IT'S PASTA TIME! Twirl, taste and enjoy your favorite pasta dish during National Pasta Month in October! Find your favorite pasta shapes, sauces, ingredients and cooking utensils in the word search below! Send in your completed puzzle for a chance to win a pasta prize package! JQIAVR SQRAVIOLITECSB SNPZS Q REMBH Q K N Z TUKYPASTAAE D G Q RIGATONIRBY J QIA VR EB COLANDER NM WNL DG FUM MCERPZDRIAH LEGNA E QE F TWN ALFRED OGY ZG FT M Q B C BGN LQ M T S P VIMAATE PAVC DZE W FEAUPTIRUUN L ZA W X TQ PA FATOGALNCRS GTFT J NJ GYFTCIOINCOEUPAUOT HCM JS BY CCYIJ MRX DSSM O HQ AU PAXIBN HOOWAZT JAP I PRIAL CLEZ LV KL SCEATL CVIG GL JEDIMBIY Q V A Q OZ VA IGN QHS CDNL KOGO X J V MEU CSATE FMA OLIVE OIL JRS D HWRFT B X N P Q T W J MSLIAUA ESAITIU WJCK BNG PATLAS AM GSI WD PARMESAN VSG SI IQA LINGUINE JERKROFSN ALFREDO ANGEL HAIR COLANDER DELICIOUS DURUM FETTUCCINE FORK Proudly sponsored by: GARLIC LASAGNA LINGUINE MACARONI MARINARA MEATBALLS OLIVE OIL Word List: Your Local Newspaper, Dakota Growers Pasta Co., U.S. Durum Growers Association 2025 "IT'S PASTA TIME!" PASTA TRIVIA Compiled by the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Prizes sponsored by the North Dakota Wheat Commission, U.S. Durum Growers Association, Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Philadelphia Macaroni and the North Dakota Mill. Fun Pasta Facts 1. This country used to a major exporter of durum but is an importer this year due to drought. a. Italy b. Canada c. China d. Mexico 2. Pasta existed for thousands of years before tomato sauce was used. It wasn't until tomatoes were introduced to Europe in 1519 from what country? a. Canada b. Brazil c. Mexico d. Japan 3. Which of the following countries is not in the top five for per capita pasta consumption? a. Italy b. Peru c. Canada d. Venezuela 4. Cous cous, popular dish made from durum semolina, is commonly consumed in what country? a. China b. Morocco c. Mexico d. Italy 5. The first machines recorded to assist with pasta produc- tion were thought to be created around the year: a. 1650 b. 1800 c. 1905 d. 1990 6. There are approximately how many shapes of pasta around the world? a. 100 b. 275 c. 600 d. 1000 7. This was one of the first countries in Latin America to de- velop a pasta industry due to the largest amount of Italian and Spanish immigrants that came in the late 1800's. a. Argentina b. Mexico c. Paraguay d. Colombia PARMESAN PASTA PENNE POT SEMOLINA SPAGHETTI TASTE TOMATOES 8. Which U.S. president is credited for bringing the first pasta machine to the U.S.? RAVIOLI RIGATONI SALT Please send your completed Word Puzzle and Pasta Trivia by October 20th, 2025 for 10 Randon Prize Drawings to:: Devils Lake Journal 516 4th St. NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301. Winners will be published in the Oct. 27th & 28th issues of the Country Peddler and Devils Lake Journal. a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. Abraham Lincoln d. