Pizza Margherita - Quiz
Pizza Margherita
  • 1. What type of pizza is Pizza Margherita typical of?
A) Neapolitan pizza
B) Roman pizza
C) New York style pizza
D) Sicilian pizza
  • 2. What is the raised edge of a Pizza Margherita called?
A) Crust
B) Cornicione
C) Orlo
D) Bordo
  • 3. What kind of tomatoes are used to season Pizza Margherita?
A) Sun-dried tomatoes
B) Tomato paste
C) Hand-crushed peeled tomatoes
D) Cherry tomatoes
  • 4. Which types of mozzarella are acceptable for a Margherita?
A) Buffalo mozzarella or fior di latte
B) Cheddar or mozzarella sticks
C) Scamorza or ricotta
D) Burrata or provolone
  • 5. What fresh leaves are added as a topping?
A) Basil leaves
B) Sage leaves
C) Oregano leaves
D) Spinach leaves
  • 6. What type of oil is used on a Pizza Margherita?
A) Canola oil
B) Extra virgin olive oil
C) Sunflower oil
D) Vegetable oil
  • 7. What ingredients are mixed to make the dough?
A) Water, butter, yeast, and flour
B) Water, salt, baking powder, and flour
C) Milk, sugar, yeast, and flour
D) Water, salt, yeast, and flour
  • 8. What types of flour can be used for the dough?
A) Whole wheat or rye flour
B) Semolina or cake flour
C) All-purpose or bread flour
D) 00 or 0
  • 9. What types of yeast can be used for the dough?
A) Only sourdough
B) Brewer's yeast and baking soda
C) Only dry yeast
D) Sourdough, fresh, or dry baker's yeast
  • 10. What is the person who stretches the pizza dough called?
A) Pizzaiolo
B) Chef
C) Trattore
D) Baker
  • 11. How does the pizzaiolo stretch the dough?
A) By stretching it with a machine
B) In a motion going outwards from the center
C) By pulling the corners outward
D) Using a rolling pin from edge to edge
  • 12. What is the traditional oven used to bake the pizza made of?
A) Brick
B) Stone and steel
C) Clay only
D) Iron
  • 13. How is the traditional oven fired?
A) Coal-fired
B) Pellet-fired
C) Wood-fired
D) Charcoal-fired
  • 14. Besides traditional ovens, what other ovens are used?
A) Electric or gas ovens
B) Convection ovens
C) Solar ovens
D) Microwave ovens
  • 15. How is Pizza Margherita usually served?
A) Hot on a plate or folded into four in paper
B) Sliced into six pieces on a wooden board
C) Rolled like a burrito
D) Cold in a cardboard box
  • 16. What is folded pizza wrapped in paper called?
A) Pizza al taglio
B) Calzone
C) Panzerotto
D) Pizza a portafoglio or a libretto
  • 17. Between which years did similar toppings for Margherita first mix in Naples?
A) 1880 and 1890
B) 1900 and 1910
C) 1700 and 1750
D) 1796 and 1810
  • 18. Who recorded different pizza toppings including basil and tomatoes in 1849?
A) Emanuele Rocco
B) Francesco De Bourcard
C) Queen Margherita
D) Raffaele Esposito
  • 19. Who wrote about the traditions of Naples and pizza toppings in 1866?
A) Emanuele Rocco
B) Francesco De Bourcard
C) Raffaele Esposito
D) King Umberto
  • 20. What was the most ordinary pizza called in the 1866 description?
A) Coll'aglio e l'olio
B) Pizza Marinara
C) Pizza Napoletana
D) Pizza Margherita
  • 21. What ingredients dressed the pizza 'coll'aglio e l'olio'?
A) Tomato, mozzarella, and basil
B) Prosciutto and tomato
C) Lard and cheese
D) Oil, salt, origanum, and garlic cloves
  • 22. What is formed when folding the pizza dough over itself?
A) Focaccia
B) Bruschetta
C) Calzone
D) Cornicione
  • 23. According to popular legend, when was the archetypal pizza Margherita invented?
A) 20 May 1796
B) 15 August 1866
C) 10 June 1889
D) 1 July 1849
  • 24. Which Royal Palace commissioned a pizza in honor of Queen Margherita?
A) Palace of Caserta
B) Royal Palace of Naples
C) Royal Palace of Turin
D) Royal Palace of Capodimonte
  • 25. Which Neapolitan pizzaiolo was commissioned to create a pizza for the Queen?
A) Raffaele Esposito
B) Francesco De Bourcard
C) Antonio Sorrentino
D) Emanuele Rocco
  • 26. Whose national flag colors did the preferred pizza match?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) France
D) Germany
  • 27. What color corresponds to the tomato on the pizza?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) White
  • 28. What color corresponds to the mozzarella on the pizza?
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) White
D) Green
  • 29. What color corresponds to the basil on the pizza?
A) Red
B) White
C) Green
D) Yellow
  • 30. What remains on display in Esposito's shop to this day?
A) A portrait of Queen Margherita
B) An official letter of recognition from the queen's head of service
C) The queen's crown
D) The original oven
  • 31. What is the current name of Esposito's shop?
A) Pizzeria Esposito
B) Pizzeria Brandi
C) Pizzeria Capodimonte
D) Pizzeria Margherita
  • 32. What did later research cast doubt on regarding the Margherita legend?
A) The existence of Queen Margherita
B) The ingredients used in the pizza
C) The location of the royal palace
D) The authenticity of the letter of recognition
  • 33. What did researchers point out regarding media reports of the queen's visit?
A) No media of the period reported the supposed visit
B) Only foreign newspapers reported it
C) Radio broadcasts announced it
D) All major newspapers reported it
  • 34. When were both the story and the name Margherita first promoted?
A) In the 1930s–1940s
B) In the early 1800s
C) In the 1950s–1960s
D) In the 1880s–1890s
  • 35. What other typical Neapolitan pizza is mentioned alongside the Margherita?
A) Pizza marinara
B) Pizza quattro stagioni
C) Pizza diavola
D) Pizza capricciosa
  • 36. What is the shape of a Pizza Margherita?
A) Square
B) Rectangular
C) Oval
D) Roundish
  • 37. How is the dough shaped into a disc by the pizzaiolo?
A) By using a wooden rolling pin
B) By pressing it into a metal pan
C) By pressing with fingers and flipping it several times
D) By spinning it in the air continuously until thin
  • 38. What addition was sometimes put over the grated cheese and lard pizza in 1866?
A) Sliced olives
B) Anchovies and capers
C) Mushrooms and ham
D) A few leaves of basil
  • 39. What kind of fish was sometimes added to the garlic and oil pizza depending on the region?
A) Salmon
B) Cod
C) Small seafish
D) Tuna
  • 40. What other ingredients besides prosciutto and tomato were occasionally used according to the 1866 text?
A) Mushroom
B) Sausage
C) Arselle
D) Artichoke
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