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Photo: igorovsyannykov, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.Test your knowledge on the world's favorite baked flatbread, from its Italian roots to global fame.
Crust Explorer 0–4 · Dough Enthusiast 5–8 · Pizza Maestro 9–10
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Hawaiian pizza was created in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant running a diner in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. He named it "Hawaiian" after the brand of canned pineapple he used for the recipe.
Photo: Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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Pizza Hut paid over a million dollars to have a six-inch pizza delivered to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket. The pizza had to be seasoned with extra salt and spices because space travel temporarily dulls taste buds.
Photo: NASA/Bob Hines, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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"Al taglio" means "by the cut": the pizza is baked in large rectangular trays and cut into pieces as big as you like. Your piece is then usually weighed, so you pay for exactly how much you take.
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Traditional Pizza Marinara contains no cheese or seafood. Its name comes from the "marinari" (mariners) who ate it because the simple ingredients—tomato, garlic, oregano, and olive oil—preserved well on long sea voyages.
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche from Mechelen, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Pizzeria Uno, originally named The Pizzeria, introduced the deep-dish style to Chicago in 1943. This hearty style features a high-edged crust that allows for generous layers of cheese, meat, and chunky tomato sauce on top.
Photo: Олександр Дячук, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Detroit-style pizza was born in 1946 at Buddy's Rendezvous. Its rectangular shape and crispy cheese edges come from the blue steel trays it was baked in, which were made as drip pans and parts trays for Detroit's car factories. Locals still simply call it 'square pizza'.
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Founded in 1870, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele is world-renowned for its strict adherence to tradition, serving only the two classic Neapolitan pizzas. Its fame skyrocketed globally after Julia Roberts visited it in the film "Eat Pray Love."
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The art of the Neapolitan "Pizzaiuolo"—which involves the spectacular twirling of the dough and baking it in a wood-fired oven—was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity to protect this ancient culinary craft.
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Dan and Frank Carney opened the first Pizza Hut in Wichita, Kansas. They chose the name because the sign only had room for eight letters, and the small brick building they rented looked like a hut.
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Legend says chef Raffaele Esposito created this pizza to honor Queen Margherita of Savoy during her visit to Naples. The colors of the toppings—red tomato, white mozzarella, and green basil—perfectly matched the Italian flag.
Photo: Bex Walton from London, England, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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