WorksheetsThe History of Noodles Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What country is credited with the invention of noodles?
Italy
China
Japan
Germany
What alkaline Chinese plant is burned to ash and dissolved in water and added to stretched noodles?
Penghui
Kudzu
Ginseng
Lotus
After a 13-year enslavement, Zhang Quian returned to the Han Emperor and started what legendary trade route?
The Spice Route
The Silk Road
The Amber Road
The Incense Route
What ancient culture is said to have invented pasta around the same time as the Chinese?
Roman
Greek
Italian
Egyptian
How long did Italians decide a sheet of pasta should be?
20 cm
25 cm
30 cm
35 cm
During what historical period in Italy did pasta become the food of the aristocracy?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Baroque
Enlightenment
What Arab contribution changed Italian pasta forever?
Rice flour
Durum wheat/semolina
Olive oil
Saffron
What was the second Arab contribution to the world of pasta?
Fresh pasta
Stuffed pasta
Dried noodles
Whole wheat pasta
What African pasta is said to be as old as any other of the first noodles?
Fufu
Injera
Cous cous
Ugali
What country is credited with the word "noodle"?
Italy
China
Japan
Germany
