Question 1

What type of pizza--originating in Naples--features fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil?

Accepted Answer

margherita

Question 2

What's the name of these shells filled with sweetened ricotta cheese?

Accepted Answer

cannoli

Question 3

What is this dish made by boiling cornmeal?

Accepted Answer

polenta

Question 4

The world-famous Italian dessert tiramisu contains this stimulating ingredient:

Accepted Answer

coffee

Question 5

Which of the following ingredients are commonly found in Sicilian pasta dishes?

Accepted Answer

breadcrumbs, anchovies, pistachios, raisins, olives

Question 6

Chilis from this region add a sweet, warm heat to pasta all'arrabbiata:

Accepted Answer

Calabria

Question 7

What type of wine is Vin Santo?

Accepted Answer

dessert wine

Question 8

Name this cured pork product that contains pistachios and cubes of pork fat:

Accepted Answer

mortadella

Question 9

Most mozzarella in Italy is made with milk not from cows but from this animal:

Accepted Answer

buffalo, water buffalo

Question 10

What distinguishes lasagna from the Emilia-Romagna region vs. other areas of Italy?

Accepted Answer

bechamel sauce

Question 11

This almond-flavored liqueur is made from almonds, peach pits, and apricot kernels:

Accepted Answer

amaretto

Question 12

Pasta is always made from just two ingredients: wheat and water.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 13

Which nut is traditionally used to create pesto?

Accepted Answer

pine nuts

Question 14

This  ingredient, which is ubiquitous in Italian cuisine, was introduced in the 1500s from the New World:

Accepted Answer

tomato

Question 15

This sweet bread, studded with dried fruit, is usually eaten around Christmas:

Accepted Answer

panettone

Question 16

What's the name of this Sicilian sponge cake filled with ricotta cheese and candied fruit?

Accepted Answer

cassata

Question 17

This salted, cured fish roe paste is often sliced and served with bread:

Accepted Answer

bottarga

Question 18

Cheese can only be labeled Parmigiano-Reggiano if it was produced in Bologna, Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, or Mantua provinces.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 19

What is this flatbread that's made of flour, yeast, oil, water, and salt?

Accepted Answer

foccacia

Question 20

What is this rice dish that's cooked in broth?

Accepted Answer

risotto

Question 21

Carbonara pasta includes these ingredients:

Accepted Answer

egg, cured pork

Question 22

Chianti must contain 80% this type of grape:

Accepted Answer

Sangiovese

Question 23

This liqueur is made by steeping lemon zest in alcohol:

Accepted Answer

limoncello

Question 24

Which pastas are filled pastas?

Accepted Answer

ravioli, tortellini, manicotti, agnolotti

Question 25

Prosecco, a sparkling white wine, is always sweet never dry.

Accepted Answer

false

Test Your Knowledge of Italian Cuisine!

2) What's the name of these shells filled with sweetened ricotta cheese?

3) What is this dish made by boiling cornmeal?

4) The world-famous Italian dessert tiramisu contains this stimulating ingredient:

5) Which of the following ingredients are commonly found in Sicilian pasta dishes?

6) Chilis from this region add a sweet, warm heat to pasta all'arrabbiata:

7) What type of wine is Vin Santo?

8) Name this cured pork product that contains pistachios and cubes of pork fat:

9) Most mozzarella in Italy is made with milk not from cows but from this animal:

10) What distinguishes lasagna from the Emilia-Romagna region vs. other areas of Italy?

11) This almond-flavored liqueur is made from almonds, peach pits, and apricot kernels:

12) Pasta is always made from just two ingredients: wheat and water.

13) Which nut is traditionally used to create pesto?

14) This ingredient, which is ubiquitous in Italian cuisine, was introduced in the 1500s from the New World:

15) This sweet bread, studded with dried fruit, is usually eaten around Christmas:

16) What's the name of this Sicilian sponge cake filled with ricotta cheese and candied fruit?

17) This salted, cured fish roe paste is often sliced and served with bread:

18) Cheese can only be labeled Parmigiano-Reggiano if it was produced in Bologna, Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, or Mantua provinces.

19) What is this flatbread that's made of flour, yeast, oil, water, and salt?

20) What is this rice dish that's cooked in broth?

21) Carbonara pasta includes these ingredients:

22) Chianti must contain 80% this type of grape:

23) This liqueur is made by steeping lemon zest in alcohol:

24) Which pastas are filled pastas?

25) Prosecco, a sparkling white wine, is always sweet never dry.