Who wrongly wrote in 1559 that Marco Polo brought pasta from China to Italy?
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio
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Who wrongly wrote in 1559 that Marco Polo brought pasta from China to Italy?
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio
Which 15th-century cook described making Sicilian macaroni as thin as string?
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Martino da Como
Spaghetti alla Nerano was invented on which Italian peninsula?
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Sorrento Peninsula
Who wrote the 2005 open letter that introduced the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
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Bobby Henderson
Which motorway runs through Birmingham's original Spaghetti Junction?
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M6 motorway
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Which 15th-century cook described making Sicilian macaroni as thin as string?
Answer
Martino da Como
Spaghetti alla Nerano was invented on which Italian peninsula?
Answer
Sorrento Peninsula
Who wrote the 2005 open letter that introduced the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
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Bobby Henderson
Which motorway runs through Birmingham's original Spaghetti Junction?
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M6 motorway
Which Birmingham interchange originally inspired the nickname Spaghetti Junction?
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Gravelly Hill Interchange
On what date was the spaghetti-tree hoax broadcast?
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April Fools' Day 1957
Which BBC programme aired the 1957 spaghetti-tree hoax?
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Panorama
What plant species does spaghetti squash belong to?
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Cucurbita pepo
In what year were SpaghettiOs introduced?
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1965