Braingle: 'Pasta' Trivia Quiz

Pasta

You probably don't think about pasta much in your everyday life, just eat it once in a while. Well, let's see how much you know!

Quiz ID:	#12207
Fun:	(2.65)
Difficulty:	(1.3)
Category:	Entertainment > Food and Drink
Created By:	rt1819

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#1 This kind of common, square pasta is stuffed with ground meat or vegetables. What kind of pasta is this?

Orzo
Alphabet
Ravioli
Lasagna

#2 What is the technical name for the red sauce commonly used on spaghetti and pizza?

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#3 What kind of flat pasta, found in sheets with fluted edges, is often mixed with cheese and meat sauce in layers?

Spaghetti
Lasagna
Fettuccine
Orzo

#4 This type of pasta is long and stringy, and very popular throughout the west. It can be topped with tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, and meatballs.

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#5 Which of these is not an ingredient in pasta?

Flour
Cream
Water

#6 Which continent does not sell pasta? There is only one.

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#7 The average American ate 20 pounds of pasta in 1957. How much pasta did the average Italian eat?

100 lbs.
65 lbs.
40 lbs.

#8 Udon, somen, rice sticks, and ramen are all types of pasta.

True
False

#9 In 18th century England, which of the following was a synonym for macaroni?

#10 Do you think that pasta is fattening? How many grams of fat does one cup of cooked pasta have?

40 grams
100 grams
1 gram
15 grams

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Butterfly4u

posted 619 days ago

great quize.

Superwolf26

posted 619 days ago

8/10 Awesome quiz and awesome food!!!

nightowl19

posted 619 days ago

10/10!! Awesome quiz, very fun!

Harmony_Girl

posted 619 days ago

Loved it.......awesome quiz!! Pasta ROCKS!!!

luckylefty

posted 619 days ago

Fantastico! (Wait, is that Italian? )

SwimmerGirl

posted 619 days ago

I love pasta and I had lasagna for dinner!

rt1819

posted 619 days ago

Thank you so much everyone!!!

4demo

posted 619 days ago

Nice quiz and very interesting!

Brainy_1

posted 618 days ago

Nice quiz! Now I want some spaghetti!! It's a little late now, maybe tomorrow!!

tommysmo

posted 617 days ago

perfection? really??? oh well.

irishbean

posted 614 days ago

Fun!

reggie57

posted 614 days ago

fun quiz

bookwrmKP

posted 602 days ago

Man! I missed Q4 'cause I'm one of da few unfortunate people who CAN'T SPELL SPAGHETTI! (is that right?)
Ohhhh well.... nice quiz!

rt1819

posted 602 days ago

Yes, thats right...Thank you for your nice comments!

rachel817

posted 594 days ago

I love pasta and got 9/10!

hollisterrox

posted 523 days ago

wow. didn't know pasta was that healthy!!! ( #10)

tocktick

posted 482 days ago

Great quiz. Wouldn't LINGUINI be answer to #4 as well?

rt1819

posted 482 days ago

Yes, but normally spaghetti is topped with meatballs.

anobleone

posted 479 days ago

woo hoo A+ Linguini is flat but dosen't have fluted edges

kriss1301

posted 173 days ago

I love Pasta but i'm not into the history so my score is D-4/10 40%............. I L_O_V_E SPAGETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pasta

#1 This kind of common, square pasta is stuffed with ground meat or vegetables. What kind of pasta is this?

#2 What is the technical name for the red sauce commonly used on spaghetti and pizza?

#3 What kind of flat pasta, found in sheets with fluted edges, is often mixed with cheese and meat sauce in layers?

#4 This type of pasta is long and stringy, and very popular throughout the west. It can be topped with tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, and meatballs.

#5 Which of these is not an ingredient in pasta?

#6 Which continent does not sell pasta? There is only one.

#7 The average American ate 20 pounds of pasta in 1957. How much pasta did the average Italian eat?

#8 Udon, somen, rice sticks, and ramen are all types of pasta.

#9 In 18th century England, which of the following was a synonym for macaroni?

#10 Do you think that pasta is fattening? How many grams of fat does one cup of cooked pasta have?

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