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Jan-4-2005 18:37

See if there is interest for this.

1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)

Sep-27-2006 05:16

Okay, okay, Jr, you win. Uncle. Or in this case, Zio.

Let's see how good your translation skills are, guys, not to mention your apetites.

MANGIA!!

Give the pasta name's origins/translation into English, please. [Example - Carbonara - comes from the Italian for coal (carbone)] And remember, googling's a no-no. ;-)

1. Spaghetti
2. Linguini
3. Macaroni
4. Vermicelli
5. Fettucine
6. Lasagna
7. Ravioli
8. Penne
9. Manicotti
10. Farfalle
11. Ziti
12. Gnocchi
13. Orecchiette
14. Lumache
15. Gemelli

BONUS --
1. Maltagliati
2. Strozzapreti

Sep-27-2006 22:44

1. strings
2. little tongues
3. i'm going to guess a stupid guess : elbows?
4. little worms
5. ribbons
6. layers?
7. ?
8. quills
9. ?
10. butterflies
11. ?
12. belly buttons?
13. ears
14. ?
15. twins

bonus
1. bad tagliatelle, he he he
2. ?

Sep-28-2006 00:32

1.?
2. "long"
3. ?
4. *stealing sushi's answer*
5. "fat"
6. ?
7. "pocket"?
8. "hollow"?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?

BONUS --
1. ?
2. ?

Sep-29-2006 12:55

Hi all!! Here's the answers:

1. Spaghetti is the Italian diminutive of 'spago', meaning string or twine, so it means little strings.

2. Linguini is Italian for little tongues.

3. Macaroni is a corruption of the Italian word 'maccherone', which has a couple of possible origins. One is from the Greek 'makaria', a kind of barley broth. The second is from the Italian word 'maccare', meaning to bruise or to crush, which refers to crushing the wheat grains needed to make pasta. This, in turn, probably comes from the Latin 'macerare'.

4. Vermicelli is Italian for little worms.

5. Fettucine is Italian for little ribbons.

6. Lasagna was probably derived from the Greek 'lasanon', meaning chamber pot. Later, it was borrowed by the Romans and turned into 'lasanum', meaning cooking pot, and referred to the pot that the dish was made in.

7. Ravioli is from the Italian verb, meaning to wrap.

8. Penne comes from the Italian word 'pennu', meaning feather or quill.

9. Manicotti is from the Italian word for muffs, but originally derives from the diminutive of 'manica', meaning sleeve.

10. Farfalle is Italian for butterfly.

11. Ziti comes from the Italian word for bridegrooms.

12. Gnocchi is the plural of 'gnocco', and is Italian for lumps.

13. Orecchiette is derived from the Italian word 'orecchio', meaning ear.

14. Lumache comes from another Italian word, 'lumaca', this time meaning snail.

15. Gemelli is Italian for twins.

Bonus
1. Maltagliati is Italian for badly cut.

2. Strozzapreti is Italian for priest choker. There are several legends behind the name.

And with 8 1/2 right, Sushi Kitty wins!! (Hands you a plate of farfalle and vermicelli, hoping you won't feel too lost without any eel in it.) Good job Sushi and Serges!! The cannoli and tirmisu are on me!!

Sep-29-2006 12:59

Oh, and how could I forget the lumache, Sushi?? (Piles some on her plate...)
And here's a plate of plain ol' ravioli for you, Serges. (Hands him a plate...) Let me know if you want some eel on that too....

Sep-29-2006 17:19

good quiz breitkat, and delicious. i'll post a quiz in an hour or two...uh, 19:30 sleuth time.

Sep-29-2006 18:42

I hope everyone has been reminiscing about the 80's ever since Crunchpatty's 80's thread.
This quiz is about 80's Cartoons. Hit me with your best shot!

1. Give the names of the 5 main Characters from Voltron (american names, nicknames ok)
2. From He-Man, where is the base of Skeletor located?
3. What does Princess Adora say when she wants to transform into She-Ra?
4. From the G.I Joe tv cartoon, name 3 Cobra members
5. What does M.A.S.K. stand for?
6. From the Smurfs, besides Smurfette, name one other female smurf
7. What is the name of the Care Bears' super ability?
8. Name the land where the My Littlle Ponies live?
9. What ability do the Gummi Bears gain by drinking Gummiberry juice?
10. What is the name of Scrooge's ArchNemesis in the Cartoon, DuckTales?
11. From Heathcliff, who was the leader of the Catillac Cats?
12. What is the name of the leader of the Snorks?
13. What was the profession of Morton Fizzback, the antagaonist of Denver, the Last Dinosaur?
14. From the cartoon Jem, what is Jem's real name?
15. What was the name of the cartoon featuring a laser pistol wielding character and his talking techno horse, who live on the planet of New Texas?

Bonus: What Transformer did Sushi Kitty have a crush on?

Sep-29-2006 21:38

6. 0
14. Benton, Jerrica Benton

That's all I've got...lol

Sep-29-2006 23:11

someone said this quiz was really really hard...sorry i made it so hard. i guess i was feeling a little bit jroepel-ish :) or else i watched too many cartoons as a kid and retained waaay too much information!

but try, people. Try! :)

Sep-30-2006 03:00

Sushi! This is a brilliant quiz! Great job.
1. And I used to love voltron too... sob.
2. skull mountain? nah that can't be right.
3. ?
4. I was so into GI Joe it isn't even funny. Can't remember now.
5. ?
6. She was the only one.
7. Care power?
8. ?
9. doesn't it make them bouncy and able to jump really hi?
10. I watched ducktales (ooo ooo) too, can't think of the nemisis's name.
11. ?
12. ?
13. My nephew watches this on boomerang, but I don't know. wanna say paleontologist...?
14. huh?
15. ?

Bonus: Got to be Optimus Prime.

Did you hear they are making a Transformers movie? yeah baby! Fanboys and fangirls unite!