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100

What is the singular  word for spaghetti?

Spaghetto

100

True of False

Al dente pasta not only tastes better, it keeps you full longer.

TRUE

This is because it takes longer to digest al dente pasta than it does overcooked pasta ― thus making you feel full longer.

100

 True or False

The average Italian eats 60 pounds of pasta per year.

TRUE

100

Which month is is world Pasta  Day celebrated?

 October


100

The first pasta factory in the U.S. was built in?

BROOKLYN

200

True or False

Before machinery pasta was kneaded by foot.

TRUE

Because dough is so tough , workers would walk over larges batches of dough to knead it and a single batch would take "a full day's walking" to make.

200

There are approximately a) 360 b) 350 c) 375 shapes of pasta ?

350 Types of Pasta

200

 True or False

People were once fooled into thinking spaghetti grew on trees.

TRUE

On April 1, 1957, BBC aired a spoof documentary about spaghetti crops in Switzerland that showed farmers harvesting spaghetti from bushes. The humorous video was met with confusion including a portion of viewers wondering where they could buy their own spaghetti bush.

200

On which date is World Pasta Day celebrated?

a) 24  b) 25  c) 26

The 25th

200

The three most popular pastas’ are: penne, spaghetti and ?

Macaroni 

300

Name the two ingredients t the most dried pastas are made of us.

FLOUR and WATER 

Semolina flour and water ― that's it! Fresh pasta, egg noodles, and some dried pasta varieties are made with eggs, but the standard dried stuff is nothing more than a paste of flour and water.

300
True of False the word pasta comes from the Italian word for "Paste"

TRUE

Flour + water = paste = pasta.

300

 True or False 

Italy produces between 1,700,000 and 3,300,000 TONS of pasta per year.

TRUE

This is more than any other country (and equivalent to the weight of over 400,000 elephants)

300

True or False 

The most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy is Marco Polo.


False 

Barilla


300

Uncooked dry pasta can be kept for up to 

a) 6 months  b) 12 months  c) 8 months

12 Months