What Do You Know About Pasta?

It's a hot, soft food with a terrific taste. It's a food that's 7,000 years old yet still one of the most beloved in the world. It's the pasta, with all its varieties, tastes and shapes. Are you ready to prove to us you know your pasta?
 
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Which pasta shape is shown here?
Spaghetti
Bucatini
Rollatini
Farfalle
 
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What are the minimum ingredients needed to make pasta?
flour, water and virgin oil
flour and water
flour, water and eggs
flour, water and olive oil
 
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Which pasta shape is shown here?
Fettucine
Spaghetti
Filini
Angel hair
 
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Pasta is made from what type of wheat?
Spelt wheat
Durum wheat
Soft red winter wheat
Hard red winter wheat
 
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Why are there are so many pasta shapes?
Kids need lots of pasta shapes for crafts
The various shapes belong to different schools of cooking in Italy
Chefs used to compete with each other in what shapes they could create
Different shapes work better in different recipes
 
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Which pasta shape is shown here?
Penne
Rigatoni
Farfalle
Elbow macaroni
 
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What is America's favorite pasta?
Spaghetti
Ravioli
Macaroni
Linguine
 
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Which nation is credited with inventing pasta?
China
Italy
France
Greece
 
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Pastas are often named for their resemblance to other things. Which pasta was named for its butterfly shape?
Farfalle
Rotini
Cannelloni
Lasagne
 
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Which pasta shape is shown here?
Penne
Garganelli
Vermicelli
Cannelloni
 
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Which pasta are you eating if you're eating "little ears?"
Bucatini
Orecchiette
Fusilli
Orzo
 
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Hint
Who is credited with bringing macaroni to America?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Christopher Columbus
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