What makes Key lime pie set without baking traditionally?

Lime juice thickening condensed milk

American Pies Quiz: 10 Questions That Test What You Know

Pumpkin pie only became a Thanksgiving fixture after Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned for a national holiday, and this American pies quiz slices into the stories behind classic fillings. Taste Key lime pie from Key West, Derby pie from Kentucky, Amish shoofly pie and cherry pie from Michigan's orchards.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Hale
Who campaigned for Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Shoofly
Which community is famous for shoofly pie?
Derby
Which state is Derby pie associated with?
Cherry
Which state grows most of America's tart cherries?
Pecan
Which nut pie is a Southern favorite?
Key lime
What makes Key lime pie set without baking traditionally?
Sweet potato
Which pie is a Southern alternative to pumpkin?
Chess
What is chess pie made from?
Blueberry
Which state's official dessert is blueberry pie?
Day
Which date is celebrated as Pi Day?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who campaigned for Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Answer: Sarah Josepha Hale
Lincoln proclaimed it in 1863.
Q2: Which community is famous for shoofly pie?
Answer: Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish)
It is made with molasses.
Q3: Which state is Derby pie associated with?
Answer: Kentucky
It contains chocolate and walnuts.
Q4: Which state grows most of America's tart cherries?
Answer: Michigan
Traverse City calls itself the cherry capital.
Q5: Which nut pie is a Southern favorite?
Answer: Pecan pie
Corn syrup is often used.
Q6: What makes Key lime pie set without baking traditionally?
Answer: Lime juice thickening condensed milk
Many recipes now bake it briefly.
Q7: Which pie is a Southern alternative to pumpkin?
Answer: Sweet potato pie
It is central to soul food tradition.
Q8: What is chess pie made from?
Answer: Eggs, butter and sugar
Its name's origin is unclear.
Q9: Which state's official dessert is blueberry pie?
Answer: Maine
Wild blueberries grow there.
Q10: Which date is celebrated as Pi Day?
Answer: March 14
3/14 matches pi's digits.

American Pies Quiz – Slices of American Life

Pies came to America with European settlers, but local ingredients and traditions gave them new forms. From pumpkins and pecans to Key limes and wild blueberries, many pies became symbols of their regions.

Pumpkin pie became central to Thanksgiving after Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned for the holiday, which Abraham Lincoln proclaimed in 1863. The South loves pecan, sweet potato and chess pies, while the Pennsylvania Dutch are known for molasses-rich shoofly pie.

Regional favorites include Key lime pie from Florida, Derby pie from Kentucky, cherry pie from Michigan and blueberry pie, Maine's official dessert. Americans even celebrate Pi Day on March 14 with slices of pie.

What This Quiz Teaches

Dessert lovers and history fans will enjoy these questions.

How pumpkin pie joined Thanksgiving
Which pies are Southern
Where shoofly pie comes from
Which states claim pies
What Pi Day is

Did You Know?

Apple pie has European roots.
Lemon meringue is a diner favorite.
Hoosier pie is Indiana's sugar cream pie.
Banana cream pie is a classic.
Rhubarb pie is called pie plant pie.