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The History of Noodles Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is credited with the invention of noodles?

a)

Italy

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

2.

What alkaline Chinese plant is burned to ash and dissolved in water and added to stretched noodles?

a)

Penghui

b)

Kudzu

c)

Ginseng

d)

Lotus

3.

After a 13-year enslavement, Zhang Quian returned to the Han Emperor and started what legendary trade route?

a)

The Spice Route

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Amber Road

d)

The Incense Route

4.

What ancient culture is said to have invented pasta around the same time as the Chinese?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Italian

d)

Egyptian

5.

How long did Italians decide a sheet of pasta should be?

a)

20 cm

b)

25 cm

c)

30 cm

d)

35 cm

6.

During what historical period in Italy did pasta become the food of the aristocracy?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Enlightenment

7.

What Arab contribution changed Italian pasta forever?

a)

Rice flour

b)

Durum wheat/semolina

c)

Olive oil

d)

Saffron

8.

What was the second Arab contribution to the world of pasta?

a)

Fresh pasta

b)

Stuffed pasta

c)

Dried noodles

d)

Whole wheat pasta

9.

What African pasta is said to be as old as any other of the first noodles?

a)

Fufu

b)

Injera

c)

Cous cous

d)

Ugali

10.

What country is credited with the word "noodle"?

a)

Italy

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Germany