Whether you like thin crust, deep dish, pretzel crust, French bread, pizza rolls, or anything in between, pizza is one of America’s most favorite foods. Here are a few pizza facts you might not have known:

• Pepperoni is the most popular pizza at 36% of all pies ordered.
• Over 3 billion pizzas are sold in the USA each year.  Add another 1 billion on frozen pizzas
• In the United States, 17% of all restaurants are pizzerias.
•  Antica Pizzeria, the first Pizzeria, opened in Naples, Italy, in 1738.
•  Gennaro Lombardi, the first Pizzeria in the United States, opened in 1895 in New York City.
• Americans consume on average 23 pounds of pizza per person each year.

Here are some pizza preferences of your fellow Wildcats. If you want to share your answers, click HERE.

Brandon Bush:  Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Deep dish Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: Pepperoni ham sausage bacon What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Banana peppers olives peppers mushroom Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: More sauce Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Normal amount Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Pizza hut What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Pepperoni sausage ham bacon banana peppers olives peppers mushroom Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Pizza hut subway sonic What do you like to drink with pizza?: Yes What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Pepsi mtn dew spike What is your favorite beverage?: Gatorade Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: Pineapples Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: Yes its good i try it before Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: Yes little caesars

Zachary Dukicin: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: deep dish Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: both What are your favorite meat toppings?: bacon ham beef meet balls What are your favorite veggie toppings?: banana peppers onions green peppers Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: both Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: extra Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: little caesars What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): anykind but not thin Do you like pizza or burgers more?: pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: just a little bit What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: homemade food (Love him for this one!!!) What do you like to drink with pizza?: beer What is your top 3 favorite pops?: moutin dew slupee anykind of pop What is your favorite beverage?: pop Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: with hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: none Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: never

Samantha Emanuel: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: thin Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: stuffed crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: no toppings What are your favorite veggie toppings?: no toppings Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: little Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: extra cheese Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: pizza hut/little ceasar What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): personal pan pizza from pizza hut. Cloverleaf deep dish Do you like pizza or burgers more?: pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: pizza, pasta, fruit What do you like to drink with pizza?: soda What is your top 3 favorite pops?: faygo red pop, pepsi, root beer What is your favorite beverage?: water Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: feta cheese Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: yes, it is delicious with chocolate chip cookie covered in fudge….yum Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: We love pizza, Saturday is our pizza movie family night!

Brendan Johanson: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Deep Dish Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed Crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: Tiny meatballs What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Lots of cheese! American, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, sometimes Feta, Black olives, Mushrooms Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Lots Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: LOTS!!! Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: In alphabetical order: Buddy’s, Dominos, Hungry Howie’s, Little Ceasars, Pisano’s What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Cheese, black olives, mushrooms Sometimes meatballs as well, but usually veggie. Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: YES What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Chocolate, Pasta (Mac ‘n Cheese, Spaghetti) Pizza What do you like to drink with pizza?: Juice or Pepsi What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Pepsi/Coca-Cola/Sprite What is your favorite beverage?: Pepsi Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: My mom & I can’t think of anything really weird that I have tried on pizza. Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: Yes, at American Pie. They have (or used to), bars made out of pizza dough but with various sweet toppings. My favorites are chocolate; lemon; cinnamon. Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: My brother and I love to dip pur pizza in Ranch!

Zachary Lombardo: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Thin Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: Pepperoni and ham What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Green pepper and mushrooms Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Lots Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Extra cheese Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Buddy’s What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Thin crust pizza with pepperoni, ham, green peppers and mushrooms Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Burgers Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: 1-chicken tenders 2-Spaghetti 3-hamburger What do you like to drink with pizza?: Pop What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Sprite, Orange and Diet Pepsi What is your favorite beverage?: Lemonade Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: Black olives Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: No but I saw pictures of one and it looks good Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: I like calzones too! They are kind of like pizza

Ashton Moy: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Thin crust Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Pretzel crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: Pepperoni What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Mushrooms , green peppers Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Lots of sauce Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Extra cheese Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Hungry Howie What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Pretzel crust , with alot of sauce, extra cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and green peppers. Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: 1. Pizza 2. Subs 3. Ice cream What do you like to drink with pizza?: Pop What is your top 3 favorite pops?: 1. Mountain Dew. 2. Orange vanilla Coke. 3. Root Beer What is your favorite beverage?: Pop Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: I have never had any thing weird on my pizza Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: No

