Today is National Spaghetti Day. And National Trivia Day - so how much do you know about the popular pasta dish?
What President is credited with bringing spaghetti to America?
a) Teddy Roosevelt
b) Martin Van Buren
>c) Thomas Jefferson
The BBC pranked viewers back in 1957 by telling them what fib about spaghetti ?
>a) it grows on trees
b) it was being made illegal
c) it's good for the male sex drive
What rust belt city gave Chef Boy-Ar-Dee (Hector Boiardi) his start?
>a) Cleveland
b) Pittsburgh
c) Buffalo
It's also Weigh In Day - I'm not ready to do that yet after the holidays!
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