Pasta... or Composer?

Try to guess whether each word is a type of pasta or the last name of a musical composer.

Most of the composer answers are Italian.

Many have said to do a "both" or "neither" option. I will do that in future quizzes.

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1. Rigatoni

Pasta that is tube-shaped of varying lengths and diameters.

Pasta

Composer

2. Linguine

Pasta that is similar to Angel Hair and is made up of strand-like ribbons.

Pasta

Composer

3. Bazzini

Antonio Bazzini (1818 - 1897)

Pasta

Composer

4. Mazzocchi

Domenico Mazzocchi (1592 - 1665) or Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597 - 1646)

Pasta

Composer

5. Ambrosini

Marco Ambrosini (c. 1964 - )

Pasta

Composer

6. Franchetti

Alberto Franchetti (1860 - 1942) or Arnold Franchetti (1911-1993)

Pasta

Composer

7. Rotelle

Pasta shaped like little wheels with spokes.

Pasta

Composer

8. Ravioli

Dumpling-like pockets of pasta filled with a type of filling.

Pasta

Composer

9. Strozzi

Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677)

Pasta

Composer

10. Bucatini

Round, traditional spaghetti with hole in the middle.

Pasta

Composer

11. Veracini

Francesco Veracini (1690 - 1768)

Pasta

Composer

12. Fettuccine

Wide strands of pasta made from egg and flour similar to angel hair.

Pasta

Composer

13. Vermicelli

Long, skinny noodles.

Pasta

Composer

14. Lalo

Édouard Lalo (1823 - 1892)

Pasta

Composer

15. Sacchettoni

Small circles or squares of pasta filled like ravioli then fastened at the top like a bag.

Pasta

Composer

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29 Comments

+20

Level 66

Nov 21, 2023

I was disappointed not to see a "both" option. Maybe there could also be a "neither".

Level 61

Nov 21, 2023

I'll look into it

Level 63

Dec 15, 2023

I like it more without both/neither.

Level 76

Nov 21, 2023

Somehow I got 80%!

Level 22

Dec 16, 2024

me too! hahaha

Level 42

Nov 25, 2023

lol

love this one

Level 92

Nov 25, 2023

Alberto Franchetti’s son, Arnold Franchetti (1911-1993) was also a composer. Might want to add that in.

Level 78

Nov 26, 2023

Arnold was the head of the theory and composition department at Hartt College of Music when I was there, so Arnold definitely deserves the mention too.

Level 92

Nov 25, 2023

Wow, great minds think alike! I was not aware of this quiz at all and created: Pope, Pasta, Emperor, or Serie A Team - An Italy Click Quiz)

Level 61

Nov 25, 2023

Great quiz!

Level 97

Nov 25, 2023

Wow, those are some obscure composers. Lalo is the only one I am familiar with (his cello concerto is a lot of fun to play). I'm guessing a lot of them are opera composers, which I don't know as much about.

Cool quiz!

Level 90

Nov 25, 2023

Just a heads up: the caveat of this quiz says that "Most of these will be Italian composers", but 7/15 of the answers are Italian composers, while 8/15 are pasta.

Level 81

Nov 25, 2023

No, it means most of the composers are Italian. Not most of the answers. Edouard Lalo is French, not Italian.

Level 82

Nov 26, 2023

There was a different caveat before

Level 61

Nov 27, 2023

Yes I changed it but realized Lalo was French

Level 63

Nov 26, 2023

I like this quiz! Maybe one with three options to add in Italian painters? I like the idea of Botticelli with tomatoes...

+10

Level 86

Nov 26, 2023

I'm happy to say that I would've only attempted to cook & serve 1 composer for dinner. However the meal would've been served while listening to 3 different pastas on my record player.

Level 61

Nov 27, 2023

Love this comment!

Level 86

Nov 27, 2023

Even with a handful of guesses, I managed to get 14/15 !

Also, learned about Barbara Strozzi. I was surprised to see a woman from the early/mid 17th century, who had great success, despite receiving no support from the church, and minimal patronage from the nobility! Impressive woman!

Level 90

Nov 30, 2023

Haha this stumped me.

Level 67

Dec 1, 2023

maddeningly difficult!

Level 81

Dec 4, 2023

Serge Fiori: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278551/.

By the way, I loved this quiz.

Level 65

Dec 12, 2023

And Patrick Fiori, extremely famous in France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fiori

And indeed, amazing quiz!

Level 61

Dec 16, 2023

Fixed!

Level 74

Dec 12, 2023

Richard Risi is a current operatic tenor and composer. May need to change this question. Great quiz tho.

Level 61

Dec 16, 2023

Changed the question!

Level 80

Dec 12, 2023

As a native Italian I have never heard of "risi", "fiori", or "sacchettoni" pasta... I am satisfied with the fact that they exist, as there are hundreds of varieties of pasta, but I wonder if they are somewhat regional. It is also confusing sometimes as often names are changed for the export market, for example with "orzo" which in Italian simply means "barley" and indicates a grain rather than a pasta. Fun quiz!

Level 17

Dec 12, 2023

the title should be ''Pasta...or Impasta''

Level 40

Dec 13, 2023

most entertaining quiz I ever took, very good job :)