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Pasta trivia quiz

Pasta trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Pasta questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Pasta questions cover

  • Pasta Shapes
  • Regional Pasta
  • Roman Sauces
  • Sardinia
  • Filled Pasta
  • Italian Classics
  • Liguria
  • Stuffed Pasta
  • Abruzzo
  • Baked Pasta
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Emilian pasta

Try three Pasta questions

Question 1

Which long, thin pasta is traditionally served with tomato sauce and meatballs?

  1. Spaghetti
  2. Penne
  3. Fusilli
  4. Rigatoni
Show the answer

Spaghetti

Question 2

Which bow-tie-shaped pasta is often used in salads?

  1. Orecchiette
  2. Farfalle
  3. Linguine
  4. Ziti
Show the answer

Farfalle

Question 3

Which tube-shaped pasta has diagonally cut ends?

  1. Conchiglie
  2. Macaroni
  3. Penne
  4. Fettuccine
Show the answer

Penne

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Pasta match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Pasta questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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