Megan Parker: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Deep dish Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed What are your favorite meat toppings?: Ham or bacon What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Tomato sauce Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Little Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Extra Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Jets, best ranch to dip in or Buddy’s What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Turbo crust ham and pineapple Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yep! Every Friyay! What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Mac and cheese, Grilled Cheese, Chicken nuggets What do you like to drink with pizza?: Coke zero What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Coke zero, Pepsi zero, reg coke What is your favorite  beverage?: Pop Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: Grilled onions, not much for weird Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: Cookie pizza Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: Mod pizza is fun, want to go there again

Suzanne Pauli: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Yes Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: No What are your favorite meat toppings?: Sausage and cheese onions red What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Red peppers green peppers yellow peppers Orange peppers Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Lot Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Yes Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Little Caesars What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Around crust Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Pizza What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Hamburgers steaks fillet chicken legs chicken thighs potatoes corn gravy chicken strips fresh fries What do you like to drink with pizza?: Diet What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Coke Zero Sprite 7-Eleven pop What is your favorite beverage?: Bottle pop Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Yes What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: None Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: Ice cream Chocolate ice cream or cookies and cream Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: I like all kinds of pizza like green peppers yellow peppers orange peppers all kinds Sausage sometimes I like chicken in the pizza And onions or green peppers

Taylor Poeschel: Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Both Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed What are your favorite meat toppings?: Chicken ham What are your favorite veggie  toppings?: Mushroom ONION Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Regular Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Normal amount Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: PAISANO What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Chicken alfredo whit mushrooms Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Ribs, Shrimp, Pizza What do you like to drink with pizza?: Baja Blast freeze or pop What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Dite coke and towne club cream soda and vernors What is your favorite beverage?: Dite coke and chocolate milk Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: Hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: No weird toppings Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: From jet’s pizza was Chocolate dessert pizza Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: Sometimes I make English muffin pizza

Antonya Pullen – Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Deep dish Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: stuffed crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: pepperoni and sausage What are your favorite veggie toppings?: none Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: little Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: normal Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: little creasers What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): i like pepperoni and sausage with stuffed crust Do you like pizza or burgers more?: pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: yes What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: stuffed crust, pepperoni and sausage What do you like to drink with pizza?: Pepsi and water What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Pepsi, water, orange crush What is your favorite beverage?: none Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: hands What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: none Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: No but i should try that someday i never has that before Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: I like crazy bread cheese pizzia

Matthew Scherer – Do you like pizza?: Yes Do you like thin crust or deep dish?: Both Do you like pretzel crust or stuffed crust?: Stuffed Crust What are your favorite meat toppings?: Pepperoni, Sausage, Canadian Bacon, Crispy Bacon What are your favorite veggie toppings?: Green Pepper, Onion, Mushroom, Greek Olives, Banana Peppers and Artichoke Hearts Do you like lots of sauce or just a little?: Lots of Sauce Do you like extra cheese or just the normal amount?: Normal Amount Where is your favorite place to order pizza from?: Tivoli’s or Guido’s Pizza What is your favorite pizza? (what toppings, what type of crust, etc.): Hand-tossed or deep dish pepperoni, Italian sausage, crispy bacon, green pepper, mushrooms, onions, banana peppers, Greek olives, Asiago cheese and Balsamic Fig Glaze. Do you like pizza or burgers more?: Pizza Would you say pizza is one of your favorite foods?: Yes, for sure!! What are your top three favorite foods, listed in order from most favorite down?: Chick Fil-A Chicken Sandwich, Pizza, Prime Rib What do you like to drink with pizza?: Iced Tea with lemon or Dr. Pepper What is your top 3 favorite pops?: Dr. Pepper, Root Beer and Coke What is your favorite beverage?: Dr. Pepper Do you like to eat pizza with your hands or are you a fork and knife type person?: I start out with a fork and knife and then finish with my hands. What is the weirdest topping you’ve ever had on your pizza?: Balsamic Fig Glaze Have you ever had dessert pizza? If so, tell us about it.: Chocolate with cherry pie topping on it. Did I forget anything? Are there any other pizza-type things you can share with us?: Macaroni with cheese on top of pizza crust is good too!