Pasta Quiz: 35 Quiz Questions and Answers about Pasta (including picture round!)

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Do you love Italian food? Then this pasta quiz is for you!

Pasta is one of the most popular types of food in the world. Of course, Italy is strongly associated with pasta since that’s where it’s the most consumed and best cooked.

It is made from flour, eggs and water and comes in many different shapes and sizes. Spaghetti, farfalle, penne, fusilli – there are hundreds of types of pasta!

But obviously, what really makes pasta is the sauce. The combination of a certain pasta shape and a specific sauce is what we truly call a pasta dish.

The most famous ones are probably spaghetti carbonara, bolognese or even lasagne.

But how much do you know about this Italian staple? For example, do you know what is the world’s largest producer of pasta? Or what is the most popular pasta dish in the United States?

These are the type of questions you will find in our ultimate pasta quiz! So, are you ready?

Round 1: Easy Pasta Trivia questions

carbonara pasta
  1. Which Italian city is the pasta carbonara from?
  2. Which type of pasta means ‘little ears’ in English?
  3. Which type of pasta has a butterfly shape?
  4. Which pasta dish is made with sheets of pasta and bolognese sauce?
  5. Which type of pasta looks like spaghetti but with a hole going through the middle?
  6. Which cheese is used to make mac and cheese?
  7. What two ingredients do you need to make fresh pasta?
  8. What is the most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy?
  9. What is the most popular shape of pasta?
  10. In which country was pasta first made?

Round 1: Easy Pasta Trivia Questions and Answers

  1. Which Italian city is the pasta carbonara from? Rome
  2. Which type of pasta means ‘little ears’ in English? Orecchiette
  3. Which type of pasta has a butterfly shape? Farfalle
  4. Which pasta dish is made with sheets of pasta and bolognese sauce? Lasagna
  5. Which type of pasta looks like spaghetti but with a hole going through the middle? Bucatini
  6. Which cheese is used to make mac and cheese? Cheddar
  7. What two ingredients do you need to make fresh pasta? Flour and eggs
  8. What is the most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy? Barilla
  9. What is the most popular shape of pasta? Spaghetti
  10. In which country was pasta first made? China

Round 2: Pasta Multiple Choice questions

traditional italian pappardelle bolognese
  1. How many pounds of pasta do Italians eat per year on average?
    1. 25
    2. 40
    3. 60
    4. 80
  2. What is the ideal portion of pasta for one person?
    1. 100 grams
    2. 200 grams
    3. 300 grams
    4. 400 grams
  3. How many tons of pasta were produced in the world in 2019?
    1. 145,000
    2. 1.45 million
    3. 14.5 million
    4. 145 million
  4. Which one of the following types of pasta is the widest?
    1. Spaghetti
    2. Pappardelle
    3. Linguine
    4. Spaghetti
  5. Which one of the following is not a type of filled pasta?
    1. Orzo
    2. Tortellini
    3. Ravioli
    4. Mezzaluna
  6. In which part of Italy was the Pasta alla Norma invented?
    1. Puglia
    2. Tuscany
    3. Piedmont
    4. Sicily
  7. When is World Pasta Day?
    1. 25th February
    2. 25th April
    3. 25th July
    4. 25 October
  8. Who introduced pasta to the United States?
    1. Alexander Hamilton
    2. Thomas Jefferson
    3. George Washington
    4. John Adams
  9. Which one of the following is not an ingredient of Cacio e pepe pasta?
    1. Black pepper
    2. Cheese
    3. Pasta
    4. Tomato Sauce
  10. What is the main ingredient of pesto?
    1. Tomato
    2. Basil
    3. Potato
    4. Onion

Round 2: Pasta Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

  1. How many pounds of pasta do Italians eat per year on average? 60
  2. What is the ideal portion of pasta for one person? 100 grams
  3. How many tons of pasta were produced in the world in 2019?
  4. Which one of the following types of pasta is the widest? Pappardelle
  5. Which one of the following is not a type of filled pasta? Orzo
  6. In which part of Italy was the Pasta alla Norma invented? Sicily
  7. When is World Pasta Day? 25th October
  8. Who introduced pasta to the United States? Thomas Jefferson
  9. Which one of the following is not an ingredient of Cacio e pepe pasta? Tomato sauce
  10. What is the main ingredient of pesto? Basil

Round 3: Pasta Quiz – True or False

italian traditional pasta amatriciana
  1. Spaghetti is a plural word.
  2. The BBC once broadcasted a hoax documentary about spaghetti growing on trees on April’s fool day.
  3. Gnocchi are made with potatoes.
  4. In Italy, pasta is cooked al dente.
  5. Pasta all’Amatriciana is a bit spicy.

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Round 3: Pasta Quiz Answers- True or False

  1. Spaghetti is a plural word. True
  2. The BBC once broadcasted a hoax documentary about spaghetti growing on trees on April’s fool day. True, it was in 1957
  3. Gnocchi are made with potatoes. True
  4. In Italy, pasta is cooked al dente. True
  5. Pasta all’Amatriciana is a bit spicy. True

Round 4: Pasta Picture Quiz

You can find below a free printable pasta picture quiz round. This includes 10 photos of pasta. Name each type of pasta.

Each correct answer is worth 1 point.

Pasta Picture Quiz

Round 4: Pasta Picture Quiz Answers

  1. Spaghetti
  2. Lasagne
  3. Penne
  4. Ravioli
  5. Rigatoni
  6. Farfalle
  7. Fusilli
  8. Cannelloni
  9. Bucatini
  10. Pappardelle

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