a later, and his version went into
person who hasn’t enjoyed a slice of 81 percent: The number of the National Recording Registry
pizza at some point. Dig into these Canadians who eat pizza at least in 2022.
eye-opening facts about pizza. 3. The Righteous Brothers, in 1964.
once a month, according to paNOW.
Producer Phil Spector had the
$50 billion: Statista reports that the wrong time printed on the label
pizza industry in the United States is 8 to 12 minutes: The average so DJs would think the song was
a major economic force, exceeding number of minutes it takes thin crust shorter and give it more airtime.
$50 billion in market value. pizza to cook at 475 F. 4. The Rolling Stones, in 1965.
5. “Candida,” by Tony Orlando and
3 billion: This is the number of pizzas 285: This is the number of calories in Dawn, in 1970. Orlando was
that Americans consume annually. a typical slice of pizza cut from a 14- hesitant to release the song
inch pizza with regular crust. because he was working for a
61 percent: The percentage of different publishing house and
people in the U.S. who prefer thin 12: Pizza may be a lot of was afraid of losing his job. To
crust pizza, according to Craig carbohydrates, but it also has keep his secret, the song was
Priebe’s The United States of Pizza. protein. The average slice of cheese released as being done only by
pizza has around 12 grams of Dawn.
39 percent: The percentage of protein.