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