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El Condor Pasta Trivia Quiz

Pasta is one of my favorite foods. Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of pasta and some of the sauces I love.

A multiple-choice quiz by mickeyp. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mickeyp

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
359,598

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
796

Last 3 plays: Guest 100 (7/10), Guest 78 (9/10), Guest 120 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This aromatic green sauce is traditionally made from basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Hint

Sauce vierge

Pecel

Pesto sauce

Salsa verde

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pasta alle vongole is made with lobster meat.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. You are craving a fettuccine dish but you are also watching your calories. Which dish should you avoid? Hint

Fettuccine alla puttanesca

Fettuccine alla marinara

Fettuccine all' arrabbiata

Fettuccine Alfredo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which ingredient would not be found in a traditional Bolognese sauce? Hint

Onions

Beef

Dry wine

Eggs

5. My favorite pasta dish of all time is spaghetti made with a sauce of bacon, cheese and pepper. Once it is hot, raw egg or egg yolk is added to bind the dish together. What is this dish called? Hint

Spaghetti alla matriciana

Spaghetti alla vincotto

Spaghetti all'amatriciana

Spaghetti alla carbonara

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Question 6 of 10

6. This dish whose name translates to "large reeds" is made from pasta tubes stuffed with various filling and topped with tomato or white sauce. Often it is baked in the oven. Hint

Fagioloni

Cannelloni

Scilatielli

Sacchettini

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tortellini and Tortelloni are the same thing.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. This pasta resembles a wheel and is a favorite with children. What is this pasta called? Hint

Rotini

Rotelle

Ricciutelle

Ricciolini

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is not a stuffed pasta? Hint

Agnolotti

Ditali

Fagottini

Ravioli

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Question 10 of 10

10. Oh my! I'm at the end of this quiz and I'm getting hungry. I think I'll cook myself a bowl of pasta that looks like a bunch of little bow ties. What am I cooking? Hint

Farfalle

Orecchiette

Conchigliette

Fiori

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This aromatic green sauce is traditionally made from basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.

Answer: Pesto sauce

Pesto can also be made using parsley and walnuts.

2. Pasta alle vongole is made with lobster meat.

Answer: False

Pasta alle vongole is made with clams and cooked with white wine.

3. You are craving a fettuccine dish but you are also watching your calories. Which dish should you avoid?

Answer: Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo is made with butter, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese and is very high in fat. All of the other choices are tomato-based sauces.

4. Which ingredient would not be found in a traditional Bolognese sauce?

Answer: Eggs

These are hundred of recipes for Bolognese sauce but in 1982, the Italian Academy of Cuisine published what they determined to be the official Bolognese sauce (also) known as ragu. It can be found on the internet.

5. My favorite pasta dish of all time is spaghetti made with a sauce of bacon, cheese and pepper. Once it is hot, raw egg or egg yolk is added to bind the dish together. What is this dish called?

Answer: Spaghetti alla carbonara

Bacon is sometimes replaced by an Italian pork product known as pancetta.

6. This dish whose name translates to "large reeds" is made from pasta tubes stuffed with various filling and topped with tomato or white sauce. Often it is baked in the oven.

Answer: Cannelloni

Popular fillings for cannelloni are spinach and ricotta cheese and ground beef mixed with herbs and spices. Cannelloni are similar to manicotti but are thinner and do not have ridges.

7. Tortellini and Tortelloni are the same thing.

Answer: False

While they are the same shape, tortellini or "little pies" are smaller than Tortelloni or "large little pies".

8. This pasta resembles a wheel and is a favorite with children. What is this pasta called?

Answer: Rotelle

Rotelle are also known as wagon wheels or choo choo wheels.

9. Which of these is not a stuffed pasta?

Answer: Ditali

Ditali are short pasta tubes. They get their name from the Italian for thimbles.

10. Oh my! I'm at the end of this quiz and I'm getting hungry. I think I'll cook myself a bowl of pasta that looks like a bunch of little bow ties. What am I cooking?

Answer: Farfalle

Farfalle are small bow ties and farfalloni are large bow ties. In Italian they translate to butterflies and large butterflies.

Source: Author mickeyp

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