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. Which U.S. city boasts the claim to fame the first pasta factory located in the United States? a. Brooklyn, NY b. Bismarck, ND c. Minneapolis, MN d. Dallas, TX 10. Which group was found to be making a noodle-like food as early as 3000 B.C.? a. Italians b. Mayans c. Chinese d. Russians NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT COMMISSION Name: Address: City: Phone: Email address: State: Zip: IT'S PASTA TIME ! Twirl , taste and enjoy your favorite pasta dish during National Pasta Month in October ! Find your favorite pasta shapes , sauces , ingredients and cooking utensils in the word search below ! Send in your completed puzzle for a chance to win a pasta prize package ! JQIAVR SQRAVIOLITECSB SNPZS Q REMBH Q K N Z TUKYPASTAAE D G Q RIGATONIRBY J QIA VR EB COLANDER NM WNL DG FUM MCERPZDRIAH LEGNA E QE F TWN ALFRED OGY ZG FT M Q B C BGN LQ M T S P VIMAATE PAVC DZE W FEAUPTIRUUN L ZA W X TQ PA FATOGALNCRS GTFT J NJ GYFTCIOINCOEUPAUOT HCM JS BY CCYIJ MRX DSSM O HQ AU PAXIBN HOOWAZT JAP I PRIAL CLEZ LV KL SCEATL CVIG GL JEDIMBIY Q V A Q OZ VA IGN QHS CDNL KOGO X J V MEU CSATE FMA OLIVE OIL JRS D HWRFT B X N P Q T W J MSLIAUA ESAITIU WJCK BNG PATLAS AM GSI WD PARMESAN VSG SI IQA LINGUINE JERKROFSN ALFREDO ANGEL HAIR COLANDER DELICIOUS DURUM FETTUCCINE FORK Proudly sponsored by : GARLIC LASAGNA LINGUINE MACARONI MARINARA MEATBALLS OLIVE OIL Word List : Your Local Newspaper , Dakota Growers Pasta Co. , U.S. Durum Growers Association 2025 " IT'S PASTA TIME ! " PASTA TRIVIA Compiled by the North Dakota Wheat Commission . Prizes sponsored by the North Dakota Wheat Commission , U.S. Durum Growers Association , Dakota Growers Pasta Company , Philadelphia Macaroni and the North Dakota Mill . Fun Pasta Facts 1. This country used to a major exporter of durum but is an importer this year due to drought . a . Italy b . Canada c . China d . Mexico 2. Pasta existed for thousands of years before tomato sauce was used . It wasn't until tomatoes were introduced to Europe in 1519 from what country ? a . Canada b . Brazil c . Mexico d . Japan 3. Which of the following countries is not in the top five for per capita pasta consumption ? a . Italy b . Peru c . Canada d . Venezuela 4. Cous cous , popular dish made from durum semolina , is commonly consumed in what country ? a . China b . Morocco c . Mexico d . Italy 5. The first machines recorded to assist with pasta produc- tion were thought to be created around the year : a . 1650 b . 1800 c . 1905 d . 1990 6. There are approximately how many shapes of pasta around the world ? a . 100 b . 275 c . 600 d . 1000 7. This was one of the first countries in Latin America to de- velop a pasta industry due to the largest amount of Italian and Spanish immigrants that came in the late 1800's . a . Argentina b . Mexico c . Paraguay d . Colombia PARMESAN PASTA PENNE POT SEMOLINA SPAGHETTI TASTE TOMATOES 8. Which U.S. president is credited for bringing the first pasta machine to the U.S. ? RAVIOLI RIGATONI SALT Please send your completed Word Puzzle and Pasta Trivia by October 20th , 2025 for 10 Randon Prize Drawings to :: Devils Lake Journal 516 4th St. NE , Devils Lake , ND 58301. Winners will be published in the Oct. 27th & 28th issues of the Country Peddler and Devils Lake Journal . a . Thomas Jefferson b . George Washington c . Abraham Lincoln d . Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. Which U.S. city boasts the claim to fame the first pasta factory located in the United States ? a . Brooklyn , NY b . Bismarck , ND c . Minneapolis , MN d . Dallas , TX 10. Which group was found to be making a noodle - like food as early as 3000 B.C. ? a . Italians b . Mayans c . Chinese d . Russians NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT COMMISSION Name : Address : City : Phone : Email address : State : Zip :